The Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania are looking to take back their name and culture by seeking royalties for the unauthorized commercial use of their name, Bloomberg reports.  According to the news site, approximately 10,000 companies around the world are profiting by selling products using the tribe’s name, six of them earning an estimated…

(The Root) — Rising Republican superstar Dr. Ben Carson slammed Obamacare in a speech on Friday, comparing it to one of the worst periods in U.S. history. Speaking at the conservative Values Voter Summit on Friday, the famed neurosurgeon told delegates, “I have to tell you, Obamacare is, really, I think, the worst thing that…

(The Root) — It is a sentence more associated with murder than political corruption, but many in Detroit say former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick deserved the 28-year sentence he got for kickbacks, bribery, extortion and fraud, which cost the city millions. Even though a contrite and remorseful Kilpatrick pleaded with the judge for leniency, his detractors…

(The Root) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick received a 28-year prison sentence for corruption on Thursday, bringing a definitive end to the scandal that has rocked the city for years. “I really, really, really messed up,” Kilpatrick said before his sentence was handed down, according to CBS Detroit. “I apologize to the citizens of…

(The Root) — Howard University President Sidney Ribeau is stepping down, expected to officially leave his post at the end of this year.  The news, which broke Tuesday afternoon, came as a shock, even as the university has struggled recently.  Howard alumnus Wayne Frederick, 42, has been named interim president. In 2012, when Frederick was…