Melanin Is The Most Supreme Substance In The Universe And We’re Made Of It
A Phenomena is “a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.” Is not melanin a “fact or situation that…
Did you know Rawan Dakik is the youngest African woman to climb Mt Everest?
Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has on Friday June 11, named Rawan Dakik a Tourism Ambassador. Ms Dakik, 20, is the first Tanzanian woman and youngest African to…
Did you know the woman on the 50 Ghana Pesewas coin was a political activist, a devout feminist & the chief financier of the CPP?
It takes great work and achievements for anybody, particularly a woman in a male-dominated world to win a place on a national currency. Many have seen the image on the…
Did you know former Tanzanian President Dr. Jakaya Kikwete is the first African to chair Global Partnership for Education board?
Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is a multi-stakeholder partnership and funding platform, that wishes to boost education systems in developing countries. In 2013, Julia Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister, was…
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwean multiple award-winning novelist
Tsitsi Dangarembga was born on 4 February 1959 in the small town of Mutoko, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where her parents taught at the nearby mission school. Her mother was…
Did you know George T Sampson Developed America’s First Automatic Clothes Dryer?
In 1892, George T Sampson developed and patented America’s first automatic clothes dryer. Like many other entrepreneurs, Sampson did not invent the item that made his reputation. Dryers of sorts…
Amadou Hampate Ba, Malian influential scholar in the 20th Century
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (c. 1900-1991) was a well-known Malian diplomat and author of the last half of the twentieth century. His fiction and non-fiction books in French are widely respected…
Hauwa Ibrahim, an International Human Rights and Sharia Law Lawyer.
Hauwa Ibrahim is an International Human Rights and Sharia Law Lawyer. A senior partner at Aries Law Firm, working as a lead attorney with a team devoted to the cause…
Did you know Hazel Scott was the first African-American woman to host her own television show?
Hazel Scott a pianist and jazz singer who was also an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. In the summer of 1950, Scott made history as the first African-American…
Naomi Mata’afa first female prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa
Prime Minister Mata’afa is a hardworking and seasoned politician, and now is the first female Prime Minister of Samoa. She served her country since 1985. She was first elected to…
Did you know Joseph Winters invented the Fire Escape Ladders?
Joseph Winters was an important African American inventor. He invented a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder for the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a device that could save countless lives in the…
Dr Kike Moronkeji creator of Gidi Box Office streaming platform
Dr Kike Moronkeji is an Entrepreneur, and an Engineer who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gidi Box Office, a new streaming and distribution platform that offers convenient…
Did you know Powell Johnson invented the first Eye Protectors?
Powell Johnson was a child psychiatrist who was also an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement and was one of the first African-American women to attain tenure at Harvard…
Did you know the Ceremonial Enclosure of Khasekhemwy in Egypt is the oldest mud-brick structure in the world?
It is located in Hierakonpolis, the Predynastic capital of Upper Egypt which grew to prominence in the mid-third millennium B.C. The Ceremonial Enclosure of Khasekhemwy was built by King Khasekhemwy,…
Sihle Magubane, owner of South Africa’s only Black-owned coffee brand
Sihle Magubane is the founder of South Africa’s first Black-owned coffee brand. The entrepreneur founded Sihle’s Brew in 2012 after years of being a barista, working for some of the…
Babawande Afolabi, founder of Green Africa Airways
Babawande Afolabi returned from the United States to Nigeria to start an airline company. He is the founder of Lagos-based value airline, Green Africa Airways. The airline was scheduled to…
Did you know Ghanaian singer Ruby Amanfu has been named President of Grammy Awards organizers?
Ruby Amanfu has been named the new president of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy. The Recording Academy is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and…
On this day, June 2 in 1863, Harriet Tubman freed more than 700 enslaved people in the US.
On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman led 150 black Union soldiers, who were part of the U.S. 2nd South Carolina Volunteers, in the Combahee River Raid and liberated more than 700 enslaved…
Did you know Alena Maze is the first Black person in the world to hold a Ph.D. in survey methodology?
This was after she successfully passed her dissertation defense. Alena Maze is a vlogger, a wife and a mother of 7. She talked about how her history-making accomplishment is specifically tied…
Did you know Bruce Grobbelaar is the 1st African player to win the UEFA Champions League?
The Zimbabwean is certainly one of Africa’s most successful players, having won a number of trophies during his stint with Liverpool, which included six league titles, three FA Cups, and…