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Interview: Muthoni Drummer Queen
When you first meet Kenyan Muthoni Ndonga, A.K.A. Muthoni Drummer Queen (or MDQ, for short), you do feel like you are in the presence of a queen – a queen…
Salif Keita to be inducted into AfroPop Hall of Fame
Malian singer, composer, poet, guitarist, bandleader and activist Salif Keita, “The Golden Voice of Africa,” will be performing at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell on…
Karen Attiah named Journalist of the Year
Karen Attiah, the Washington Post global opinions editor who worked tirelessly to keep before the public the killing of Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, whom she edited, was named Journalist of…
St. Cloud State University deepens ties with Nelson Mandela University
When Mumbi Mwangi wrote her doctoral dissertation in 1998 she had advocacy on her mind. She went a step further to include letters in her dissertation calling on the African…
Minnesota attorney speaks on US anti-corruption law with Nigerian legal community
Among the many challenges that African nations face in growth in today’s global economy, corruption remains the top culprit. This issue is widespread across the continent and has been the…
Student faces deportation to Liberia, where she has never lived
Yatta Kiazolu moved to Los Angeles from Delaware to pursue her dream of obtaining a Ph.D. in history at UCLA. But as she approaches her final year of the program,…
Bella Murekatete of Rwanda to make history at WSU
When Bella Murekatete, aВ 6-5 forward-center from Rwanda by way of Post Falls, signed her letter of intentВ to play for Kamie Etheridge at Washington State, she made history. She is believed…
Soweto Gospel Choir takes home another Grammy
The Soweto Gospel Choir took home the Grammy Award for “Best World Music Album”, for their latest album ‘Freedom’, which they released in September 2018. The 61st Grammys ceremony took…
US immigration set up fake university in Detroit to entrap immigrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement set up a fake university in the Detroit area to nab suspects alleged to have recruited undocumented immigrants who wanted to use student visas as…
Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66
Courtesy AfroPop The African music community was shocked yesterday to learn of the untimely death of one of the continent’s greatest musicians, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi of Zimbabwe. In his 66…
Spouses of H-1B visa holders face new uncertainty
A proposed rule to ban the spouses of H-1B visa holders from working in the U.S. could now be released by the end of the year. The rule targets H-4…