Botswanan President Terms Covid-19 Covax Facility A ‘Scam’
*GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi has termed Vaccine Global Access Facility, …
Gary Antonio Russell Clashes with Emmanuel Rodriguez in Crucial Bantamweight Bout
*DJ Khaled’s 2010 hit, “All I Do Is Win” could well serve as the soundtrack for the Russell family’s boxing careers. …
School Fees Cause Pain For Kenyan Parents As Covid-19 Pandemic Bites
*NAIROBI, Kenya — Dorcas Wanjiru Kiarie pushes a bag of vegetables aside and opens the door to her grocery shop in …
Polar Scare: Could Ancient Viruses From Glacier Ice Unlock Climate Change Secrets?
*Ice cores from a remote glacier in the Tibetan plateau reveal unknown viruses dating to the Pleistocene Epoch nearly …
Darnelle Beckford Gets Real About Epilepsy And Other Limitations in His New Book
*Darnelle Beckford was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 2 and has been fighting the disease’s effects all his life. How …
Over 800 Ugandans Injected With Water in Covid-19 Vaccination Scam
*KAMPALA, Uganda — Siraje Bukenya, a councilor in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, was among the first to receive the opening …
Should We Get A Third Vaccine Shot? The Answer Isn’t So Simple
*With rising COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant and concerns about how long the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine remains …
Honoring ‘The Greyhound’: Bob Dandridge Finally Makes Basketball Hall Of Fame
*When LeBron James won his first NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2012, a reporter asked, “How do you feel?” …
Snoop Dogg Tops Muggsy Bogues’ Guest Bucket List For His ‘3 League OGs’ Podcast
*Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues built a career shattering stereotypes. Bogues earned the respect of the entire NBA …
High School Principal (Henry Darby) Worked Overnight At Walmart to Help Students in Need
*CHARLESTON, S.C. — As principal of North Charleston High School in South Carolina, an area where 20 percent of …
Ugandan Parents Fear Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown Will Spur Teen Pregnancies
*GULU, Uganda — Nighty Lapobo, 54, was horrified to learn that her daughter, who studied at the Pupwonya Primary School …
Former Olympic Track Star (Rochelle Stevens) Brings Gold Medal Effort to Inner City Kids
*Sporting her Olympic pink blazer and silver medal from the 1992 Summer Olympics and her gold medal from the 1996 Summer …
Medical Marijuana Entrepreneur Sees Racial Reckoning in Connecticut’s Legalization Of Cannabis
*NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Focusing on social equity, a black woman whose business certifies residents for Connecticut’s …
Drake, Other Celebrities Back Financial Firm’s Efforts to Offset Their Carbon Footprints
*Grammy-winning rapper Drake is the latest among a group of celebrities — including actors Robert Downey Jr., Leonardo …
Middle School Teen Overcomes Tremendous Losses on Path to Valedictorian Honor
NEWARK, N.J. — Rashanna James-Frison was 4 when her mother was killed, her father was shot and left paralyzed before she …
