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2014 U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit President Obama in August will welcome leaders from across the African continent to the Nation’s Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind in the United States for African leaders. This Summit, the largest event any U.S. President has held with African heads of state […]

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 […]

US appeals court rules University of Texas can use race as factor in college admissions US appeals court rules University of Texas can use race as factor in college admissions. The court ruled 2-to-1 on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The follows a 2013 order by the U.S. Supreme Court requesting the lower court to clarify […]

Israel to build 1,500 more homes in settlements AFP Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel has invited bids for 1,500 new homes in Jewish settlements in retaliation for a new Palestinian government backed by Hamas, reports said on Thursday. Of the new homes, 400 will be in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem with the rest elsewhere in the […]

US2020 announces STEM city competition winners In response to a call for action by President Barack Obama, US2020, an organization aimed at creating the high-tech work force of tomorrow, has chosen 7 cities as a STEM mentoring hot spot. Press Release US2020: WASHINGTON, DC – Today at the White House Science Fair, responding to President […]

South Africa: Jacob Zuma begins second term as president Xinhua PRETORIA – Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa’s Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration on Saturday. The cheering crowd started arriving as early as 4 am local time. The swearing in of Zuma for his second and […]

India: Narendra Modi is the first prime minister to be born in independent India Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister-Elect TNN The Times of India NEW DELHI: In the course of a two-hour conversation four-and-a-half months ago, Narendra Modi told an editor of Times of India (TOI), when asked how many seats he thought Bharatiya Janata […]

May 7 Election: A defining moment for the ANC South Africa commemorates 20 years of democracy with elections on May 7, 2014 Jedi Ramalapa SABC News Political analysts say the upcoming national elections will signal a watershed moment for the ruling party which has so far assumed a character of arrogant entitlement as the country’s […]

U.S. Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public […]

Guinea-Bissau holds first poll since 2012 coup amid hopes for stability Xinhua BISSAU- The first presidential and legislative elections since a 2012 military coup in Guinea-Bissau was held on Sunday amid hopes for a return to stability, as nearly 800,000 voters cast ballots at polling stations across the west African country. Voters will elect a […]