No Clues as to U.S. Policy for Africa but Theories Abound
March 1, 2017
Peter Pham, vice-president and Africa director of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. Is reportedly seeking a position.
Breaking News
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- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
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- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
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international
Tale of Four Women Strives for African ‘Oscar’ at Film Festival
March 1, 2017
Workshops on ways to support independent African film and train cinematographers are set to take place all over Ouagadougou this week.
A New Humanism for the 21st Century
September 14, 2016
The leadership in UNESCO is essential in representing coordinated efforts worldwide to seek peace.
Black Girls and Sex Trafficking in Los Angeles!
September 8, 2016
Why should this matter to you? Sex trafficking is sexual slavery and disproportionately affects young Black girls in America. Family members, acquaintances, pimps, employers, smugglers, and strangers traffic children. Pimping or sex trafficking, is a multi-billion-dollar industry and predators are likely to make anywhere from $150,000 to $300,000 each year selling and exploiting the bodies of Black teenage girls. According to the U.S. Justice Department and National Center for Missing and Exploited children, the average pimp has four to six girls and many are ages 13-14. These young ladies are, raped, beaten, branded, contract sexually transmitted diseases within six months
Martin Luther King Jr International Salute Committee, Presents The King Award to Baleka Mbete
February 4, 2016
Recipients of the 2016 MLK Jr. Legacy Awards and Dr. Dorothy I. Height Leadership Awards The International Salute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which celebrated its 25th year on Sunday, January 17, presented awards to a distinguished group of international recipients. The event which was held at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC., is hosted annually by the Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural & Minority Medicine (lAMMM) in tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The awards are part of the commemorative celebrations in honour of the late Dr.
USC Women’s Basketball Prepares for New Season and New Players
October 29, 2015
The new season brings a drastic change in the roster for the USC Women’s Basketball team, changes that require a lot of diligent restraint by head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke. “We have a lot of different dynamics working here,” said Cooper-Dyke. “We’re trying to demonstrate as much patience as possible to get all of those pieces working together.” The roster includes five returning players. Junior guard Jordan Adams and senior guard Brianna Barrett note that they are using their experience to guide new players. “The people that are new have a lot of learning to do, a lot of catching up
Haitians booted from Dominican Republic uncertain of future
June 25, 2015
Andre Joseph, 53, who says he was born in the Dominican Republic and lived there until being deported the day before, sits inside a school classroom where residents have allowed him and other deportees to sleep in the village of Fonbaya, Haiti, Thursday, June 18, 2015. Thousands of people began preparing Thursday for deportation from the Dominican Republic after failing to obtain legal residency as part of a government program to crack down on migrants, most of them from neighboring Haiti or of Haitian descent. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Saint-Soi Souverin sat on a bench resting and thinking about his