by Robert Parham | Sep 7, 2006 | Opinion
The One Campaign is a celebrity-centered effort to get the United States to allocate an additional 1 percent of the federal budget to fighting global poverty and AIDS, approximately $25 billion. It has captured the imagination and backing of younger Americans, many of...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 8, 2003 | News
U2’s lead singer, Bono, will receive the King Center’s “Salute to Greatness” Award in January. The Atlanta-based King Center gives the award to “individuals and progressive corporations that exemplify excellence in leadership and have...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 1, 2003 | News
Various singers took to a stage in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday to focus attention on Africa’s AIDS crisis. Headlining the concert was none other than U2 lead singer and AIDS activist Bono. Bono’s duet with R&B artist Beyonce Knowles drew much...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 10, 2003 | News
Rock singer Bono used a curse word at the Golden Globes last January, but those stations that aired the remark aren’t guilty of violating decency standards, according to a recent finding by the Federal Communications Commission. “This is really, really...
by Dane Shelly | Jun 11, 2002 | News
The world’s most recognizable rock star, an outspoken advocate for third world debt relief, and a self-described egomaniac, Bono is also America’s new ally in the War on Terrorism. Though he has advocated humanitarian causes in Africa for years,...
