African Union leaders chose Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat to chair the 54-nation body at 28th Summit Morocco rejoins the African Union after 33 years The African Union slammed the United States for banning refugees after centuries of taking black people from Africa to work as slaves. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The 28th Summit of the Heads […]
January 28, 2017
America: A brief view of historical time periods before and after the arrival of the Trump family
America: A brief view of historical time periods before and after the arrival of the Trump family – Who are Americans? Below is a brief history of the Trump American family heritage in conjunction with a very brief history of a just few events which took place in United States related to the nation’s citizens. […]
January 19, 2017
2020 U.S. Census may add Middle Eastern and Northern Africa
2020 U.S. Census may add Middle Eastern and Northern Africa How will this impact those who consider themselves African American or White or Black African or Other? NPR The White House is putting forward a proposal to add a new racial category for people from the Middle East and North Africa under what would be […]
January 18, 2017
Detroit: A look back at the demographic changes
Detroit: A look back at the demographic changes French census for Detroit in 1750 was: 450 Free 33 Enslaved In 1806 Detroit becomes a city. 1820 Detroit Population: 1,422 white 1,442 (95.29%) African American: 67 (4.7%) Detroit City Population 1880: 116,340 1890: 205,876 1900: 285,704 1910: 465,766 1920: 993,678 1930: 1,568,662 1940: 1,623,452 1950: 1,849,568 […]
January 18, 2017
U.S. Census -Release Date January 10, 2017: African American population statistics
U.S. Census -Release Date January 10, 2017: African American population statistics U.S. Census Bureau The black/African American population on July 1, 2015 was 46.3 million, up about 1.3 percent from July 1, 2014. The number of people who identified as black/African American in the 2010 Census was 42 million. (This compares to the 2010 Brazilian […]
January 12, 2017
Miami: Brightline high-speed express train unveiled
Miami: Brightline high-speed express train unveiled Costing more than $3 billion, the privately-funded high-speed Brightline passenger service unveiled its first train in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two diesel engines and four passenger cars arrived in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area after from the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California. The trains have 240 seats. There will be […]
January 9, 2017
Before the Windsor surname: When the British monarchy was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – German
Before the Windsor surname: When the British monarchy was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – German Most people only know the British monarch by the titles: Her Majesty The Queen or Elizabeth II -Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Her full name being Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Elizabeth II has ruled longer than any […]
January 7, 2017
Giant iceberg to break off from Antarctica -Larsen C
Giant iceberg to break off from Antarctica Iceberg the size of the state of Delaware BBC News An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say. A long-running rift in the Larsen C ice shelf grew suddenly in December and now just 20km […]
January 6, 2017
Final Obama Economy: U.S. unemployment rate 4.7 percent in December 2016
Final Obama Economy: U.S. unemployment rate 4.7 percent in December 2016 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate, at 4.7 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.5 million, changed little in December. However, both measures edged down in the fourth quarter, after showing little net change earlier in the year. Among the […]
January 6, 2017
Expedition 50 astronauts will have 2 spacewalks outside the International Space Station on January 6 and January 13, 2017
Expedition 50 astronauts will have 2 spacewalks outside the International Space Station on January 6 and January 13, 2017 NASA Expedition 50 astronauts are in final preparations for the first of two power maintenance spacewalks that starts Friday at 7 a.m. EST. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson will stow and replace power gear during […]


January 31, 2017
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