Living in the Land of Make Believe: What’s Wrong With this Picture
Monica Cost *While Charlie Sheen continues to play out his erratic behavior in clear view, actor, author and activist, Isaiah Washington has been saving lives in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Charlie...
View ArticleIdris Elba to Open Health Clinic in Sierra Leone
*British actor Idris Elba is planning to open a healthcare clinic in Sierra Leone to provide support for sick families in his father’s homeland. The actor was born in England to African parents and...
View ArticleAuthor Sarah Culberson Finds African Royalty in Tracing Her Roots
Author Sarah Culberson and her father, Joseph Konia Kposowa *Sarah Culberson’s life has come full circle. Culberson, who will be featuring her book, “A Princess Found” at the 5th Annual Leimert Park...
View ArticleTHE (07-27-11) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board
Actress Maya Rudolph turns 29 today. *Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist)...
View ArticleSierra Leone Captures Cup Title in L.A.’s First Annual African Soccer Tourney
*LOS ANGELES – 384 semi-professional and amateur soccer players representing 20 African countries were featured in the first ever African Community Soccer Tournament that saw Sierra Leone’s ‘Leone...
View ArticleBenefit for Sierra Leone Children to be Held in Beverly Hills
Blood diamond children in Kono *The Finaza Foundation, an organization that supports children in the impoverished region of Kono, Sierra Leone, is holding its first annual fundraiser on Sunday, March...
View ArticleBlacks to Shine in L.A. African Soccer Tournament
2011 L.A African Community Soccer Tournament Champs the Sierra Leone All-Stars *LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 — Soccer enthusiasts are set to gather for the 2012 Los Angeles African Soccer...
View ArticleAdopted Sierra Leone Orphan Finds Home in Dance Theatre of Harlem (Video)
Michaela Deprince, 17, came from the horrors of Sierra Leone to become a ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. *Whenever we witness someone not only pursuing their dream, but fulfilling it, our...
View ArticleSelf-Taught 15-Year-Old Sierra Leone Engineer Invited to MIT (Video)
Kelvin Doe, 15, also known as DJ Focus, is a self taught engineer from Sierra Leone that was invited to MIT for their “Visiting Practitioner’s Program. He is the youngest to ever participate in the...
View ArticleIdris Elba Urges More Global Action Against Ebola
*Idris Elba has been campaigning in both his native Britain and in the U.S. to ensure more aid is sent to Western Africa to tackle the Ebola virus. The actor’s father was born in Sierra Leone, where...
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