Ndija Anderson-Yantha, like most black women, learned at a young age that how she wore her hair was a complex subject that many had strong opinions about. Her hair attracted a lot of attention, both positive and negative. While an undergraduate at Spelman College, she was startled to be given the advice, “if you would…
On Thursday night, two American warships operating in the Mediterranean launched dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles against military targets in Syria. This formal attack took place at the same time United States President Donald Trump was having dinner with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. According to reports by CNN and the BBC, the…
Telkom Kenya, the powerhouse landline service provider in Kenya, has announced its plan to launch digital services to its customers—specifically, free Wi-Fi. The company has teamed up with the Ministry of ICT and the National Constituency Development Fund to install 1160 constituency hubs, which equates to four per constituency. The goal is to create hotspots…
Inspiring South African activist Ahmed Kathrada passed away at the age of 87 on March 28th, but he leaves a powerful and lasting legacy. He is most known for his time working in the anti-apartheid movement with the African National Congress and his subsequent long-term imprisonment. Kathrada began activism at a very young age and worked tirelessly…
America’s loss is South Africa’s gain. Writer and scholar Wole Soyinka has joined the University of Johannesburg’s faculty as a Distinguished Visiting Professor. The distinction comes after Soyinka, the first African writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, made good on a promise to cut up his green card in the event of a…
Elephants, hippos, warthogs, walruses, and other mammals have reasons to rejoice in late March 2017. It has only been three months since the People’s Republic of China abandoned its legal trade in ivory, and African conservation groups are already celebrating great news. According to Kenyan newspaper The Star, activists and attorneys representing Save the Elephants issued…
Johns Hopkins Welcomes its First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is now the first black female resident at the prestigious Johns Hopkins neurosurgery department. She was born and raised in the Ashanti region of Ghana until she moved to Maryland with her parents at the age of 15. After graduating high school at Hammond High School…
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is causing controversy once again, this time after ignoring desperate pleas not to disrupt his cabinet. Despite the calls for stability, Zuma dropped the axe and fired five ministers in his cabinet, including the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan. In addition to Gordan losing his job, Zuma also removed Tina Joemat-Pettersson,…
There is no doubt that actress Taraji P. Henson is a very striking woman, and at age 46 she continues to maintain her stunning appearance. The Empire star was recently snapped in photos on vacation, relaxing and looking sexy on a tropical island, where creamy-colored sand and turquoise water with a blue sky painted a beautiful backdrop. We’re…
Why Retired General Michael Flynn Will Get No Immunity Just when you think that the Trump administration could not get any more bizarre than it has already been in less than 100 days of governance, retired Army General Michael Flynn comes out of nowhere to stir up the witches’ brew. As a former National…
For the 53 national teams that make up the Confederation of African Football, commonly shortened to CAF, the road to Russia and the 2018 FIFA World Cup is long and extremely competitive. The tournament format for next year’s World Cup only allows five berths to CAF teams, that is less than 10 percent of a…
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes who represents Whitby, Ontario in the Canadian House of Commons rose to the floor of the House recently to speak against bullying and body shaming of black women’s features. Not only did the MP call out those who bullied black girls for wearing their hair differently, but she also delivered…
As the newest installment of one of the world’s most beloved science-fiction franchises, Star Trek: Discovery has had a mixed reception among both critics and fans. On one hand, there are those fans who are classical purists and believe that the show doesn’t fully live up to the spirit of the original TV series and…
Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In a recent interview, the British novelist says he heard about his win after his agent called him informing him that he had won the coveted prize, just as he was about to take brunch at home. The author, however, assumed that this was…
