Mungo Park, a Scottish explorer was said to have discovered the River Niger in 1796 during his first expedition to Africa.

In the heart of the East Malian city of Gao stands the Tomb of Askia - a symbol of the West African country's rich cultural heritage. The ancient burial site dating back to the 15th century is now in ...

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and Americans for Tax Fairness released a damning report Thursday exposing the ...

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Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. This was confirmed by the founder of the Foreign Press Association Africa, Kennedy Wandera, on Thursday, who cited a report from News media, The ...

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Word in Black is a collaboration of 10 of the nation’s leading Black publishers that frames the narrative and fosters solutions for racial inequities in America. What was supposed to be a routine ...

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Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. Former Prince George’s County Councilmember Mel Franklin pled guilty on Aug. 26 to two charges for using over $130,000 in campaign funds for personal ...

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Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia in the yard of the Taasa family home. Published by the IDF on September 3, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security ...

Muhammad Ali makes a prediction of how many rounds it will take for him to win an upcoming fight scheduled for June 1963. He was right. / Kent Gavin, Keystone/Getty Images For weeks, the engraved ...