"It moved, you know, a lot in me," the former Iowa representative said of the July 2 incident that he described as a near-death experience.

The wealth of Africa's richest individuals is once again making headlines, with new statistics revealing significant rises in a variety of industries, particularly food, cement, communications, and ...

Abdul-Samad says there's a culture of violence among some locally — and a wider population nationally, referencing the two assassination attempts against former president Donald Trump.

A retirement reception to celebrate the career of Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the DMACC Urban Campus, Building 7. He announced his plans to retire in February.

Abdul-Samad, 72, was elected in 2006 and started serving in the House of Representatives in 2007. He has won every race since then and is now the longest-serving Black lawmaker in Iowa.

Abdul-Samad couldn’t form the words to reply in the moment, but he got in his car and drove to see her. He spoke with Rodney as the boy's mother wailed a cry like the one he'd heard a day earlier.

Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu says it’s time for African countries to work together to create a food value chain across the continent, and produce more goods for domestic consumption.

Abdul-Samad went on to run for state representative as a Democrat, a position he has held since 2007. In 2004 he was recognized by the D.C.-based Caring Institute, whose board chair was Republican ...

There are two beginnings to this story. The first happened more than four decades ago as Najat Abdul Samad, a young girl, stole the newspapers that her family would use to dry raisins on their ...