Shirley Sherrod Returns to the USDA to Help Black Farmers
Shirley Sherrod announced Saturday that she is going to be an Agriculture contract employee tasked ...
Groups Seek Black Farming Renaissance
The African-American Farmers of California and other Black organizations around the country are lau...
UN: Record 1 Billion Go Hungry
UN: Record 1 billion go hungry worldwide....
UN Says Hunger Stunts Some 200 Million Children
UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children...
Egypt eyes Sudan for wheat needs
Egypt has turned to its impoverished southern neighbor | Sudan | for use of agricultural land as th...
Shirley Sherrod Rejects Return to USDA
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month ...
Sherrod Not Sure She Would Go Back to Ag Dept
Sherrod not sure she would go back to Ag Dept....
Nigeria's Space Program Is Shooting for the Stars
Nigeria is beating the drums of optimism regarding its satellite-based space program in the hopes t...
Eric-Vincent Guichard: Investing in Africa
BET.com talked to Eric-Vincent Guichard, the founder and CEO of Africa-based investment platform Ho...
Shirley Sherrod Files Suit Against Conservative Blogger
Shirley Sherrod, the agriculture department employee who was fired in July after a edited video of ...
This Day in Black History: May 7, 1943
On May 7, 1943, the SS George Washington Carver was launched....
Black Farmers Still Waiting for Money From $1.2 Billion Settlement
Black farmers have still not been paid $1.2 billion in settlement money for decades of discriminati...
Some Results of First Lady’s Anti-Obesity Effort
Supermarkets, restaurants and other groups join in on Michelle Obama's fight in making a healthier ...
U.N. Sets Donors Conference for Somalia Famine
Efforts to save starving Somalis and others suffering from drought in East Africa were ratcheted up...
Rising Hunger in South Ethiopia Despite Lush Green
While the famine in southern Somalia has grabbed headlines, southern Ethiopia is teetering on the b...
End Declared in Somalia Famine, but Troubles Persist
Somalia’s famine has officially come to an end, the United Nations announced Friday. However, altho...
Kim Kardashian Congratulates Ex Reggie Bush on Baby
The NFL player and fiancée Lilit Avagyan recently welcomed a girl....
Govt Advising Americans to Eat Far Less Salt
WASHINGTON – The government is telling half of the U.S. population to drastically cut their d...
Congress Passes Nutrition Bill
The President will sign a bill that will provide more free lunches and dinners to school children....
Jackson Could Soon Represent Part of Illinois’ Farmland
Redistricting will expand Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s urban district to include Illinois farmland....
