Tag: international
“Canada’s Rosa Parks” becomes first Canadian woman on banknote
Associated Press
GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) - A black woman often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section...
My Day With Fidel Castro
Lunching With El Jefe in Havana
Ericka Blount Danois
©2016, The Shadow League
Just a few months prior to my first trip to Cuba, my second child,...
Cubans line streets as Fidel Castro’s ashes begin journey
By Peter Osri and Juan Zamorano
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) — To waving flags and some shouts of "Long may he live!" Fidel Castro's ashes began...
Pope decries ‘virus’ of polarization over race, faith
By Frances D'Emilio
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis warned against what he called a “virus of polarization” and hostility in the world targeting...
3 black Americans see China as their land of opportunity
By Louise Watt
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) - Entertainer Douglass Fearon attributes part of his success to the fact that “I’m an anomaly - I’m a...
Rio Olympics opening ceremony highlights Brazil, environment
By Mauricio Savarese
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe — and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer...
BE A SPEAKER AT THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL BLACK MIDWIVES AND HEALERS...
BE A SPEAKER AT THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL BLACK MIDWIVES AND HEALERS CONFERENCE
Black Midwives and Healers Attendees 2013
Portland, OR...