(2018-08-21). The U.S. Is Building a Drone Base in Niger That Will Cost More Than $280 Million by 2024. theintercept.com 
The Pentagon disclosed that in addition to the base's $100 million construction cost in Agadez, more than $30 million a year will be spent to operate it.
(2018-08-21). Philadelphia educator Rosita Johnson recognized by South African government. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—Rosita Johnson is a retired teacher and union activist in Philadelphia. She had a long and distinguished career teaching elementary school and serving as the elected union representative in her public school. | But as busy as her job and union activity kept her, she also found time to lead another critically important struggle with an international focus. She organized and chaired the Friends of SOMAFCO, a group that for many years provided crucial support in the form of books and materials to a school for young people forced into exile from their homeland in apartheid South Africa. | It was her tireless years-long leadership in organizing support for the struggling youth of South Africa that earned her the Award of the Order of O.R. Tambo in Bronze in 2018. Oliver Tambo, who passed away in 1993, is remembered as one of the…
(2018-08-21). Black schoolgirl sent home from Louisiana Christian school over 'unnatural' hairstyle (VIDEO). rt.com 
An African-American girl in Louisiana was banned from classes at a Christian school because her "unnatural" hair extensions are against the rules. A new hairstyle didn't satisfy school bosses and her parents removed the child.
(2018-08-19). 'Where's the evidence?' Chicago community shocked after teen kills himself while running from police. rt.com 
A Chicago community is in disbelief after a 16-year-old African-American teen reportedly shot himself while running from officers after they tried to question him about being in possession of a weapon.
(2018-08-18). African-American support of Trump at 36%, almost double from last year — poll. rt.com 
Support for US President Donald Trump among black voters is currently at 36 percent, almost double the number from last year, according to a new poll. It comes despite reports that a tape exists of Trump using the N-word.
(2018-08-17). In DeVos's Home State, Students Push for their Right to Literacy. progressive.org Literacy has been, and continues to be, a critical component of African-American liberation.