In 1960, before his nomination as a US Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall helped frame the constitution that would serve a new country.

For Karen Blixen, the Danish author of "Out of Africa," role, purpose, fate and destiny are intertwined

Conservationists need to do a better job involving women, according to a recent Nature Conservancy report.

Colonialism's influence in Kenyan scouting practices.

Cell phones have transformed the economic lives of people in Africa in all sorts of ways.