South African University Makes Zulu a Requirement
South Africa’s University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, one of the country’s leading institutions of higher le...
South Africa Tackles Rising Unemployment
Although South Africa has received glowing praise for its economic growth and the rise of a Black m...
Michelle Obama at Bowie State: Be Examples of Excellence
In a commencement speech at Bowie State University, First Lady Michelle Obama urges African-America...
At the University of Texas, Concern Over an Affirmative Action Case
Black students at the University of Texas say it is critical for the Supreme Court to uphold an adm...
Haiti to Join African Union
Haiti is preparing to become the first African Union member that is not actually on the continent o...
African Union: Sudan Must Stop Bombing South Sudan
The African Union called on Sudan to stop its aerial bombardment of South Sudan and for both countr...
Guess Who's Coming to Howard University? Sen. Rand Paul
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to discuss GOP outreach to minorities and young voters in a speech at Ho...
This Day in Black History: May 20, 1954
David A. Paterson, the first African-American governor of New York, was born on May 20, 1954....
University of Mississippi Crowns First Black Homecoming Queen
Courtney Roxanne Pearson is crowned homecoming queen 50 years after the university enrolled its fir...
Fifty Years After Ole Miss Is Integrated, the School’s History Is Recalled
The history of James Meredith, the first Black student at the University of Mississippi 50 years ag...
Civil Rights Groups, Unions Say Ohio Billboards Designed to Curb Turnout
Civil rights groups complain that billboards in Black areas in Ohio are designed to depress voter t...
Zuma's Libya Trip a Chance to Redeem African Union
President Jacob Zuma's mediation trip to Libya this week will test the relevance of the increasingl...
African Union: Libya Needs Democratic Elections
A top African Union official on Friday called for a transition period in Libya that would lead to d...
African-American Unemployment Rate Climbed in August
The African-American jobless rate climbed from 15.9 percent to 16.7 percent in August. The overall ...
Black Philadelphia Firefighter Charges Local Union With Racism
African-American fireman Kenneth Greene is suing the Philadelphia Fire Fighters' Union in federal c...
Emory University Highlights African-Americans in Sports
Emory builds art collection of African-Americans in sports....
Commentary: Rutgers Should Fire Eddie Jordan Now
Eddie Jordan’s return to his alma mater might not last long because of discrepancy over his graduat...
Commentary: Why Uncle Luke’s Condom Message Is Not Enough
Though it’s important to recognize the importance of condom use, it’s also important to recognize t...
Tuskegee Univ. Joins Forces With Hospital to Study Prostate Cancer in Black Men
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center will join forces with Tuskegee University to establish a pa...
Unions suspend South African civil service strike
Unions suspend South African civil service strike...
