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U.S. Transportation Secretary releases Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016| December 2016 Report Atlanta, Baltimore, Baton Rouge; Charlotte, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Richmond U.S. Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016 Report highlighting the progress of seven cities […]

Most Russians regret the collapse of the USSR Only 12% of Russian citizens believe that the USSR should be revived as it was Pravda An opinion poll conducted by Levada Center to mark the December anniversary of the signing of Belavezha Accords, more than half of Russians (56%) regret the collapse of the USSR. As […]

U.S. Olympic Committee significantly increases payments to athletes for Olympic/Paralympic, World Medals By Brandon Penny Team USA Team USA athletes will see their hard work and accomplishments recognized more than ever starting in 2017. As part of a continued effort to direct more resources to athletes, the United States Olympic Committee announced today that Operation […]

Africa: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo elected president of Ghana Ghana will have a new president January 7, 2017 when Nana Akufo-Addo takes office following his victory in last week’s election. Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi The Chronicle ACCARA, GHANA — The Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD) has congratulated Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his election as the […]

African Moors from Spain: Annual racist Christmas custom returns to the Netherlands Once again the annual Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet or Black Pete arrives with the Christmas holiday. The Black Pete tradition is also followed in Belgium and Luxembourg. Dutch tradition is that Sinterklaas (or Saint Nicholas) arrives in the Netherlands from Spain each […]

U.S. Metropolitan areas with the largest African American populations as of 2015 December 8, 2016 release: U.S. Census Bureau Census Bureau statistics released today are culled from the annual American Community Survey, which provides in-depth state and regional information based on monthly interviews with individuals. The survey looks at statistics from all 3,142 counties in […]

Executive compensation at public and private colleges in the United States The data below shows the total compensation received by chief executives of public colleges and university systems in 2014-15 and private colleges 2014. Note: On the list some presidents may no longer be employed at the institution while some were newly hired. Some private […]

Will President-Elect Donald Trump reverse the trend of high level Cabinet appointments for African Americans? President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dr. Carson will oversee an agency with a $47 billion budget. Armstrong Williams, Carson’s business manager and confidant, […]

South Africa: White population declined – 2016 Mid-year population estimates Statistics South Africa Source: Stats SA, Mid-year population estimates Publication Date: 30 November 2016 South Africa’s population has grown over the past 10 years reaching 55.90 million people in 2016, up from 40.6 million people in 1996. Every population group has shown an increase in […]

Bermuda: A new British Governor John Rankin arrives in Bermuda Bernews Acting Governor Ginny Ferson, Premier Michael Dunkley, Leader of the Opposition David Burt and other dignitaries were on hand to greet the new Governor John Rankin when he arrived in Bermuda. Mr Rankin told the assembled group that he was delighted to be in […]