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Echeruo Soars to Billion Dollar Deal

Chinedu Echeruo: Nigeria’s newest Billionaire Dealmaker When Apple announced in 2014 that they were buying Beats by Dre from Dr. Dre the African American rapper and businessman in a billion dollar deal the world was stunned. Little was reported on the 2013 billion…

Africans With Global Voices America by Editor May 18, 2015

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Obama’s Tuskegee Speech Too Honest for Some

Michelle Obama gave the following commencement speech at Tuskegee University a Historically Black college that was started by the freed slave Booker T. Washington. Michelle Obama at Tuskegee University Americans like to be comfortable and this comfort has brought a dangerous silencing” into American…

Africans With Global Voices America Gamechangers Video by Editor April 30, 2015

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Boniface Mwangi’s Message for America

BONIFACE MWANGI Boniface Mwangi The Kenyan born activist asks some important questions that challenge the ideas most westerners have about Africa. He is married to Pauline Njeri Mwangi and is the father of three young children (Raila, Mboya, and Oneko). Boniface studied Human Rights…

Africans With Global Voices America Gamechangers by Editor April 23, 2015

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Who is Loretta Lynch?

The United States Senate has confirmed Loretta Lynch as United States Attorney General, replacing Eric Holder who was the first African American in that position. Her nomination was slow, proving to be the longest in history and despite some opposition from Republicans…

America by Editor April 20, 2015

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Empire’s Dysfunction Celebrated as Art

Now that the first season of Empire is over its time to reflect on the new TV drama and what it means for black people. Time Magazine also recently featured Lee Daniels in its list of the 100 most influential people. The…

Africans With Global Voices America Gamechangers by Editor April 13, 2015

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Bodoma’s Remittances v. Moyo’s Aid: Solutions for Africa

On its road to world dominance China has embarked on a pioneering initiative which is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). China as the founding member has deposited $100B. This is sure to become a game changer in the development banking world…

America Culture Gamechangers Politics by Editor March 23, 2015

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Forgotten History: Businessman Reginald F Lewis

Reginald F. Lewis, born December 7, 1942 in East Baltimore was the wealthiest black man in the United States during the 1980s. His business acumen began at the age of ten when Lewis set up a delivery route to sell the Afro…

Africans With Global Voices America Society by Editor March 5, 2015

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The Best of TED Talks: Freeman Hrabowski & Mellody Hobson

FREEMAN HRABOWSKI During his 20-year run as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Freeman Hrabowski has transformed a young university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His goal: continue building a campus…

America by Editor January 18, 2015

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Haiti: Five Years After the Earthquake

On Tuesday, 12 January 2010 Haiti suffered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left between 220,000 and 316,000 people dead. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged during the earthquake and the…

Africans With Global Voices America Gamechangers by Editor December 29, 2014

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News Makers of 2014

EBOLA The Ebola virus consumed the news in 2014 especially in West Africa. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Senegal, Nigeria, Spain and the United States managed to safely contain the virus. Another outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the Boende District,…