Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Share Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was jointly awarded to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Lib...
Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ahead in Early Election Polls
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This Day in Black History: March 31, 1988
Novelist Toni Morrison wins a Pulitzer Prize for Beloved on March 31, 1988....
This Day in Black History: Jan. 23, 1915
Sir William Arthur Lewis, a prominent Caribbean economist, educator and Nobel Prize winner, was bor...
Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research
The Nobel Prize in medicine went to Robert Edwards | a man whose work led to the first test tube ba...
Toni Morrison Chairs Black Writers Conference in Brooklyn
Toni Morrison chairs Black Writers Conference in Brooklyn....
This Day in Black History: Aug. 7, 1904
Diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche was born in Detroit on Aug. 7, 1904....
This Day in Black History: Oct. 14, 1964
On Oct. 14, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the civil rig...
In a Surprise, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
President Obama receives one of the world's most prestigious honors....
Obama Defends US Wars as He Accepts Peace Prize
Obama defends US wars as he accepts peace prize...
Desmond Tutu Wins $1.7M Templeton Prize
The John Templeton Foundation says it has awarded South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu one of the ...
South Africans: Mandela Media Frenzy "Un-African"
South Africans have had their fill of the Mandela media overkill and they say it isn’t just insensi...
This Day in Black History: Oct. 8, 1986
On Oct. 8, 1986, Nigerian author Wole Soyinka became the first person of African descent to win the...
This Day in Black History: Dec. 10, 1984
South African social rights activist Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 1984....
This Day in Black History: Oct. 7, 1993
Toni Morrison receives Nobel Prize in literature....
This Day in Black History: Dec. 10, 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway....
Racist Remarks Force Nobel Scientist to Resign
Posted Oct. 26, 2007 – James Watson, the Nobel-Prize-winning scientist who has spent the past coupl...
Respected Scholar Disses Black Intelligence
Posted Oct. 18, 2007 – Nobel Prize winner James Watson might be considered a genius for helping unr...
Obama Inspires Morehouse Graduates with Commencement Speech
The president urges Morehouse men to use their power to help those in need....
