Darryl Wharton-Rigby, an award-winning US writer is reportedly working on a script for a Hollywood thriller based on the story of the fiasco in the Black Stars camp at the World Cup that saw the government airlifting $3million to pay appearance fees to the players in a bis to ward off a boycott of their […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. USA — Author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died. She was 86. Allen Joines Mayor of Winston-Salem North Carolina, confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker on Wednesday morning. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson, the revered icon who was hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature had been
08/22/2013 President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office. This follows a massive win over rival Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC after which a petition was filed by the MDC praying Zimbabwe’s Supreme court to annul the polls. However, the MDC subsequently withdrew the petition citing lack of faith
10/05/2013 A group of Egyptians resident in New York Saturday took to the streets to protest the military intervention and ousting of former president Mohammed Morsi. The group carrying placards and chanting pro Morsi slogans converged outside the Egyptian embassy on 42nd Street and 2 Avenue, Manhattan. Clad mostly in yellow, the group comprised a
03/02/2014 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to sign the anti-gay bill passed by the parliament into law. Mr. Museveni said he signed the bill because he initially thought that some people were homosexual by nature and it would be wrong to punish them, but after conducting some research into the ’causes’ of
03/25/2014 “If they fail to give us Biafra, Somalia will look like a paradise compared to what will happen to that zoo. It is a promise, it is a pledge and it is also a threat to them… if they do not give us Biafra, there will be nothing living in that very zoo they
10/01/2013 Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama took time off while attending the 68th conference of the United Nations General in New York to speak at the New York University. Here are pictures from the event.
09/22/2013 Africans in New York come together every year to celebrate the rich and colorful cultures and traditions of Africa. This year, the event took place in the form of a march from 135th Street in Harlem and converged at the Marcus Garvey Park where a series of performances took place. IMC was there and
15 December 2012 New York, USA- It was a mixture of emotions yesterday, 14th December 2012 at the Ortiz Funeral Home in the Bronx, New York as Tony Narh, the Ghanaian who fell victim to Hurricane Sandy was laid to rest. The 59 year old former soldier was trapped in a car while at
“Gregory throw out a gunshot a my feet y’know bro…” Ragga pioneer CLEMENT IRIE reveals the reason for his migration to the US and his long hiatus from the music scene. When you hear tunes like ‘Night Nurse’, ‘Stranger in your Town’ and ‘Willow Tree’ even if you have not met Reggae Legend Gregory
