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United States: Integration at historically black colleges and universities The process of racial desegregation in American public and private colleges and universities Although the Declaration of Independence stated that “All men are created equal,” due to the institution of slavery and enslaving Africans, this statement was not to be grounded in law in the United […]

Released June 25, 2015: U.S. Hispanic or Latino population by race – America’s largest population after White is still Black or African American In the United States the term Hispanic or Latino confuses many including demographers, those in the print media and television media. We often read that the Hispanic or Latino population is now the nations 2nd largest […]

Africa is on the move, says President Obama in Kenya President Barack Obama co-hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Summit More than US$1 billion (Sh100 billion) to support entrepreneurship worldwide By David Ohito The Standard (Kenya) President Barack Obama and President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the 6th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), co-hosted by the United States and […]

Cuban flag flies in Washington for the first time in 54 years Azam Ahmed The Sydney Morning Herald WASHINGTON, DC- Throngs of demonstrators gathered to witness the raising of the flag of Cuba over the Cuban embassy, the first time it has flown in Washington here since the US broke off diplomatic relations with the […]

BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Union to cooperate for people’s welfare Xinhua UFA, Russia- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the BRICS bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to work together to better people’ s livelihood. Xi made the remarks during a dialogue between leaders of the […]

U.S. army plans to cut 40,000 troops Tom Vanden Brook Army Times The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA TODAY. The potential troop cut comes […]

BRICS central banks sign Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) Source: BRICS 2015 Russia The central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed an operating agreement on mutual support as part of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The document was signed after a meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors […]

White House ends 40-year ban on the use of cameras by tourists Darlene Superville Associated Press WASHINGTON— Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it’s now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press “shoot.” The White House on Wednesday ended a long-standing ban on tourists taking photos […]

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage in the United States Reuters The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 26, 2015 that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and […]

United States: Redesigning the $10 bill by adding a woman U.S. Department of the Treasury United States currency — and the images of great leaders and landmarks they depict — has long been a way to honor our past and express our values. In 2013, we selected the $10 note for redesign based on a […]