Black STEM ‘Jeanius’ Earns Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at 14
Chicago teen genius Dorothy Jean Tillman has always excelled. At eight-months-old, she began talking, and by age four, she was doing math. Now, at 14, the STEM-focused teen has earned…
This Psychotherapist Is On A Mission To Make Sure Black Women Feel Supported In A Global Pandemic
Bea Arthur’s online platform The Difference offers tools to make therapy accessible to those who are historically denied emotional support: Black women. As the world reels from the devastation and…
Howard University Graduate Becomes Air Force Thunderbirds’ First Black Female Officer
With the coronavirus pandemic taking over all aspects of our lives, the country has been using several methods to show our appreciation to front line healthcare workers and associates. The…
The Man Introducing China to Afrobeats Through Dance
Until COVID-19 hit, Ghanaian artist Yoofi Greene was China’s Afrobeats evangelist. Now he’s eager to return and finish what he started. From his home in southern China, Yoofi Greene kept an eye…
Africa’s top COVID-19 technocrats: Africa CDC’s John Nkengasong
The coronavirus pandemic has seized the world in multiple ways, snuffing lives out of humans, economies and everyday activities of millions across the globe. The fight against the rampaging virus…
High School Senior Makes History With 5.6 GPA, Becomes First Black Valedictorian at His School
Nationwide — Timi Adelakun, a senior at South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida, has made history for being the school’s first Black valedictorian and for having a 5.6 GPA…
Shaking Up The Status Quo: 3 Young African Entrepreneurs Committed To Social Transformation
According to the African Development Bank Group, of Africa’s nearly 420 million youth aged 15-35, one-third are unemployed, another third are vulnerably employed and only one in six is in…
Women Tell the Story of Ethiopia’s Red Terror In This New Documentary from Tamara Dawit
Finding Sally weaves history and mystery together in the quest to find a missing aunt. This new biweekly column is your guide to African film. Writer Ciku Kimeria is highlighting…
Meet the Black Woman Mechanic Teaching Other Women How to Fix Cars
Sandra Aguebor is Nigeria’s first woman mechanic. She is also the founder of The Lady Mechanic Initiative, which teaches women from diverse backgrounds how to fix cars and become financially independent….
Hildreth Walker, the man who helped measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon
Hildreth “Hal” Walker, Jr., in 1969, led a team that adapted a ruby laser for measuring the distance from the Earth to the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission while working for…
“Jamaica” is an Akan term that emerged during slave trade by Ghanaian slaves
– A historian in Ghana has asserted that the term “Jamaica” is an Akan term that originated from Ghanaian slaves – According to him, the Akan slaves were shipped to…
Barbara Ross-Lee: First female Black dean of a U.S. medical school
Barbara Ross-Lee, sister to Diana Ross, is a physician and the first female Black dean of a United States medical school. Growing up in inner-city Detroit, Ross-Lee and her sister…
First Ever Black-Owned Bank — The Founder Was Once a Slave!
The history of The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers tells a fascinating story about the struggles and triumphs of Rev. William Washington Browne, a…
African Philosophy Is More Than You Think It Is
North Atlantic professional philosophy has only recently been awakening to the realization that societies in the global South have rich traditions of thought. While efforts to break beyond the narrow…
Did you know South Africa has the most airports in Africa?
In South Africa, there are over 90 airports and this includes both international and domestic airports with most of the biggest airports owned by Airports Company of South Africa. Four…
Did you know Dr. Charles Drew invented the blood bank?
It’s impossible to determine how many hundreds of thousands of people would have lost their lives without the contributions of African-American inventor Dr. Charles Drew. This physician, researcher and surgeon…
Did you know Frederick McKinley Jones built the refrigerator unit for trucks?
Frederick McKinley Jones is credited with transforming the food industry and America’s eating habits with his invention of a practical refrigeration system for trucks and railroad cars. Frederick Jones patented…
Did you know Dr. Philip Emeagwali built the world’s fastest computer?
Philip Emeagwali’s family of nine struggled to make ends meet and had to drop out of school. However, his resilience and desire to see a turn around in his life…
Abuna Yemata Guh: world’s most perilous church located at a height of 2,580 metres
Abuna Yemata Guh is a church that has been described as the world’s most perilous church. It sits so high up perching 650 feet above a steep cliff in the…
Did You know Anna Mangin was the African-American who invented the Pastry Fork?
Anna M. Mangin was an American inventor and women’s rights campaigner. She invented a kitchen tool she called a pastry fork in 1891. This was different from the eating utensil also…