After President Barack Obama delivered his historic Africa address at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, NewsOne got the opportunity to speak with…
On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured center left) flew in to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to meet with First Lady Salma Kikwete (pictured center…
Continuing her trip through Africa, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured center) met with teens at Sci-Bono Discovery center in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday…
On Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady Mariame Faye Sall of Senegal encouraged young girls to excel in education at the Martin Luther…
Muhammed Jah (pictured) of The Gambia told the BBC in a recent interview of a friend who went to the airport in the late 1990s…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a “moral imperative” to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition in Africa…
GISENYI, Rwanda — When gunfire broke out in her home area in eastern Congo, Annie Kabeja joined a wave of thousands fleeing the area and…
With the conviction of former Liberian president and warlord Charles Taylor (pictured) in the Netherlands today, the case casts a glaring spotlight over other war-ravaged…
A NewsOne Exclusive Spelman College’s endowment fund was reportedly worth more than $350 million in 2010, making it the largest private endowment of all historically…
A NewsOne Exclusive Spelman College’s endowment fund was reportedly worth more than $350 million in 2010, making it the largest private endowment of all historically black colleges and universities, and second only to Howard University in largest overall endowment. Though Spelman’s endowment is only a fraction of those at predominantly white universities like Harvard, whose […]
Six Student Ambassadors of The Echo Foundation “ECHO ABROAD: Footsteps in Rwanda” program will travel to Rwanda for two weeks of leadership training and international service July 4-18, 2010. The Student Ambassadors are Charlotte-area high school students and recent high school graduates chosen for the program on the basis of academic merit, demonstrated community service, […]
The 13th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas kicks starts officially today at Independence Park. Dozens of youth attended the festival's youth day camp on Thursday. There will be an inaugural drum circle today at 4 p.m. There's a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. Other events include a fashion show, vendors, dance and more. Click here for more information.
