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 […]
June 18, 2013
China’s home price rise continues to slow
China’s home price rise continues to slow Xinhua BEIJING– New home prices continued to see slower rises in Chinese cities last month, according to official data released Tuesday. Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 saw new home prices increase month on month in May, down from 67 cities in April, […]
June 17, 2013
NFL: New renderings of the Atlanta Falcons new $1 billion stadium
NFL: New renderings of the Atlanta Falcons new $1 billion stadium By Leon Stafford The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A stadium with a more puzzle box roof opening is the working favorite for the new playing field for the Atlanta Falcons. During a stadium committee meeting Monday of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, the stadium’s architect […]
June 17, 2013
New bridge opens on the River Danube connecting Bulgaria and Romania
New bridge opens on the River Danube euronews Measuring 1,791 metres (1.1 mile) and rising 43 metres (141 ft) above the Danube is the new road and railway bridge linking Romania and Bulgaria. The bridge, linking Vidin in Bulgaria and Calafat in Romania, will take 500 km (310 miles) off the route for lorries (trucks) […]
June 14, 2013
President Barack Obama’s multi-million dollar trip to Africa
President Barack Obama’s multi-million dollar trip to Africa By Nick Wing The Huffington Post President Barack Obama’s tour of sub-Saharan Africa this month was supposed to make history as his first stay extended stay in the region, but a report by The Washington Post this week has shifted focus onto the trip’s price tag, which […]
June 14, 2013
Rail news Americas’: Line One of Panama’s Metro, NYC Long Island Railway, San Francisco Central Subway
Line One of Panama’s Metro subway to be put into operation in 2014 According to official information, the works in the Line One have a progress of 85 percent, and it will be ready on the first months of 2014. _____________ Video: METRO Panama _____________ Video: Construction of New Metro (Subway) System – Panama City […]
June 13, 2013
Are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) being overlooked by the Obama administration?
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 […]
June 13, 2013
Tuskegee University to regain property from VA Department of Veterans Affairs to return 65 acres donated by school 90 years ago
Tuskegee University to regain property from VA Department of Veterans Affairs to return 65 acres donated by school 90 years ago Mary Orndorff Troyan Montgomery Advertiser June 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will donate 65 unused acres and about 20 buildings to dramatically expand Tuskegee University under a property transfer that […]
June 12, 2013
Chinese bank funds Ethiopian light rail public transportation project in Addis Ababa
Chinese bank funds Ethiopian light rail public transportation project in Addis Ababa China Central Television ADDIS ABABA- With funding from Chinese banks, Ethiopia is building a light rail network in its capital, Addis Ababa. Once complete, the network will cover almost 70 Kilometers across the city, over which some an estimated 60,000 passengers will move, every […]
June 12, 2013
Ethiopia rejects Egyptian protests over new Nile River dam
Ethiopia rejects Egyptian protests over Nile dam Construction of Grand Renaissance dam to continue despite Eygptian concerns over impact on water supply and farming Patrick Kingsley in Cairo Guardian UK CAIRO- Ethiopia has refused to halt work on a controversial giant dam across the river Nile that Egypt fears will severely curb its water supply. […]
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