Op-Ed: Laying Bare South Africa’s ‘White Lie’
There are many persecuted minorities in the world—white South Africans are certainly not one of those. For years, and particularly in the last five years, there has been a push…
Did you know Doctor Robert Sola Okojie from Nigeria has been inducted into the NASA inventors hall of fame?
Dr Okojie is recognized globally as the leading expert on silicon carbide-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for use in extreme environments. Dr Okojie has worked with the National Aeronautics and Space…
Dr Wilfred Fritz, inventor of Water&Solar100
Solar cookers have been promoted as a safe alternative to boil water, cook food, or even sterilize medical equipment, but many require the user to move the unit so that…
Did you know W.E.B Dubois was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895?
W.E.B Dubois was an African American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University in 1888, he entered Harvard College as a…
Arnold Achiri Nji from Cameroon.
Arnold Achiri Nji is an entrepreneur and Engineer recognized by the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) who developed the Traveler APP. The ‘Traveler information System’ is a software system comprising…
Did you know Zambia’s Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo won the 2020 United Nations (UN) Woman Police Officer of the Year award?
Chief Inspector Malambo currently serves as a Gender Adviser in Juba, South Sudan. Working with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), she helped establish the Stand Up for Rights of…
Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly (1944- )
Sharon Pratt Dixon was born on January 30, 1944 in Washington, D.C. to parents Carlisle Pratt and Mildred (Petticord) Pratt. Carlisle was a Washington, D.C. Superior Court Judge. Mildred Pratt died of…
Felix Kimaru
Felix Kimaru developed Totohealthwhich means “Baby Health”. This is a system that guides parents through pregnancy and childhood by sending vital maternal and child health information via text message. Twice…
Did you know Professor Frank Chineqwundoh was the first ‘Black British’ urological surgeon?
Professor Frank Chineqwundoh, of Nigerian descent, is the first ‘Black British’ urological surgeon. He qualified in medicine from St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London in 1984. Since completing…
Did you know John Richard Archer was London’s first Black Mayor?
John Richard Archer was a British politician, Pan-Africanist, and civic leader who became the first mayor of African-descent to be elected of Battersea, a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. Archer…
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow was a British educator, community activist, Race relations campaigner and politician, who was the Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. Dame Jocelyn was a…
Did you know the “Automatic Elevator Door” was invented by Alexander Miles in 1887?
Before automatic doors, people had to manually shut both the shaft and elevator doors before riding. Forgetting to do so led to multiple accidents as people fell down elevator shafts….
Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, also known as O. R. Tambo, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionist who served as President of the African National Congress from 1967 to…
Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole’s reputation after the Crimean War (1853-1856) rivalled Florence Nightingale’s. Unlike Nightingale, Seacole also had the challenge to have her skills put to proper use in spite of her…
Omitted from History: Asquith Xavier
Not many will have heard the name Asquith Xavier, nor will they be aware of how the brave family man who faced racial discrimination in the workplace managed to beat the “colour bar”. Just a little…
On this day 23rd October in 2011, Tunisia held its first free elections since attaining independence in 1956
The elections came just months after a revolution sparked by several months of protests triggered by the self-immolition of a Tunisian merchant by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi. Voter turnout…
DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein, By Wole Soyinka
We commiserate with the bereaved and urge state governments to compensate material losses, wherever. To commence any process of healing at all – dare one assume that this is the…
On this day, 19th October in 1944, the US Navy accepted black women into the service
Franklin Delano Roosevelt the 32nd president of the USA instructed the Navy to accept African-American women into the WAVES. The first African-American WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) a…
Did you know the mother of Fela Kuti,Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was the 1st woman to drive a car in Nigeria?
She was a Nigerian feminist, educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women’s rights activist who was the leading advocate of women’s rights in her country during the first half of the…
‘Driving While Black’ shows history of US Black motorists
FILE – In this June 25, 1966 file photo, civil rights icon James Meredith, left, watches “Meredith Marchers” file past his car to a rally in Canton, Miss. A new…