13 Apr Economic news, Education, General news, Technology News, U.S News, West Africa general news, West Africa news (Ghana Web) Future Ghanaian Scientist Invited to White House April 13, 2016 By Madina Toure Meet Simon-Peter Frimpong, a 13-year old Ghanaian American from Aurora, Colorado. The 8th-grader is one of about 100 top science, techn... Continue reading
24 Mar Economic news, General news, New York City Metro Area News, Social Issues, U.S News (Medium) The Braiders of Harlem March 24, 2016 By Madina Toure Christiana A Mbakwe | Mar 9 There is no décor. The only art on the pumpkin colored walls are vintage posters of bare shouldered black... Continue reading
23 Mar Economic news, General news, New York City Metro Area News, U.S News (TimesLedger) Youth to receive job training at new Starbucks in Jamaica March 24, 2016 By Madina Toure MARCH 11, 2016 / NEWS / BUSINESS / JAMAICA By Madina Toure Two Jamaica-raised baristas at the newly opened Starbucks in Jamaica, ... Continue reading
13 Mar Economic news, General news, Politics, Social Issues, U.S News (Raw Story) How Hillary Clinton cornered the black vote March 13, 2016 By Madina Toure AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 08 MAR 2016 AT 09:34 ET Hillary Clinton is on a roll. If her candidacy ever looked in doubt to an insurgent Be... Continue reading
13 Mar East Africa economic news, East Africa technology news, Economic news, Technology News Innotribe opens doors for East African fintech startups (IT News Africa) March 13, 2016 By Dr. Dennie Beach Swift expects even greater innovation and a shift away from mobile technology at the 2016 Innotribe Startup Challenge for Africa. The C... Continue reading
11 Mar East Africa economic news, Economic news, North Africa economic news, Southern Africa economic news, West Africa economic news Farewell white-haired men, meet the new rich Africans: young, hip millennials willing to spend (IMG Africa) March 11, 2016 By Dr. Dennie Beach THE profile of a rich African is shifting from older white-haired males to younger, hip millennials who have found new ways to make and... Continue reading
23 Feb East Africa economic news, East Africa general news, East Africa news, Economic news, General news, North Africa economic news, North Africa news, Southern Africa economic news, Southern Africa general news, Southern Africa news, U.S News, West Africa economic news, West Africa general news, West Africa news (LA Times) Why a congresswoman from Los Angeles is talking about Africa February 23, 2016 By Madina Toure By Sarah D. Wire Contact Reporter It’s 8 a.m., Congress isn't in session and Washington’s roads are icy, but more than 100 ambas... Continue reading
18 Feb Economic news, West Africa economic news, West Africa technology news With a Boom Before the Cameras, Nigeria Redefines African Life (NYT) February 18, 2016 By Dr. Dennie Beach ASABA, Nigeria — Sitting on a blue plastic stool in the sweltering heat, Ugezu J. Ugezu, one of Nigeria’s top filmmakers, was furiously... Continue reading
18 Feb Economic news, Technology News, U.S News NYC to launch visa program for international entrepreneurs (Crain’s NY) February 18, 2016 By Dr. Dennie Beach Recipients will mentor students in exchange for access to resources in city colleges By Associated Press New York City officials ... Continue reading
03 Feb East Africa general news, East Africa news, Economic news, General news, North Africa news, Profiles, Social Issues, West Africa general news, West Africa news (The Guardian) Secret aid worker: ‘I was the obscure African girl in a room full of white faces’ February 3, 2016 By Madina Toure 27 January 2016 By Face2Face Africa Staff It was sitting in a conflict resolution lecture – an inter... Continue reading