VIDEO: AU sets up free hospital in Mogadishu
African Union forces in Somalia set up a hospital offering free medical treatment to patients in Mogadishu.
Searching for a medical miracle
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t wish for a miracle when I was staring down a catastrophic illness almost five years ago.
Thirteen to stand in Egypt vote
The final list of candidates in Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential election is published, with 13 candidates allowed to stand.
Sierra Leone profile
An overview
Wilt Chamberlain, 1974 Mixed media soft sculpture by Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow December 15, 2007 – March 23, 2008 This exhibition highlights the paintings, drawings, prints, story quilts, and soft sculpture of internationally known …
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Burkina Faso profile
Provides an overview, key facts and history of this West African nation
Supermodel Beverly Johnson
Beverly Johnson is the first African-American supermodel. Her stunning features and superstardom would eventually land her on the cover of Vogue magazine in 1974, making world history as the first …
8 Iconic Black Women Who Taught Us Black Is Beautiful (Happy Women’s History Month!)
It’s been a long uphill climb for women and an especially burdensome one for black women. The beaten that we’ve often taken blazing our own trails has left our …
Swazi king gets jet ‘as present’
Swaziland’s king receives a luxury jet as a gift from “anonymous sponsors”, a spokesperson says – denying claims meagre public funds were used.
Key Mali posts go to the military
The interim president of Mali announces a new government, appointing three military personnel to key posts.
Libya bans faith-based parties
Libyan authorities ban the formation of political parties based on religious principles, tribe or ethnicity ahead of elections scheduled for June.
Martin Lawrence and Wife Getting Divorced
Martin Lawrence‘s latest news is no laughing matter. The Big Momma’s House star and wife Shamicka Lawrence (née Gibbs) are getting divorced after making “the joint decision to part ways,” …
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African American Master Artist-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) Northeastern University
The Department of African American Studies is an interdisciplinary department with a mission of teaching and conducting research in social sciences and humanities fields on the historical and contemporary …
Why African-American Art Is So Hot in 2008
Susan Adams, 12.03.08, 07:30 PM EST Hanging in Robert Johnson’s den is an oil from the 1930s by an African-American artist named Palmer Hayden. The painting depicts a black American …
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A Brief Guide to the Black Arts Movement
“Sometimes referred to as ‘the artistic sister of the Black Power Movement,’ the Black Arts Movement stands as the single most controversial moment in the history of African-American literature–possibly in …