President Barack Obama gave his support to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for his fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. According to the BBC, the two…

Akon is making news, and this time  it isn’t for a hot new single he is releasing. The “I Wanna Love You” singer is sparking…

Although he’s been absent on the music scene recently, Akon has been working to bring electricity to 600 million Africans with his initiative Lighting Africa. At…

Although social media has significantly quieted down on this issue in recent months, #bringbackourgirls is still an extremely urgent topic that warrants our unwavering attention.

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A federal jury last week awarded seven workers nearly $15 million in a racial discrimination suit after their bosses reportedly segregated them and called them…

Boko Haram is still terrorizing Nigeria and all we can say is #BringBackOurGirls. It’s been 10 months since they kidnapped the Chibok tribe schoolgirls and…

A Nigerian man creates a line of African dolls called Queens Of Africa that are now more popular than Barbie among young African girls. Toafick Okoya, 43, created the dolls out of frustration and a little heart break after his niece  confessed to him that she wanted to be white much like the dolls that […]

(HOUSTON) — A group of Houston-area volleyball players are “stinking it up” for a good cause. Girls on The Xtreme Volleyball Club team in The…

Akon is giving back in a major way. The R&B singer is using millions of his own dollars to bring solar-powered electricity to one million…

On Thursday, Mar. 6 Studio Movie and Grill City Centre in Houston is the location of choice for the premier of ‘What Matters.’ It is an award-winning documentary…