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365 Black History: May 20th – The Birth of a Legend, Toussaint L’Ouverture & a School for Former Slaves Created
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 20th in Black History 1704 - Elias...
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! buy prednisone online http://miamihealth.com/css/css/prednisone.html no prescription pharmacy And their name is awesome too!...
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...
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 -...
