by Face2Face Africa | May 20, 2016 | Africa
As early as the 15th century, Africans – male and female – have used artistically designed hairstyles as symbols to indicate their marital status, age, religion, ethnic identity or even social status in terms of wealth and influence. Moreover, the strict adherence to...
by Freddie Ra | May 20, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Born in 1753 in Senegal, West Africa but sold into slavery at eight years old, Phillis Wheatley became the most famous female poet of the eighteenth century. At age thirteen years old and while still in slavery, Phillis Wheatley’s poems were being circulated...
by Face2Face Africa | May 19, 2016 | Africa
Despite various advancements in the fields of technology, arts and culture, the term ” dark continent” or ”jungle” still lurks in the perception of many foreigners acculturated to believe nothing good comes from Africa. Rather, Africa is regarded mostly for diseases,...
by Forest Parks | May 19, 2016 | Business, Culture, News
The “Queens of Africa” dolls gained world-wide exposure after it was reported that they were outselling Mattel’s Barbie dolls in Nigeria. Now, Taofick Okoya (who founded the dolls in 2007) is bringing the dolls on tour, to American shores to try and...
by Forest Parks | May 19, 2016 | News
Twitter has an extremely diverse user base, however the board of the company never reflected that and despite a promise to diversify so far they had come up short. However, now they have appointed their first black board member, and that member also happens to be a...
by Forest Parks | May 19, 2016 | Blog, Did You Know, News, Positivity
What did you do and think about when you was in the eighth grade? Probably not starting a non-profit like these three amazing Cincinatti kids! And their name is awesome too! Calling their organisation The Sole Bros they are collecting shoes for the needy. One of the...
by Forest Parks | May 19, 2016 | Business, News
At just nine twins Kamilah and Nikayla have a successful organic bath and skincare business. How awesome is that? Little Ladies Organics launched in November last year and is already a success. They started by selling their homemade soaps to friends and family and no...
by Forest Parks | May 19, 2016 | News
We need to make a noise about this very very sad tradegy, so please read, share, talk and make sure this young mother did not die without us making it clear this is NOT OK. A 22-year-old mother, her daughter is just 3, has died in police custody on May 10th. Her...
by Freddie Ra | May 19, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Matthew henson belongs to that hardy race of adventurers which from man’s earliest history paved the way for civilization by adding to the knowledge that was hitherto unattainable. Henson’s feat in reaching the North Pole holds a high place in the saga of...
by Candace | May 18, 2016 | Blog
A lot of us remember the “Bring Back Our Girls” movement that was started when Boko Haram kidnapped over 250 Nigerian school girls in 2014. Well according to a Bring Back Our Girls activist from Nigeria, one has been reunited with her family. It has suspected for...
