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President Barack Obama invites Nigerian President for talks on terrorists activities in the African continent By George Agba Leadership (Abuja) United States President Barack Obama has invited Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for talks on issues bordering on terrorists activities in the African continent among others . Disclosing this to State House correspondents in Abuja, United […]

Hillary Clinton speaks out against the new Republican led North Carolina voter I.D. law as “…the greatest hits of voter suppression” U.S. senator seeks federal review of North Carolina voting law By Karen Brooks Reuters U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat expected to face a tough battle to retain her seat in 2014, […]

President Barack Obama announces new power initiative for Africa By Julie Pace Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela’s vision for equality […]

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down key part of Voting Rights Act of 1965 By Adam Liptak The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, […]

Top U.S universities for federal R&D grants  By Monica Vendituoli OpenSecrets.org Federal research and development funds benefit a disproportionately small number of universities which in turn spend disproportionately on lobbying and campaign contributions. A study by the National Science Foundation found that about 20 percent of the more than $40 billion in federal funds given […]

Frederick Douglass statue unveiled inside the U.S. Capitol The New York Times WASHINGTON — Frederick Douglass, the enslave African turned abolitionist, believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, religion or sexual orientation,” his great-great-granddaughter said Wednesday at the unveiling of a statue of Douglass in the Capitol. The […]

HBCUs trying to undo damage resulting from federal parent PLUS loans revisions By Reginald Stuart Diverse: Issues In Higher Education When Florida A&M University lost nearly 1,000 students at the start of last fall’s school year, it found a significant number of the students were casualties of the federal government’s new and tighter rules governing […]

University of Texas at Austin anticipating U.S. Supreme Court ruling -Fisher v. University of Texas The Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Ed Source: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to issue a series of opinions Monday morning and could release its decision in […]

World’s rich and powerful met in UK for the secretive Bilderberg conclave By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press More than 100 of the world’s most powerful people met at a former manor house near London for a secretive annual gathering known as the Bilderberg meeting. It has attained legendary status in […]

The War on Marijuana in Black and White ACLU’s 2013 report on racially biased arrests By American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) This report is the first to examine marijuana possession arrest rates by race for all 50 states (and the District of Columbia) and their respective counties from 2001 to 2010. The report relies on […]