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University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey graduate senior Gabbie Hughes was one of 25 players selected to represent the U.S at the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship from April 5-16 in Brampton, Ontario, USA Hockey announced Saturday. The native of Lino Lakes, Minn. is one of 14 forwards […]
This March, we celebrated Women’s History Month by looking at how the invention of the bicycle revolutionized freedom for women, offering them strength and inspiration, from its invention until now. Here are some of the most impactful women in cycling history—and some of my favorite quotes—that make me proud every time I get on the […]
March 31, 2023 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) - Binghamton Black Bears News Release BINGHAMTON- The Binghamton Black Bears announced on Friday that signing of forward, Brenden Stanko before Sock Out Night against the Elmira Mammoth. Stanko joins the Black Bears in front of three-straight games at home. Stanko becomes the second Bulldog from […]
A panorama photo taken in March 2017 in southern Alberta shows a green aurora sandwiched between two pinkish arcs known as the STEVE phenomenon. (Alan Dyer/VWPics/AP) Scientists say there could be good opportunities to spot STEVE in the night sky as solar activity increases over the next few years April 1, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. […]
Since July 1, 2021 when medical cannabis became legal in South Dakota a new industry has begun to form in the Black Hills. The region boasts 33 dispensaries, eight cultivation farms and five manufacturing facilities despite the mere 8,700 cardholders across the state — a total of less than 1% of its population. With a […]
The growing infatuation with English football in Africa; can the sport foster unity amongst the sports fans and citizenry at large? Since the inception of television in Sub Saharan Africa around the 1970s, the love for European sports like soccer, rugby and volleyball spread across the continent. Among those sports, soccer stands out with the […]
Tax regimes on the African continent vary from country to country. With Nigeria having one of the highest corporate tax rate of 30% , it compares relatively better on the Value Added Tax, at 7.5% compared to Madagascar and Morroco which both have some of the highest rates on the continent at 20% while Cameroon […]
Kenya is an East African nation whose name originated from the traditional name of the Mt Kenya or Kirinyaga which is the county’s tallest mountain. The earliest inhabitants of Kenya were hunter-gatherers but from about 2,000 BC herders came to the region. Then from about 800 AD Arabs sailed to Kenya. Some settled and intermarried […]
In the spirit of the dedicated Black history month of February, attention has gone to the need for more Afro-centered history curriculum in African classes, something that has been missing across the board in Africa and the diaspora. Worth noting, is the fact that it’s not a coincidence that no real intellectual discourse and dispensation […]
Since the establishment of the organization of African Unity on 25th May, 1963 with the headquarters in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, the quest for African unity has been an elusive goal not just at the regional and national level but even at the interpersonal levels as evident in different institutions. From the inside, looking outward, it […]
With a prolonged period of the absence of strong ties between Africa and the Caribbean owing to the matter of colonialization and the consequences after, the goal to forge better and strong relations is at the heart of many Africans on the continent and in the Caribbean. The leadership mainly in West African nations such […]
