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Euromight: A Quest to Capture the Afro-European Narrative

Rina Risper12 years ago021 mins

London-born Olive Vassell is the founder and managing editor of euromight.com.

This interesting and insightful website provides news and information on Afro-

European issues and events.

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As I See It: My thoughts about the Trayvon Martin verdict…and its aftermath

Rina Risper12 years ago012 mins

By Joseph Harris

The evening of July 13th will remain a night I remember for a long time. It was the night a jury in the United States made it a capital crime to be a young black man. There is, of course a lot about this case we will never know. We do know there were two people present and one killed the other. So we will only have one perspective to go on.

Nelson Mandela’s Long Goodbye Has Lessons For All of Us

Rina Risper12 years ago011 mins

Firstpost, Commentary, Sandip Roy

Nelson Mandela is dying.

Hard as it is to accept the fact, the world has to come to terms with it.

It’s not surprising that South Africans are praying for his recovery. But perhaps a final gesture of gratitude to the man who is indisputably the Father of the Nation is to pray for his peaceful death. Or passing. Or transition. If those euphemisms offer some solace and sound less final than death.

Vitual Tourist: 10 travel tips that are good for the environment

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

A French woman fills a bottle of Evian water to take to her home in Evian, France.

Dallas Morning News

www.virtualtourist.com

Saving resources can be a lifestyle at home and abroad. And for those who are just getting started, here are some environmentally friendly things to think about when you travel. In collaboration with staffers from World Wildlife Fund, members and editors of global travel website VirtualTourist have put together 10 tips on how to travel with conservation in mind.

Trayvon’s Dad, Tracy Martin Speaks to The Root: ‘My Kid Was Perfect to Me’

Rina Risper12 years ago012 mins

Trayvon Martin

Family photo

(The Root) — June 10, 2013 was the beginning of jury selection for the second-degree-murder trial of 29-year-old George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Trayvon Martin. The trial comes just ahead of Father’s Day, and The Root spoke with Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, to ask him about the son he knew and loved.

This was printed in the June 16, 2013 – June 29, 2013 Edition

(Please note that a correction was made to the date. It originally stated July, 10, 2013. We regret the inconvenience.)

TOP 10 PLACES TO SEE ANIMALS IN THE WILD

Rina Risper12 years ago019 mins

The Scarlet Macaw in Corcovado National Park

Courtesy of Costa Rica Tourism

www.VirtualTourist.com

With the thawing of winter in many parts of the world, animals and humans alike are starting to wake up and get outside. As avid wildlife watchers, members of VirtualTourist.com, a leading travel website, compiled a list of the “Top 10 Places to See Animals in the Wild.”

A-bomb survivors tell stories of love, loss, migration

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 70 years after the United States bombed Japan in 1945, Michigan State University has acquired the world’s largest collection ofinterviews with bomb survivors living in North and South America.

Massive Explosions Disrupt Marathon Celebrations by Kenyans and Ethiopians in Boston

Rina Risper12 years ago012 mins

By Harrison Maina and Moses Mathenge, AjabuAfrica.com

BOSTON, MA– The increasingly popular Boston marathon celebrations by the Kenyan community in the Boston region were abruptly thrown into disarray today.

News Spotlight: Don’t Get Caught Alone in the Woods

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

Spring in Michigan means a lot of diverse outdoor recreationalists taking to the woods in search of edible mushrooms, migrating birds, wild turkeys, fishing spots or just some solitude. Michigan’s conservation officers are offering some common sense safety tips for anyone taking to the woods for some fun and adventure.

The Top 5 Hotels You Don’t Need to Leave

Rina Risper12 years ago011 mins

The view of the Pacific Ocean from the Namale Resort. You won’t need to leave during your vacation, but you’ll also be tempted to never go home. Photo by Namale