New women’s record in NH’s Mt Washington Road Race
[caption id="attachment_1978" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shewarge Amare of New York City, runs on the lower part of the course during the 50th annual 2010 Mt. Washington...
Kenyan green group seeks ban on Ethiopian power
[caption id="attachment_1863" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Gilgel Gibe river"][/caption] Source, Reuters - A Kenyan conservation group has appealed to the nation's high court to prevent the...
A Devastating Fire kills 5, Shocks the Seattle Ethiopian Community
[caption id="attachment_1831" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Mayor McGinn speaks with members of the Ethiopian community at 19th & Yesler. Photo, centraldistrictnews.com"][/caption] Source: SeattleTimes A sleepover among cousins...
Ethiopian Liya Kebede: star of Africa
(From: guardian.co.uk) Flicking through Liya Kebede's pile of fashion magazine covers passes a calm and perfumed afternoon. In 2002, French Vogue declared May was "All...
African Fever FIFA 2010
By Rebecca Emiru, South Africa (TsehaiNY.com) - The World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the world, is less than a day away and the...
The Spirit of Berhan Teferi
President Barack Obama Swears in Berhan Teferi, Among Other Servicemen and Women. [caption id="attachment_1695" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="President Barack Obama at the swearing-in ceremony. "][/caption] In...
Ethiopian Dinaw Mengestu on The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40”
On Monday, June 7th, the double fiction issue of The New Yorker will become available. In it the list of “20 Under 40” noteworthy fiction...
Through a Game Democracy is Born
There is a popular game that kids in Ethiopia play. The game consists of a bunch of children throwing stones. The kid who can throw...
Meklit Hadero Performs at the “Center of Culture”
At the age of 12, the Ethiopian-born Meklit Hadero left Brooklyn and called several cities home before settling in San Francisco. Now, after the release...
Kenenisa Bekele’s Season Threatened
North Carolina (Reuters) - Olympic champion and world 5,000 and 10,000 metres record holder Kenenisa Bekele has a ruptured calf muscle that threatens his outdoor...