The dean of Columbia College has abruptly resigned over what she called administrative changes that would diminish or eliminate her authority, leaving the undergraduate division of...
Jamaica-born educator and current president of the Adventist-owned University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Trevor Gardner, has been named president of...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The site was set to open without fanfare around 11 a.m. to kick off a week of celebrations ahead of Sunday's official dedication...
theGRIO REPORT - 'Winnie,' a film about Winnie Mandela will soon make it debut at the Toronto Film Festival, but Mandela does not support the film....
Sammy Maina says the ten years he spent in the US would have been more profitable at home in Africa (Courtesy: BBC) The American dream is...
theGRIO REPORT - Parents and students who decide to leave traditional schools behind find common benefits, and support in each other...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali rapper K’naan has brought his waving flag back home to help his countrymen as they struggle with a devastating famine. The Somali-Canadian...
The free-living amoebae (FLA) belongs to Acanthamoeba and Sappinia genera as well as Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri species, occurring worldwide and can potentially cause infections...
A study published today in Science may shed new light on why African American scientists are so rare in biomedical research, and raises troubling questions about...
OPINION - Too often, the discussion about the economy is led by people in Washington -- legislators, political figureheads, economists...
Elizabeth Hallaren, a 20-year-old white woman, says she is beginning to understand what it’s like to be a minority. As a fourth-year nursing student at Hampton...
Africa’s first human milk bank opened this month, providing donated breast milk to at-risk infants on the island of Cape Verde, says a British Medical Journal...
theGRIO REPORT - Melanin protects darker skin from premature aging and damage from UV rays, but its protection increases the risk of other diseases, according to...
It will allow students to not only experience health care delivery in a hospital setting, but also provide Grenada with an influx of healthcare practitioners to...
I wasn't necessarily in love with my major department at my undergraduate institution, though I had some fairly decent professors. Then came the semester I took...
Scores of educational facilities in Portland, St Thomas, St James, and St Ann are failing to meet public-health standards for the safety of their students and...
The black women who were maids in the American South before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's became the mothers and grandmothers of today's doctors,...
Since the beginning of the recession entrepreneurism has been on the rise as more and more people tire of endless job searches that yield few results,...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A sexy dose of jazz and the refined strains of Western opera and traditional Xhosa song drive a new opera about South Africa's...
Does race matter when it comes to H.I.V.?
theGRIO REPORT - Adults of African descent can have genetic testing performed for free, starting this month, as part of a national project called Roots into...
KANO, Nigeria — Drug maker Pfizer Inc. says it has begun paying victims and their families affected by its fatal 1996 meningitis study in northern Nigeria....
VIDEO - This change could be the difference between life and death for young African American dialysis patients...
In the late 1960s, schizophrenia became a Black man’s disease. In late 1963, Malcolm X was asked to comment on the assassination of President John Kennedy....
OPINION - The 800 lb elephant in the room, however, is the issue of her race and status and how that may impact the prosecution's decision...
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds turned out Saturday for the Atlanta funeral of the Rev. Creecy, a third-generation Baptist preacher...
The stigma, the suffering and the solutions
Media around the world have been reporting on a recent African Development Bank study claiming that Africa has a new middle class of 313 million, a...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hiring picked up slightly in the U.S. in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst...
OPINION - Employment advocates maintain that unemployment discrimination could be illegal if there is a disparate impact on groups such as blacks, Latinos, women and the...
Heavy rains continue as the storm continues to take aim at Hispaniola.
This is so random, but interesting nonetheless!
OPINION - The optimism of 'Yes We Can' and 'Change We Can Believe In' has turned into the pessimism of 'if not now when' and 'if...
Learn from these business leaders how to take charge at an early age and change the game. Today, young people are making moves sooner than previous...
How to make money from movies online is a question vexing studio executives the world over. But a Nigerian tech entrepreneur claims to have the answer,...
Stronger Focus Needed on Targeted HIV Prevention and Treatment Investments. The number of new HIV infections in the United States has remained steady, at around 50,000...
