You know we Africans are great orators. Our great oral tradition is the reason the world has embraced our proverbs and allegories. Remember this one,… more »

Did anyone happened to catch Texas A&M’s newly released media guide for the 2009-2010 women’s basketball team? Or Florida State’s women’s basketball team website? Oh… more »

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is a film about an obese, sixteen year-old black girl growing up in Harlem. She is illiterate,… more »

Of course y’all knew I was going to do my obligatory/celebratory Pacquiao post after picking apart Miguel Cotto. I thought that after demolishing Hatton, it was… more »

Talk about missed opportunities. Since no real journalists are likely to get a sit-down with Sarah Palin during her book promotions blitz, it sure would’ve been… more »

Progressive advocates for elders must be wondering, “With Democrats like that, who needs Republicans?” Last week, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the… more »

In this photo, Javier H. Valdés, deputy director of Make the Road New York, an immigrant services center in Queens, holds a phone so that… more »

It sounds fairly benign in English but clandestino has Italian media roiled up. It’s the word of choice for some for those in the country… more »

Finally, something real from Rihanna. After months of silence about her ex-boyfriend’s violent attack on her last February, Rihanna finally put her true emotions into… more »

People will always find a way to get over or under and stick it to the man! The Xbox live clients are no different. Bootlegging is… more »

Lobbying for Cao’s vote was intense, with President Obama and Cantor both vying for the man’s attention, reports The Hill in details here. … more »

Roland Robertson, a social scientist, defines globalization as “The compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole.” The… more »

Every time I think about the incident in Richmond I still can’t believe something like that could have happened. I still feel bad about it,… more »

TheOregon State Beavers are coming to the Bay Area to get smash on by the Golden Bear volleyball team. They play them Friday, and I… more »

The incident that happened between the muni agent and young girl was very unprofessional. The agent had no right to put his hands on a… more »