Obama: Libyans won revolution, opportunity ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday cast the demise of Muammar Gadhafi as a momentous opportunity for Libya and its long-suffering people...
Post-Gadhafi: Will there be an 'African Spring'?
OPINION - In many sub-Saharan countries, authoritarian regimes know how to appease their people -- sometimes a whiff of democracy is enough...
Gadhafi, Libya's leader for 42 years, killed
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House officials are monitoring reports that Muammar Gadhafi has been captured in Libya, but are unable to confirm the status of the former Libyan leader.
Rap inspires revolution abroad; apathy at home
OPINION - Since the end of the golden era, roughly around 1992, hip-hop has lacked any discernible political voice...
How rap music fueled the Arab Spring uprisings
VIDEO The rappers have even been credited with helping to spark the so-called Arab Spring uprisings that deposed three long-serving dictators and rocked several other regimes...
'Arab Spring' inspired by American hip-hop
theGRIO REPORT - In the Arab world. Arabian rappers are using tales of turmoil from the streets to send an important message: Throw your hands up for peace...
Why it's a bad time to be black in Libya
theGRIO REPORT - If hallmarks of the Gadhafi regime are being thrown out in a lurch towards revenge rather than justice, it is feared that black Africans and 'pan-Africanism' might now be rejected by some Libyans...
Study says Zimbabwe capital worst city to live in
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Harare, where power and water outages occur daily, scored a 38 percent "livability rating," the group said...
Libyan rebels round up black Africans
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Virtually all of the detainees say they are innocent migrant workers, and in most cases there is no evidence that they are lying...
AU head: Libya rebels may be killing black workers
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Chairman Jean Ping told reporters Monday that this is one of the reasons the AU is refusing to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country's interim government.
