Leslie Pitterson, writing at Ebony, explains why the current Massachusetts senator could be the right diplomat for improved relations with the continent. … While Africa’s economic growth has weathered the financial crisis, the US has not rebounded at a comparable pace. The lingering effects of the crisis have hindered American investment on the continent, causing…

Republican attacks on U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice could backfire the next time women and minority voters head to the polls, Leslie Pitterson writes at Ebony. With President Obama poised to nominate a woman of color to one of the nation’s highest offices, Republicans have gone on the attack. And if this…