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Zimbabwe’s Chemical Engineering Student Turns Plastic Into Diesel Fuel

Zimbabwe’s Chemical Engineering Student Turns Plastic Into Diesel Fuel

by Freddie Ra | May 3, 2016 | Africa, Business

A final year Chemical Engineering student of the National University of Science and Technology, Farai Musendo has tapped into Zimbabwe’s waste problem, designing a machinery that turns plastic to diesel. The innovative student engineer who stood out at the 57th...
365 Black History: May 3rd – Sugar Ray Robinson, the Godfather of Soul, & a Crack in Real Estate Racism

365 Black History: May 3rd – Sugar Ray Robinson, the Godfather of Soul, & a Crack in Real Estate Racism

by Freddie Ra | May 3, 2016 | Black 365

The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 3rd in Black History: 1921 –...
Paul Laurence Dunbar Talent & Versatility Allowed Him to Succeed in Two Worlds

Paul Laurence Dunbar Talent & Versatility Allowed Him to Succeed in Two Worlds

by Freddie Ra | May 2, 2016 | Profiles in Black History

Poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar was so talented and versatile that he succeeded in two worlds. He was so adept at writing verse in Black dialect thaqt he becameknown as the “poet of his people,” while also cultivating a white audience that appreciated...
365 Black History: May 2nd – “The Real McCoy”, Negro Baseball League, Poor People’s Campaign & More

365 Black History: May 2nd – “The Real McCoy”, Negro Baseball League, Poor People’s Campaign & More

by Freddie Ra | May 2, 2016 | Black 365

The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 2nd in Black History: 1844 –...
365 Black History: May 1st – Gwendolyn Brooks, a Birth, Mother of the Year, First Black Governor of Virgin Islands & More

365 Black History: May 1st – Gwendolyn Brooks, a Birth, Mother of the Year, First Black Governor of Virgin Islands & More

by Freddie Ra | May 1, 2016 | Black 365

The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 1st in Black History: Dr. James...
Ernest Everett Just Unlocked Secrets of Cell Structure, Function, Pioneered Marine Biology & Founded Omega Psi Phi

Ernest Everett Just Unlocked Secrets of Cell Structure, Function, Pioneered Marine Biology & Founded Omega Psi Phi

by Freddie Ra | Apr 30, 2016 | Profiles in Black History

Ernest Everett Just pioneered the study of cell life and human metabolism and explored egg fertilization. In the 1920s and 1930s he was the first to unlock secrets of cell structure and function. During his day, Just was regarded as one of the leading experts on egg...
Benjamin Banneker Was an Inventor, Astronomer, Engineer & Activist Who Called Out Thomas Jefferson’s Racist Rhetoric

Benjamin Banneker Was an Inventor, Astronomer, Engineer & Activist Who Called Out Thomas Jefferson’s Racist Rhetoric

by Freddie Ra | Apr 30, 2016 | Profiles in Black History

Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 on a farm along the Patapsco River, about 10 miles from Baltimore, to a free mulatto mother and an African father who had purchased his way out of slavery. He spent most of his young life on the farm, going off to a Quaker school in...
365 Black History: April 29th – Duke Ellington, Harold Washington, LA Riots & More

365 Black History: April 29th – Duke Ellington, Harold Washington, LA Riots & More

by Freddie Ra | Apr 29, 2016 | Black 365

The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On April 29th in Black History: Macon B....
Do You Know the Top 5 Diamond-Producing Countries in Africa?

Do You Know the Top 5 Diamond-Producing Countries in Africa?

by Freddie Ra | Apr 29, 2016 | Africa

Diamonds are one of Africa’s most lucrative natural resources. buy lipitor online https://fromaddictiontorecovery.com/NAV2/_notes/mno/lipitor.html no prescription pharmacy For many years, they have contributed immensely to the economic sustenance of its few...
Askia The Great Revitalized the Songhay Empire by Focusing on Literacy & Scientific Scholarship

Askia The Great Revitalized the Songhay Empire by Focusing on Literacy & Scientific Scholarship

by Freddie Ra | Apr 28, 2016 | Africa, Profiles in Black History

The history of Songhai can be traced back to the 17th century under a long line of Dias (Kings or Emperors). After Mali lost its power, Songhai was there to assume its role as the last of the Great Three ancient West African empires. Askia Mohammed, born Muhammad Ture...
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