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Nollywood goes global as filmmakers scramble for cash
Obi Emelonye had to battle Lagos airport bureaucrats, indifferent banks and skeptical peers to release his plane-crash thriller, a movie production on a scale...
Mandela’s grandsons create social network to honor him
South African president Nelson Mandela has countless streets named after him, his own foundation, his own fan page and now his own social network.
The...
How to fight the ‘biggest wave of voter suppression’ since 1965
The same morning Hillary Clinton was using her highly visible stature at the recent American Bar Association convention to call for increased protection for...
Immigration reform: African and Caribbean immigrants forgotten
In 2003 Black Enterprise magazine named Hawthorne's Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill Inc. one of the top 100 black-owned companies in the United States. And when Hawthorne,...
Top African talent to headline Cedar’s 25th anniversary season with free concerts
The Cedar Cultural Center, a top destination for touring artists from Africa like Femi Kuti, Fatoumata Diawara, Habib Koite and others, turns 25 in...
Mo Abudu, Africa’s answer to Oprah
In 2006, Mo Abudu experienced what Oprah Winfrey would call an "aha moment", ditching a 20-year career in human resources to try her hand...
Blitz The Ambassador – “African in New York”
Blitz The Ambassador returns with “African In New York”, the latest track from the Accra, Ghana born New York City residing wordsmith’s forthcoming EP...
Ten African internet millionaires to watch
Forbes has named the ten African Internet millionaires it believes are worth watching as Africa’s technology sector accelerates.
According to the magazine, the ten are:
Nigeria’s...
Hennepin County seeks feedback on Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment
It is years before the Bottineau Transitway can be built from downtown Minneapolis to its northwest suburbs but the county has been in the...
Somali Diaspora stories of marriages gone wrong
I have lived and worked in the United States for a long time now, but just when I think I have seen enough of...
Liberia’s Finance Minister speech draws mixed reactions in Minnesota
After weeks of contentions and bickering surrounding the decision of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota – OLM – the lead community organization, to...