With Over One Thousand Infected, Can The Ebola Virus Be Stopped?
As an Ebola epidemic sweeps relentlessly across West African borders, with the death toll topping 600, some are now asking if the virus can be stopped […]
Month: July 2014
Boko Haram In Daring Kidnap As Obama Meets With African Youth
Militants appear to be gaining the upper hand in West Africa’s spreading ethnic/religious fighting. This week, insurgents with Nigeria’s Boko Haram […]
French Firm Loses Bid To Own Africa’s ‘Rooibos’ Trademark
South African tea planters won a major victory over European and U.S. tea dealers this week. They defeated efforts by a French firm […]
Butterfield Introduces Bill to Name Rich Square Post Office after Chief Joseph E. White, Jr.
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) introduced legislation to name the U.S. Post Office in Rich Square the “Chief Joseph E. White, Jr. Post Office Building.” […]
Am I my sister’s keeper? Yes I am!
BY MONTRELL WILSON OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL Jasmin Virginia Grady, 20, a student at North Carolina A&T University died in a single car accident on Highway 17 in Pender County Sunday morning, but her […]
Drake, Please sing for Jasmin
Please make Jasmin’s dream come true. Please sing at her homegoing service. Jasmin Grady was a 20 year old sophmore at NC A&T University. She was a native of Wilmington, NC and on Sunday, July […]
Black Turnout Up in May Primary, But Drops in 32 Counties
82% of State’s Increase centers in 12 Counties with Hot Races […]
Liberians Rally In Response To Philly Fire That Took Children’s Lives
A Philadelphia church is calling the outpouring of support for the Liberian community “overwhelming” in light […]
Wife Of Vice President Meets With Congo’s Sexual Violence Survivors
In a three-nation tour of the continent, Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, met this week with survivors of sexual violence in the eastern Congo. […]
South African Strike at U.S. Car Factory Gains International Support
General Motors South Africa has shut down its plant in Port Elizabeth where some 200,000 members of the NUMSA […]