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Opinion: I boycotted Apartheid, should I boycott South African mines?

TheApartheidMuseuminSouthAfricaisaveritablewindowonhowApartheidwasborn.Here,thereisastrikingrelationshipbetweenSouthAfrica’sminingindustryandthefoundationsofApa

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Colossal distant black hole holds surprises about early universe

Theoldestandmostdistantblackholeeverobservedis800milliontimesmoremassivethanthesunandisprovidingscientistswithsomesurprisinginformationaboutthenatureoftheuniver

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Astronomers observe most-distant known supermassive black hole

Astronomershaveuncoveredthefarthestknownsupermassiveblackhole,whichis800milliontimesthemassofourSun."Thisblackholegrewfarlargerthanweexpectedinonly690millionyea

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Who had the best sneakers of Week 6 in the NBA?

TeamsacrosstheleaguedebutedtheirnewNike"Statement"jerseysFriday,whichledtoplayersdebutingsneakersinfreshcolorways.Karl-AnthonyTownsdonnedaduoofsize20exclusives,

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99% banned currency notes returned, says Reserve Bank of India

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August31(APD)—AccordingtoReserveBankofIndia’sannualreportreleasedonWednesday,99%ofthecurrencynotesbannedinNovemberlastyear,hav

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Low economic mobility for black men, 150 years after the Civil War

ThelegacyofAmericanracismisdominatingtheheadlinesagain.OneoftheargumentsusedagainsttheremovalorrelocationofConfederatesymbolsisthat“itissimplypartofourhistory”.

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'Black Girls Rock' honorees share their wisdom

SomemajorcelebritiesgatheredSaturdaynighttocelebratetheaccomplishmentsofblackentertainers,philanthropistsandbusinessownersattheBlackGirlsRock2017eventinNewJerse

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Serena Williams calls for equal pay for black women

SerenaWilliamshasissuedastirringcallforblackwomentodemandequalpayusingapersonalessaytohighlightthefinancialdisparitytheysuffer.IntheessaypublishedbyFortune,Will

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Is your TV an eyesore? Samsung wants to change that

TVsareboring.Itwasn'tthatlongagothatwewereallupgradingfromtubestoflatpanels,fromsquaretowidescreens.Everyyearbroughtbiggerandthinnermodelswithhigherresolutions.

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British Queen appoints first black household staffer

Britain’sQueenElizabethIIhasappointedherfirstblackequerry,aseniorstaffmemberinchargeofassistingtheroyalhousehold.Ghanaian-bornMajorNanaKofiTwumasi-Ankrahfromthe

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Colliding black holes send gravitational waves rippling through space

Threebillionyearsago,inathirdofasecond,twoblackholescrashedintoeachotherandmergedintoasingleentity,convertingtwosolarmassesintoenergythatshookthefabricofspaceti

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Balenciaga Is the New Black: The Fashion World Fetes the Designer’s Retrospective in Paris

Last night, curator Olivier Saillard unveiled his astonishing celebration of the work of Cristóbal Balenciaga, with a focus on the Spanish couturier’s use of the color black, at the Musée Bourdelle.

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Moschino shows anything can be worn, as long as there is attitude

"Couture is an attitude, not a price point", read the plain white t-shirt over sturdy leather biker trousers worn by Moschino's designer Jeremy Scott at the end of the Italian brand's extravagant fashion show in Milan.

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New pochettes offer style, discretion on the job

This winter, a number of pochette bags designed for work have become available.

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Is racism why Adele beat Beyoncé at the Grammys?

Even Adele thinks Beyoncé should have won the album of the year Grammy over her.

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Modi thanks Indians living abroad for supporting govt's move against graft

​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday thanked non-resident Indians for supporting the government's demonetisation move to curb corruption and black money as well as for their "invaluable contribution to the country's economy."

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Britain long way from being land of opportunity for all: report

Poor white boys in Britain do worse in schools, but black and Asian Muslim young people, girls especially, do worse for jobs, new research revealed Wednesday.