Grace Kelly -- a 15-year-old, not the actress-royalty person -- doesn't back down on a bandstand of talent. On the pun-ily named "GRACEfulLEE," the alto player stands strong with alto legend Lee Konitz, no easy task for a young player.

International Press Freedom Day was celebrated on May 3. New Era spoke to Brian Ashley , Managing Editor of Amandla!, a magazine started in October 2006 on the crest of a resurgence of civil society activism in South Africa, with intent to reflect more in

After 48 years, pastor of Apostolic Church of God passes reins to his son With his arms outstretched in a final embrace, civil rights legend and Chicago activist Bishop Arthur M. Brazier delivered his last sermon Sunday morning, telling his congregatio

At Columbia University, where students in 1968 took the acting dean of the college hostage, a new class of freshmen will arrive this week and hear about ways to get extra scholarship funding to pay for college.

With China hosting its first-ever Olympics, the country has seen a surge in national pride. But Chinese are angry at what they see as the West trying to spoil their party.