Monthly Archives: March 2014
National Museum of African Art showcases Eco-Friendly African Design
Sustainable. Sexy. Eco-friendly. Ethnic.
These are words that usually don't go together when describing fashion design, let alone fashion from Africa. But those were the...
Leymah Gbowee to keynote Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner is the keynote speaker this coming Sunday, March 9 at the Nobel Peace...
Seven Democrats help Republicans sink Debo Adegbile nomination
By Humberto Sanchez and Niels Lesniewski
Seven Senate Democrats joined Republicans to block President Barack Obama’s pick of Debo P. Adegbile to lead the Department...
Lupita Nyong’o wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar
Lupita Nyong'o's best supporting actress Oscar win marks a new chapter in the young actress's rise since the release of '12 Years a Slave'...
Lolla Mohammed Nur: From journalism to poetry
Lolla Mohammed Nur is moving on up! After a year as community engagement editor at the TC Daily Planet, she's now working on another...
Anti-Gay legislation in Africa not in its best interest
This editorial appeared in the Mshale print edition that was on newsstands on March 1, 2014.
A sense of homophobia is sweeping throughout Africa. As...