Considering "When The Levees Broke"

Last week Justin talked about Spike Lee’s documentary When the Levees Broke. I have finally gotten a chance to see the film over the weekend. I think the overwhelming cry from the victims was not “Oh, I should have gotten out or have been better prepared.” It was, “the government failed us.” [...]

NY Man Arrested for Broadcasting Hezbollah TV Channel

“NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a New York man for broadcasting Hizbollah television station al-Manar, which has been designated a terrorist entity by the U.S. Treasury Department, prosecutors said on Thursday.
“Javed Iqbal, 42, was arrested on Wednesday because his Brooklyn-based company HDTV Ltd. was providing New York-area customers with the Hizbollah-operated channel, [...]

Ghana Sees More Tourism, Investment From African Americans

“For Idris Osei-Agyeman, 29, investing in Ghana was even more personal than for most African Americans because his father is Ghanaian. That side of Osei-Agyeman’s family has worked as farmers for generations–a tradition broken only when his father emigrated to the U.S. to go to college on a track scholarship. Osei-Agyeman returned to the family [...]