November 11, 2011
In the News: CNN’s ‘Black in America’ Special Airs Sunday; Haiti Demands Pay From U.N. for Cholera Outbreak and More
- ‘The New Promised Land: Inside Silicon Valley’ Premieres Sunday
In the fourth installment of CNN’s Black in America, special correspondent Soledad O’Brien explores the worlds of eight African-American entrepreneurs in the young, white, and male dominated world of Silicon Valley.
The previews alone have already sparked debate about the existing racial dynamics in the home of the world’s largest tech corporations.
The show premieres Sunday at 8 pm EST on CNN.
Haiti Demands Pay From U.N. for Cholera Outbreak
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti has filed claims with the United Nations seeking damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families.
The claims argue that the U.N. and its peacekeeping force are liable for hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to adequately screen peacekeeping soldiers.
Cholera has sickened nearly 500,000 people and killed more than 6,500 others since it surfaced in Haiti in October 2010, according to the Haitian Health Ministry. Evidence suggests that the disease was inadvertently brought to Haiti by a U.N. battalion from Nepal, where cholera is endemic.
The disease’s rapid spread throughout the country is primarily linked to poor sanitation. The country now has the highest cholera infection rate in the world.
Bravo Shatters Ratings Records with ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’
A record 2.9 million viewers watched Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta season four premiere on Sunday.
According to a press statement from Bravo, the episode was up 20 % in total viewers and 10% in the 18-49 demographic compared to the previous season’s premiere.
“Atlanta has the strongest version of the popular franchise, and…it doesn’t appear as though that’s changing,†said the Examiner.