Cost Of Living Crisis: Malawi Increases Fuel Prices By 40 Percent
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots Malawi increased petrol and diesel prices by more than 40% to reduce pressure on foreign currency reserves in a move that looks…
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Report: Large African Companies Must Increase Female Leadership
By Semafor Africa Photos: Wikimedia Commons Africa’s private capital industry outperforms global peers in gender representation, but larger companies are lagging in efforts to boost female leadership, a…
New Report Puts Major Media Companies On Notice For Anti-DEI Capitulations
By Free Press Photos: Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Free Press published an authoritative report analyzing the retreat in 2025 of the nation’s largest media companies from…
Journalist Jailings Imperil Free Press Worldwide Amid Reports Of Life-Threatening Prison Conditions
By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, January 21, 2026 — For the fifth consecutive year, more than 300 journalists were behind bars at year-end,…
Remembering Stephen “Cat” Coore Founding Member Of Third World Band: A Reggae Ambassador And Architect Of Reggae’s Rise
By Jamaican Observer Photos: Facebook It could be safely argued that Mr. Stephen “Cat” Coore was blessed with his mother’s gift for music. That explains the brilliance he…
“Nation Of Morons”: Is Trump A Reflection Of The Inner Soul Of America?
By Bob Topper Photos: Wikimedia Commons In December of 1783, George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief and returned to his beloved Mount Vernon. He was one of…
Trump Administration’s First Year Left Americans Paying More For Less
By Center For American Progress Photos: Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. — After one year of President Donald Trump’s second administration, Americans are facing higher costs of living and…
Atlanta’s Largest Black Business Showcase Doubles In Size For 2026 (Feb. 20-22)
Photos: Atlanta Black Expo ATLANTA, GEORGIA—JAN 20, 2025 — The 4th annual Atlanta Black Expo (ABE), the largest showcase of mixed, non-industry specific Black-owned businesses in the Southeast,…
Spectrum To Award $1 Million In 2026 Spectrum Digital Education Grants
Photos: Spectrum STAMFORD, Conn. — Spectrum will award $1 million in Spectrum Digital Education grants in 2026, bringing the program’s total investment to more than $12 million since…
Dr. King’s Unfinished Dream Must Be Championed By Us
By George Cassidy Payne Photos: Wikimedia Commons On a cold January morning, a small group of visitors walks through a National Park, expecting to honor Martin Luther King…