WHO IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN? DEFINITION EVOLVES AS USA DOES

The influx of foreign-born blacks has energized the debate about what African American means today... READ MORE›

KEHINDE WILEY'S OBAMA PORTRAIT CONTROVERSY PROVES AMERICANS STRUGGLE TO ENGAGE WITH ART

Kehinde Wiley's Obama portrait controversy proves Americans struggle to engage with art View... READ MORE›

'BLACK PANTHER' IS FINALLY HERE! [CULTURE ON THE MORNING CALL]

The 'Black Panther' film is finally here! The premiere in Kenya will be on Tuesday, February 13 and in South Africa, on Friday, February 16... READ MORE›

BLACKFACE SKIT IN CHINA'S NEW YEAR GALA SPARKS RACISM ACCUSATIONS

China has forged increasingly close ties with many African nations in its hunt to satisfy demand for commodities in its booming economy... READ MORE›

CHINA CELEBRATES NEW YEAR WITH 'SHAMEFUL' BLACKFACE SKIT

China has forged increasingly close ties with many African nations in its hunt to satisfy demand for commodities in its booming economy... READ MORE›

CRAFT BREWERS SEEK TO INVOLVE MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS

In 2016, African Americans made up 12 percent of weekly craft beer drinkers, up from 10 percent the year before, according to the Yankelovich Monitor survey... READ MORE›

CHINA'S BIGGEST SHOW IN 'RACIST BLACKFACE'

In a comedy routine celebrating Chinese-African ties an Asian actress appears in blackface and with exaggerated buttocks... READ MORE›

'WE ARE READY. WE'VE BEEN READY'

Black Panther's power source Afrofuturism Part of the power of Black Panther's imagery comes from Afrofuturism, a movement that fuses African culture within a futuristic narrative... READ MORE›

JEMELE HILL CALLS OUT TRUMP FOR USING 'RACIAL PORNOGRAPHY'

ESPN's Jemele Hill is blasting President Trump again. The former SportsCenter co-host accused Trump of using racial pornography to stoke tensions and incite racial..... READ MORE›

THE PUZZLE OF AMERICA'S MOST OPTIMISTIC PEOPLE

And poor black people are half as likely to report experiencing stress the previous day than poor white people... READ MORE›

OPPOSITION PARTY IN SOUTH AFRICA STORMS H&M STORES OVER OFFENSIVE AD

Television footage showed clothing in one of the South African stores scattered everywhere... READ MORE›

H&M APOLOGIZES AFTER MONKEY HOODIE SPARKS OUTRAGE FOR OFFENSIVE PHOTO

The ad was criticized for employing a racist trope that black people could use soap to clean themselves into white people... READ MORE›

THIS HUGE, BUSTLING MALL HAS A HOLE TO FILL--JUST NOT WITH MORE STORES

It serves local well-heeled shoppers from the Main Line yet also attracts visitors from northern Maryland to southern New Jersey, Sokolov said... READ MORE›

BLACK WOMEN SEEK REWARDS FROM DEMOCRATS AFTER ALABAMA RACE

In addition to voting, black women are running for office, testing whether the Democratic Party will stand behind them in the 2018 elections and beyond... READ MORE›

A VIEWER CALLED THIS NEWS ANCHOR THE N-WORD. HER RESPONSE WAS POWERFUL

The viewer, who gave her name as Kathy Rae, accused Ms Reed of race baiting and told her You are a racist N r... READ MORE›

MAGAZINE UNDER FIRE FOR WHITE-ONLY 'BRAZILIANS OF THE YEAR' COVER

I just wanted to throw up when I saw this, said Lena Santana, 48, a black Brazilian who shared her anger over the cover on Facebook... READ MORE›

'COMING TO AMERICA WAS FICTIONAL, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE REAL'

For some black women, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's engagement was something more... READ MORE›

'YOUR DNA IS AN ABOMINATION': UNIVERSITY UNDER FIRE FOR PUBLISHING ANTI-WHITE ARTICLE

A Texas university newspaper is apologizing after a student writer accused white people of being an aberration that shouldn't exist... READ MORE›

WHY I'M NO LONGER TALKING TO WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RACE

I titled it Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race ... READ MORE›

WHITE MEN FILE COMPLAINT CLAIMING INDIGENOUS MP LINDA BURNEY HAS BEEN RACIST TO THEM

I bet the complaints against Linda Burney will be dismissed because 18C does not protect 'white people'...... READ MORE›

APPLE SAYS IT'S ALREADY FIXED MANY WIKILEAKS SECURITY ISSUES

Post to Facebook Apple says it's already fixed many WikiLeaks security issues It adds Always download the latest iOS... READ MORE›

CUSTOMERS TELL WAITRESS THEY DONT TIP BLACK PEOPLE

People have been dropping by the restaurant to give Ms Carter cash, Mr Tellez said, and a YouCaring campaign has raised over 300 ?245 for her... READ MORE›

'FAKE' BOMB DETECTORS BEING USED BY HOTEL SECURITY GUARDS SEARCHING FOR EXPLOSIVES

Egypt plane crash 'Fake' bomb detectors being used by hotel security guards searching for explosives... READ MORE›

The province has borne the brunt of Pakistani Taliban attacks over the years... READ MORE›

