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Korea: A division created from the Cold War and not by the Korean people 2013 once again a Korean crisis An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula into the Empire of Japan. […]

BRICS 5th Summit concludes in Durban, South Africa China-Africa relationship will never cease Xinhua DURBAN, South Africa– Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that China-Africa relationship will never cease its development and that China is ready to elevate and broaden its ties with Africa. “The development of China-Africa ties can only be in present […]

Congressional Black Caucus chair to Obama: Where are African Americans in 2nd term cabinet? No more Ms. Nice Guy Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx, Congressman Melvin Watt  mentioned for administration posts after Fudge raised concerns By William Douglas McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON- Rep. Marcia Fudge didn’t hide her feelings about the fact that President Barack Obama has […]

Zimbabwe: Referendum on constitution approved Reuters, AFP Some 95 percent of the people who voted have approved changes to the constitution in Zimbabwe. The vote opens the way to elections later this year. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission reported Tuesday 3,079,966 voters were in favor of the new constitution and 179,489 were against. The official turnout […]

U.S. honors civil rights activist Rosa Parks with statue inside the U.S. Capitol By Jeff Mason Reuters WASHINGTON – American leaders unveiled a statue of Rosa Parks on Wednesday, briefly setting aside political differences to honor the civil rights heroine, who became the first black woman to have a monument inside the U.S. Capitol. Parks’ […]

Federal student loan changes hamper black college enrollment By Brock Vergakis The Associated Press ATLANTA — Ariadne Partlow dreamed of graduating Spelman College and moving on to medical school, but instead of studying biology this semester, she worked at a fast-food Chinese restaurant. The Jackson, Tenn., native was among thousands of students who unexpectedly either […]

U.S. Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe African Americans By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON— After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that came into use during the Jim Crow era […]

First time in U.S. history two African Americans are U.S. Senators at the same time  William “Mo” Cowan is Governor Deval Patrick’s choice to serve as the interim US senator until the successor to John F. Kerry (U.S. Secretary of State) is chosen by the voters June 25, 2013. Mo Cowan will become the 8th African American […]

____________________________________ Video: United States of America: Debt Limit Explained _____________________________________ The United States House of Representatives  votes to suspend debt limit until May 2013 By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman The Washington Post A plan to suspend the federal debt limit cleared a key hurdle in the House on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 easing […]

Reparations: Martin Luther King Jr. , Barack Obama and America’s apology Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “Poor People’s Campaign” The unfinished  dream in the 21st Century Dilemma X On January 21, 2013, at 11:55 AM Eastern Time, President Obama delivered his Second Inaugural Address from the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Monday, January 21, 2013 […]