U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wraps up week-long visit to Ghana

BY ANTHONY YOUNG (Reporting by Joyce Morgan) A 14-member delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just concluded a week-long historical visit to Ghana as the … Read More

African Americans who served in Obama’s administration denounce Trump’s racism

In response to Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets of this week in which he launched a vicious attack on four congresswomen of color, going as far as to tell them to … Read More

President Trump hosts Kenya’s president Kenyatta at the White House

BY JIBRIL TURE President Donald Trump today hosted the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as his second African guest at the White House. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, focusing … Read More

Obama voted best U.S. president of the past 85 years

BY LOU SIFA In a survey that polled a sampling of 2,002 adults between 5 and 12 June, a Washington-based polling institution, the Pew Research Center, came up with the … Read More

NAACP sues over Trump’s plans to end protection for Haitian immigrants

BY SUE B. SIMON The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP (the largest civil rights organization in the United States) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the … Read More

Former Johnson Publishing Company tower being considered for landmark status

BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The recent announcement by the Chicago mayor’s office that the city’s Commission on Landmarks had begun the formal process of reviewing the tower that once served as … Read More