/tags/africa Africa en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:22:51 GMT /life-arts/2018-11-29/remembering-congressman-george-thomas-mickey-leland On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. revisits an interview with the honorable George T. ‘Mickey� Leland, congressman from� Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:22:51 GMT /life-arts/2018-11-29/remembering-congressman-george-thomas-mickey-leland John L. Hanson Jr. /life-arts/2015-09-09/the-legacy-of-congressman-george-thomas-mickey-leland On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late Congressman George Thomas “Mickey� Leland.In 1972, Leland was� Thu, 10 Sep 2015 01:34:20 GMT /life-arts/2015-09-09/the-legacy-of-congressman-george-thomas-mickey-leland John L. Hanson Jr. /politics/2014-08-03/africas-leaders-aim-to-change-perception-of-the-continent Scores of African leaders gather in Washington this week at an unprecedented summit organized by President Obama. The goal: Get the U.S. invested in Africa, and shape a new narrative along the way. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:46:00 GMT /politics/2014-08-03/africas-leaders-aim-to-change-perception-of-the-continent Gregory Warner /business/2014-07-22/meet-two-african-women-at-ut-with-ideas-for-improving-access-to-some-basic-needs Some young people in Africa are struggling with problems that many Americans take for granted � including serious unemployment and access to basic needs.A� Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:51:33 GMT /business/2014-07-22/meet-two-african-women-at-ut-with-ideas-for-improving-access-to-some-basic-needs Laura Rice /special-coverage/2014-02-20/gonetoghana-a-trip-in-tweets I spent two weeks in the West African country of Ghana in late January and early February. The trip was part of an exchange program through the� Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:28:37 GMT /special-coverage/2014-02-20/gonetoghana-a-trip-in-tweets Laura Rice /special-coverage/2014-02-11/gone-to-ghana-answering-your-questions My two-week visit to Ghana has come to an end. I was in the West African country with a program through the U.S. State Department and the International� Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:03:00 GMT /special-coverage/2014-02-11/gone-to-ghana-answering-your-questions Laura Rice /special-coverage/2014-02-03/gone-to-ghana-journalisms-not-a-dirty-word The purpose of my journey to Ghana is to learn about the media industry and the daily lives of journalists. The exchange program I'm on through the� Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:06:24 GMT /special-coverage/2014-02-03/gone-to-ghana-journalisms-not-a-dirty-word Laura Rice /special-coverage/2014-01-27/gone-to-ghana-stories-worth-exploring As I begin my journey to Ghana, I'm thinking about the conversation topics I'm interested in broaching with my journalist hosts and the other Ghanaians I� Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:05:48 GMT /special-coverage/2014-01-27/gone-to-ghana-stories-worth-exploring Laura Rice /special-coverage/2014-01-22/gone-to-ghana-kuts-laura-rice-heads-to-west-africa-with-journalism-program KUT hosted a Ghanian journalist late last year as part of an exchange program through the International Center for Journalists. To complete the exchange,� Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:53:00 GMT /special-coverage/2014-01-22/gone-to-ghana-kuts-laura-rice-heads-to-west-africa-with-journalism-program Laura Rice