This star-studded event is set to honor the achievements of outstanding black women!      Saturday, October 17, 2009 stars will gather at the TimesCenter in the heart of New York City for the 4th Annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards co-hosted by esteemed actresses Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross. The show will honor the achievements of exceptional women of color in fashion, media, business, the arts and entertainment, and public service.  In it's fourth year, the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards

Uber fab chic and Guest Correspondent Saran Kaba Jones attended this lavish affair in New York City last night! Saran Kaba Jones of FaceAfrica & host of the gala, Alicia Keys The Keep a Child Alive Black Ball is a star-studded event where celebrity and philanthropy walk hand in hand, raising hopes, dreams and millions of dollars to benefit KCA’s work. The evening celebrates the work of the world’s most influential humanitarians, prominent entrepreneurs, entertainers and politicians

One of Africa's brightest young writers Chimamanda Adichie is definitely talented! So...who determines what an 'authentic' African story is anyway? "If somebody writes about middle-class Africans they say, 'Oh no, write about the real Africa.  Write about Mugabe being terrible in Zimbabwe.'  You don't write about people who fall in love on the street.  You don't write about Africans who have money and go on vacation because that's not 'real'.  The real Africa is starving, or being

Introducing 22 year old Malawian, William Kamkwamba. How hot is he? OMG! The story of William Kamkwamba is told in the inspirational book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and it is about how William at the age of 14years battled through extreme poverty and hunger to build a series of windmills from scratch (as in discarded bicycle parts and stuff) that could generate electricity for his village! We are hearting William for repping Africa in the