Yearly Archives: 2011

Many prominent Arab hip-hop artists inspired by uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have released music in solidarity with protesters in the region. Though the messages of these new songs are not necessarily new to Arab hip-hop, the urgency and relevance of this new music has gained these artists increasing international attention.

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya ran the fastest marathon in history Monday when he ran the world's oldest marathon, the Boston marathon, in a record 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds erasing Ethiopian's Haile Gebrselassie, who ran the 2008 Berlin marathon in two hours, three minutes and 59 seconds.

The Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota will host its 50th Independence Day Celebration on April 23, featuring an exhibit about the reason the nation may be home to ‘the most important historical site in Africa for the United States.

Too often, we give others the authority to define our identity and also to define what success is in our life. Approval from others or external sources is unnecessary because God validated us before we were born.

The fundamental stimulus of the attack on Libya is greed, not the protection of the Libyan people. In fact, the people of Libya have suffered more during this bombardment by Western powers and their allies than during the entire 41 years of the leadership of Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Sarah Ibrahim, Press Officer for World Medical Camp Libya discusses the grassroots organizing that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in just weeks and delivers medical supplies to the most dangerous areas of the Libyan conflict.

The Tempest brings Shakespeare’s final masterpiece to the big screen, I caught up with Djimon Hounsou where we talked about his Director Julie Taymor, and stars Helen Mirren and Russell Brand.

OTTAWA, Canada—It seems lazy to sit at a computer and offer freewheeling commentary via Facebook on the winter of discontent sweeping the Middle East. The sight of people standing up for their basic rights takes me back to a time when I was in Doha editing an English newspaper owned by Qatar’s foreign minister.

Although many women in Cameroon are economically empowered and active in civil society, they often lack the opportunity to enter politics and participate in their country’s male-dominated political sector.

Three of the most brilliant stars in Africa's musical firmament will shine in Minneapolis on Sunday evening, March 13th at 8:00 pm when the Acoustic Africa tour comes to the Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue South.

Naija Stars ‘Own’ Nairobi

NAIROBI - It matters not if they are on stage, in a film or out on the street, Nigerians are known for their boisterous nature. Over the last five years, Nigerian movies market has moved from a minuscule one to topping over American and European movies in demand among the locals.