Check Out These Trendy African Hairstyles in History
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...
Senegal Born, Phillis Wheatley Was Sold Into Slavery & Still Became the Most Famous Female Poet of the Eighteenth Century
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...
Top 5 Most Advanced Cities in 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,...
A WARM WELCOME: The Nigerian Doll That Outsells Barbie Is Coming To The USA!
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 get them selling...
Twitter Appoints First Black Board Member…. Who Is SHE? Read Here For The Details….
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...
AWESOME: Three Eighth-Graders Launch Non-Profit To Distribute Shoes To Those In Need
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...
RESPECT: 9-Year-Old Twin Sisters Launch Organic Bath And Skincare Line
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...
SHARE AND SHOUT IT OUT: Young Mother Dies In Police Custody and NO ONE Is Talking It!
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...
Did You Know Matthew Alexander Henson Was the First Person to the North Pole?
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 the...
#BringBackOurGirls: First Missing Chibok Girl has Been Found
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...
90 Percent of the Black Panther Cast will be African or African American
First they announce the Black Panther movie starting Chadwick Boseman, a black superhero. Then they announced that Michael B. Jordan from Creed would also be in the movie and let’s not forget the lovely Lupita Nyong’o is also a part of this all-star cast. What's more...
Tired of America? Come to Africa Where Opportunities Are Endless
It’s Tuesday morning, I’m drinking my Hausa koko and planning my tasks for the day when my partner calls me to watch Kendrick Lamar’s performance (pictured) at the Grammy’s. I missed his performance because I spent all night debating the role the Ghanaian Diasporaplay...
365 Black History: May 18th – Birth of Jim Crow with Plessy v Ferguson, Reggie Jackson, & Mary McLeod Bethune
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 18th in Black History 1896 -...
Dr. Percy L. Julian, Chemist & Pioneer in Chemical Synthesis of Medicinal Drugs Who Held Over 130 Patents
Born in 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Percy Julian was one of the most famous Black scientist. Just as George Washington Carver demonstrated what could be done with the ordinary peanut, Dr. Julian took the soybean, which was until this time just another bean, and...
Black America Has Been Getting Better For The Past 40 Years BUT….
So, it's official, a report tells us all that things in black america are better than they were 40 years ago. Whoppy 'f*cking' doo da! Of course seeing a headline like this is mildly infuriating but fact is, things probably are better and this is news that can be used...
WOAH! 16-Year-Old Girl Enters Ph.D. Program AND …
Thessalonika Arzu-Embry is making waves at only 16 as she excels at her education way way beyond most girls her age. The Illinois girl who lives with her family at Great Lakes Naval Station is just 16 and already has a masters degree. She entered college at 11 and in...
COMMITMENT: 83 Years Of Marriage And A Combined Age Of 214!
Duranord Veillard turned 109 in February and Jeanne, turns 105 in this May. The pair have been married for an astounding 83 years! How is that for commitment? The couple married in November 1932, just for perspective, that was the same month Franklin D. Roosevelt was...
Jamaica Demands Billions in Reparations from Great Britain
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s upcoming visit to the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica has sparked a renewed call by Jamaican professors and politicians that the United Kingdom should pay reparations for slavery. The chairman of the Caribbean Caricom...
365 Black History: May 17th – First Kentucky Derby Winner is Black, Frederick Douglass, Brown v Board
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 17th in Black History 1875 -...
Meet The Top African Female Pilots Dominating The Aviation Industry in Africa
It used to be that the African girl child was not only relegated to the kitchen but also forced to couch her dreams in socially approved professions, such as hair-styling, catering, or being a nurse (rather than a doctor). Well times have changed, and these days women...