A UNIVERSITY of Technology lecturer has urged caution on any possible move to liberalise the distribution of energy. Darron Thomas, a specialist in competition in markets,...
theGRIO REPORT - There are some within the black community that are believed and continuously passed down. Read to see of these six are fact and...
But the agency acknowledges some countries are just too poor to implement effective systems.
Based on the racial divide in the economic gap, a lot has to be done to rebuild our buying power We have fallen to the back...
The villagers’ faces light up as Evans Wadongo (pictured) arrives. Men, women and children sing and gather around as he shows how his invention, a solar-powered...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harry Belafonte says Hollywood has yet to explore the breadth of black experience and that the industry...
OPINION - Stalled immigration reform -- like several other high-profile Obama campaign promises has become a proxy for frustrated political ambitions...
ACCRA, Ghana — Jimmy Carter watched in horror as the inches- (centimeters-) long worm emerged from the breast of a woman in remote northern Ghana. That...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Thompson has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and perform the ancient Chinese...
Taking control of your health can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’ve been neglecting it for a long time! You may feel like you...
The wealth gap in the United States has grown wider in the wake of the Great Recession, with black and Hispanic American households faring much worse...
18-year-old Kymberly Wimberly is suing her McGehee, Arkansas public high school for barring her from being valedictorian because of her race...
The Huffington Post recently put together an impressive list of Women in technology you Need to Follow on Twitter, showcasing some of the most dynamic women...
Thirty-six recruits will enter the city's police academy today. Marlin Avant is the only one who is black...
Across the Middle East and North Africa, superficial political calm has been shattered by convulsions of rage. Idealistic young protesters have toppled some of the most...
theGRIO REPORT - However, many civil rights advocates still want the Justice Department to proceed, citing the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007...
The regional grouping says it's horrified by last Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway.
Racial profiling and police brutality; economic inequality; racial stereotypes; disparate incarceration rates, unbalanced criminal justice and media bias. These are just a few of the racial...
For centuries African Americans, like their white counterparts, have struggled with mental health problems. Things are getting better, but we’ve still got work before us. It...
Patrice Motsepe (who was born in 1962), is a South African mining magnate. Motsepe is the Executive Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals Limited, ARM, a leading,...
BROWN'S TOWN, St Ann:"CRIME IS under control in Brown's Town these days.
By Richard Stengel Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others to move beyond it In 1994, during the presidential-election campaign, Mandela got...
Rupert Murdoch has apologized for everything, but admitted responsibility for nothing. The 80-year-old multi-billionaire and Chairman of News Corp. International, appeared before a special investigations committee...
One of my favorite African-American Studies professors, who held a doctorate in Africana Studies, used to ask the same question: Why do so many of the...
In March this year, Forbes published its annual rankings of the world’s richest people. Mike Adenuga, who debuted on the list, was ranked as the second...
Brazil’s public self-image of a ‘racial democracy’ is being challenged as black Brazilians struggle to overturn centuries of racism Aleixo Joaquim da Silva was working in...
President Obama meets this afternoon with business and non-profit groups dedicated to improving the nation's school systems...
Merging magazine cutouts, painted objects and even motorbike parts, Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu creates layered images of fantastical figures, transforming the female form into something both...
A barrier for Cuba’s blacks Six-foot-two, brown skinned and with semi-curly hair, Denny walked confidently into a government warehouse for a recent job interview. Sitting across...
With gold prices at an all-time high and expected to rise further, isn’t it time you start profiting off the precious commodity? One way to do...
In 1962, Frank Smith Jr. left Morehouse College in Atlanta and went to Mississippi as a civil rights activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In...
NEWS ONE - Many programs are being created and funded to push young black males along a path to success before the ills of society corrupt...
The move is a show of commitment to a Global Environmental Facility project.
It includes opening hours at health centres and increased staff, including private doctors.
In global public health, disease-fighting tools that are cheap, available and sustainable are the Holy Grail. It might be hard to top the one being tested...
Two studies conducted in Africa show AIDS drugs can reduce transmission rates among heterosexual couples.
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said young men must be taught character traits such as responsibility, perseverance, discipline, honesty, courage, fairness, respect, integrity, citizenship and patriotism....
