BOOK REVIEW I want to start by sounding like a broken record, "Everyone has to read this book!" I was in Barnes and Noble one Thursday evening and decided to browse the non-fiction section to search for a good read from my…
Zimbabwe: Retired Army General Solomon Mujuru died on August 16, 2011 in a house fire at his farm in Beatrice. His wife Vice President Joice Mujuru is reported to have been away in Brazil on official business. Maybe his explains why it is rumored…
How much should Africans blame the West and the East for that matter for their problems. Are our problems home grown or because of outside interference by foreign nations? Do our leaders really have the power to change things or are they…
GUKURAHUNDI IN ZIMBABWE JOSHUA NKOMO INTERVIEW FIFTH BRIGADE ATROCITIES IN ZIMBABWE I saw 5th Brigade ripping pregnant woman's stomach: Minister A Report on the 1980s Disturbance in Matabeleland and Midlands Zimbabwe * Breaking…
NOVIOLET BULAWAYO WINS THE CAINE PRIZE Zimbabwean Born Noviolet Bulawayo has won the Caine Prize for African Literature. Video Courtesy of CNN.COM
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE I first learned about her through a magazine article and decided to take some risk in reading her first book, Purple Hibiscus. I was familiar with famous Nigerian authors so I felt that I needed to try…
This article was originally published by The Sowetan and is the subject of controversy in South Africa. The Sowetan has since removed the article from their site. Please tell us what you think. Does Eric Moyeni address real issues in South Africa or…
Ever since the US Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center released this data it feels like a call to action. The recession has hit minorities and in particular black people the hardest. As Black people do you think we spend too…
THE WEALTHIEST BLACK MAN Alhaji Aliko Dangote is the founder of the Dangote Group, which he currently presides over as President and Chief Executive. Dangote is a graduate of Business Studies from the Al-Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt. He started business in…