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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'...

Group will perform at the Ordway in St. Paul on February 9 South African traditional choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo tied with the Gipsy Kings for...

This year, Africans and Diaspora Africans across the globe have more of a reason to follow Hollywood movie awards than in any other year....

Donna Brazile, the first African-American to manage a presidential campaign when she was campaign manager for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, will...

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...

Cape Town - Their music is dubbed Afro-pop or Afro-fusion, it is original and incredibly enjoyable to listen to. The style combines certain elements...

DAVOS, Switzerland - The actress Charlize Theron and two documentary filmmakers received awards for their humanitarian work as the World Economic Forum opened in...

A full moon will shine down on Minneapolis and rich melodic talents of Dobet Gnahoré will shine on stage at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant on Thursday, November 10^th. With more than a dozen years of performance to her credit, Gnahoré returns to the Twin Cities with a new album to promote and new depth in her music to share.

The first ever Grammy Award for a video game theme was awarded Sunday to the track "Baba Yetu" which is the opening theme to the video game Civilization IV. It won for 'Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist'. It beat nominees such as Baby" by Roger Treece and "Based On A Thousand True Stories" by Vince Mendoza.

In her second appearance at Couture Fashion Week New York, award-winning Nigerian designer Zizi Cardow will present her latest collection at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday September 11, 2010. The fashion show will be held in the renowned Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue, New York City.

Is it possible to develop software applications in Africa that respond to civil society needs? Techies, or technologists, in East Africa say “yes!” and will set out to do exactly that with “Apps 4 Africa,” a contest that challenges software developers to respond to specific needs described by people in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.