The Ministry of Health yesterday gave an assurance that the vaccination programme in public facilities was safe for young children, even as investigations continued into the...
Oprah Winfrey will become CEO title of OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network, her cable network joint venture with Discovery Communications, the Wall Street Journal reports...
A first hand account of how second hand smoke can affect you...
Zimbabwean NoViolet Bulawayo has won the Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story "Hitting Budapest."
Find out what you can do to be a bone marrow donor.
The Congressional Black Caucus publicly accused the Obama administration of failing to adequately address a veritable epidemic of African American unemployment...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson isn’t the reflective type. He tends not to dwell on the past or even second-guess the decision he made 10 minutes ago. So...
Learn how to save some money while preparing for your big getaway!
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Friday, the festival's co-founder, said he wanted to change America's tone of African-American characters on television and films...
UWI Cave Hill and BioJet International initiate a research and commercial biofuels partnership.
NEWS ONE - A savant from the Bronx was recently accepted to the University of Connecticut at the young age of thirteen...
Who is fairing well and who has fallen off...
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say colon cancer deaths continue to drop across America -- except in the state of Mississippi...
Should you be starting your screenings early?
OPINION - By publicizing and advertising what had happened to them, these African-American celebrities have provided a public service...
In Uganda, where grasshoppers are regarded as a delicious seasonal snack, the appetite for the crispy critters has created a booming informal trade that has turned...
Protesters are outraged at the lack of Afro-Brazilian and Black models in this year’s São Paulo fashion week. “We cannot accept the world of fashion insisting...
Yes, black people need sunscreen too!
Baldwin Spencer calls for more places for OECS students at the Caribbean’s university.
‘Soul Train’ donates artifacts to the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History
OPINION - As with every war, including the ones currently being waged, African-Americans have served this nation nobly...
A lot of politicians do a whole lot of talking, but who should be held accountable on the Black unemployment crisis?
According to Sir Ronald Sanders Zimbabwe has the highest ratio of debt to GDP in the world, its talented people have fled the country and so...
NEW YORK (AP) - The inner-city neighborhoods that have served for generations as citadels of African-American life and culture have been steadily draining of black children...
Congressional backers of a pardon for Jack Johnson, the world’s first black heavyweight champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago for his romantic relationships with...
SANTA MONICA, Calif (AP) - Police are investigating. Sgt. Richard Lewis says the students could face assault and hate-crime charges...
OPINION - Despite the growing trend of Chinese workers marrying local African women, predictably, many in their home country have a lot to say about it..
MBABANE, Swaziland — Cash-strapped Swaziland’s state hospitals have only two months’ supplies of AIDS drugs, the country’s health minister has told parliament in an assessment that...
Howard University is stepping even further into the digital age. The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) has announced the launch of its first online degree...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A new Nelson Mandela book, slim, bound in black and set in eye-straining type, looks a bit like a bible or a prayer...
ATLANTA (AP) - About 100 presidents of historically black colleges are meeting to discuss their role in the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges...
The United Nations adds Bridgetown, including the historic Garrison Savannah, to the list, the first every entry for Barbados.
When Kenneth Branagh cast Idris Elba as Heimdall in the upcoming summer tentpole Thor, a furious debate erupted among fanboys, with some insisting it was wrong...
“From the time I was little I wanted to be a doctor. Back in those days, the thing people would say to a good student...
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - Winfrey is to receive an honorary doctorate from a South African University know for tense racial relations as a sign of...
As a community, we should do our part to educate ourselves. Where we complicate things is not learning and not practicing safety. We must protect ourselves...
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, more than half of the children under age 2 in the U.S. are minorities...
Hopefully something good will come of this.
Florida A & M University and Tennessee State University are partnering with Tom Joyner’s HBCUsOnline as part of a new national initiative to enroll students in...
In the case of a working parent who was once emotionally distant and consumed by work, staying home during unemployment may have positive effects on the...
theGRIO REPORT - Deshon Marman's attorney alleges racial discrimination after a photo shows a scantily clad man boarding a plane, just a week before the college...