SA WHITE FARMERS PROTEST OVER MURDERS

Demonstrators are blocking motorways in South African in protest at the murder of white farmers... READ MORE›

LEWES BONFIRE SOCIETY AGREES TO STOP BLACKING UP IN ANNUAL PARADE

Borough Bonfire Society takes 'meaningful cultural advice' from South African dancer who said costumes made Zulu people look barbaric... READ MORE›

THE INDUSTRY OF INEQUALITY: WHY THE WORLD IS OBSESSED WITH PRIVATE SECURITY

In the UK, the Confederation of European Security Services CoESS said there were 232,000 private security guards in 2015... READ MORE›

EUROPE FACING NEW UNCERTAINTY IN TERRORISM FIGHT

Europe's trains, stations and thousands of miles of train tracks are very different from the tightly controlled space of airports, the security experts said... READ MORE›

BLACK LIVES MATTER CREATE THE MOST POWERFUL MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE YET

Mannequin Challenge Black Lives Matter recreate police shootings of unarmed black men... READ MORE›

PARIS MAYOR MAY BAN BLACK FEMINIST NYANSAPO FESTIVAL

The mayor of Paris has called for a black feminist festival in the city to be banned on the grounds that it excludes white people... READ MORE›

NO, LAS VEGAS WASN'T ACTUALLY 'THE WORST MASS SHOOTING IN U.S. HISTORY'

No, Las Vegas wasn't actually 'the worst mass shooting in U.S. history' Analysis... READ MORE›

BRITISH SECURITY SERVICES WARN ATTACK ON UK IS VERY LIKELY AS CHURCHES ON TERROR ALERT AFTER NORMANDY PRIESTA MURDER

Neil Basu, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said There is no specific intelligence relating to attacks against the Christian community in the UK... READ MORE›

MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER MACHETE ATTACK NEAR EATON CENTRE

A man has been charged with attempted murder following what police say was an unprovoked machete attack on another man near Toronto's Eaton Centre... READ MORE›

STEPHEN PADDOCK WAS INSTANTLY LABELLED A 'LONE WOLF.' IS THAT JUST CODE FOR A SHOOTER WHO'S WHITE? ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump condemned the shootings Monday as an act of pure evil, but stopped short of declaring the incident domestic terrorism... READ MORE›

STEPHEN PADDOCK WAS INSTANTLY LABELLED A 'LONE WOLF.' IS THAT JUST CODE FOR A SHOOTER WHO'S WHITE? ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump condemned the shootings Monday as an act of pure evil, but stopped short of declaring the incident domestic terrorism... READ MORE›

OMAR MATEEN VISITED GAY CHAT ROOMS, OFFICIALS SAY

Orlando nightclub shooting gunman Omar Mir Seddique Mateen visited online gay chat rooms despite his aversion toward people leading the same lifestyle, law enforcement officials said... READ MORE›

NGV SECURITY GUARD CASH IN HAND SCANDAL WIDENS TO LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

Guards from Melbourne's La Trobe University are alleging security staff who work in the car parks are being paid as little as 12 an hour in cash... READ MORE›

TO UNDERSTAND BLACK AMERICA'S ANGER, WATCH THE VIDEO

To understand black America's anger, watch the video... READ MORE›

BLACK UPENN STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AFTER RACIST MESSAGES

And we all stand together in solidarity with our black students who have been so terribly targeted... READ MORE›

IVE SEEN HOW EXCLUSIVE THE FASHION WORLD IS. CAN THE NEW VOGUE CHANGE THAT?

When I was 22 I got my dream job offer to work as an assistant at a major American fashion magazine... READ MORE›

CHINA ELECTRONICS FIRM TO RECALL SOME U.S. PRODUCTS AFTER HACKING ATTACK

It said the biggest issue was users not changing default passwords, adding that, overall, its products were well protected from cyber security breaches... READ MORE›

SHOPPING-MALL OWNERS PAY UP TO STAY RELEVANT IN AMAZON ERA

It can be difficult to calculate capital expenditures for malls because of poor landlord disclosures, Green Street analysts said in the January report... READ MORE›

SA FARMERS JAILED FOR COFFIN ABUSE

Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen were convicted in August for attempted murder and kidnapping... READ MORE›

STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED IN TUNISIA

"Tunisia, which is dear to all of us, is going through difficult circumstances, exceptional circumstances, that necessitate exceptional measures to face them and prevent a worse situation," Mr. Essebsi said ..... READ MORE›

GAPS IN EGYPTIAN AIRPORT SECURITY FACE SCRUTINY AFTER CRASH

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- The airport is surrounded by a wall topped with barbed wire... READ MORE›

BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS BLOCK AIRPORT ROAD IN U.K.

LONDON -- Black Lives Matter protesters blocked off a road leading to Heathrow Airport in the British capital Friday, causing traffic chaos... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 27 DEAD AFTER ISLAMIST GUNMEN STORM RADISSON BLU HOTEL IN BAMAKO

Mali security forces have reportedly evacuated 12 hostages from the hotel, according to Mali government authorities... READ MORE›

FLORIDA OPENS PROBE INTO HOW ORLANDO SHOOTER MATEEN GOT GUN LICENSE

Mateen achieved an above average rating on the MMPI and had a favorable recommendation for employment as an armed security officer, the spokesman said... READ MORE›