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United Nations: 2015–2024 Decade for People of African Descent The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on December 23, 2013. The International Decade for People of African Descent will take place from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2024, and will include celebrations throughout the world. “People of African descent have for centuries been […]

San Antonio: Ivy Taylor appointed the first African American woman to be mayor of the city Ivy Taylor named San Antonio Mayor. She did not win a majority of the council vote, as her colleagues split 5-3 over her and Councilman Ray Lopez. Ivy R. Taylor was appointed to serve as Mayor of San Antonio […]

NHL: Detroit Red Wings reveal plans, renderings for its new arena Ilitch organization shares bold vision for building world-class, mixed-use sports and entertainment district in Detroit Source: Red Wings Ilitch organization expands its investment to include tens of millions of dollars in public infrastructure improvements such as lighting, sidewalks, green spaces and streets concurrently with […]

Los Angeles: Current tallest skyscraper on the west coast to get observation deck By Roger Vincent The Los Angeles Times U.S. Bank Tower, the tallest building in the West, will soon have an observation deck and sky-high restaurant catering to visitors to downtown Los Angeles. The deck, the first of its kind in Southern California, […]

NASA scientists getting closer to finding if there is alien life Top NASA scientists, at a panel discussion, said they were closer than ever to finding out for sure if extraterrestrial life is somewhere in the immensity of the universe. The panel included some of NASA’s top scientists, including Ellen Stofan, NASA’s chief scientist; John […]

Los Angeles: San Fernando Valley light-rail line is back on the table The Los Angeles Times For the first time in more than two decades, Los Angeles transportation officials can legally discuss building a light-rail line through a southern swath of the San Fernando Valley. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill July 8, 2014 that will […]

UN report says world’s population going increasingly urban Xinhua UNITED NATIONS- A new United Nations report issued here Thursday said that the world population is increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas at present. According to the report, 54 percent of the world’s population nowadays live in urban areas, a proportion that […]

Brazil’s first black Supreme Court judge retires Xinhua BRASILIA- President of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) Joaquim Barbosa announced his early retirement on July 1, citing back pain. Barbosa, who became the country’s first black Supreme Court judge, is to step down at the age of 59, more than 10 years earlier than the court’s […]

New downtown office tower will be one of Denver’s tallest buildings The 40 story building will be the tallest office building constructed in downtown since 1985 when 1999 Broadway was completed KCNC CBS 4 Denver The Denver skyline is about to change after a real estate firm announced plans to build a 40-story office tower. […]

NASA: First Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) ‘flying saucer’ test flight a success The near-space test flight of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), which occurred June 28, 2014 above the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. Source: NASA NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) met all of its flight objectives during Saturday’s test, the […]