Priscilla Sitieni, the world’s oldest primary school student, has died in Kenya at the age of 99. […]
Entertainment
R&B Singer, B. Smyth Dies At 28 Following Battle With Pulmonary Fibrosis
R&B singer and rapper, B. Smyth has died at the age of 28 of respiratory failure […]
Entertainment
John Legend: Making Change In The World One Song At A Time
Multi-award winner artist John Legend says his music and his activism often go hand in hand. Speaking […]
Sports
World Cup: Full Moroccan Squad Lands In Qatar Ahead Of Sunday’s Opener
The full Moroccan squad landed in Doha, Qatar, Thursday (Nov. 17). Some of the players had arrived […]
Politics
Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Ready To Extend 43-Year Rule
The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power for 43 years, […]
Entertainment
Brazilian Boy Reinvents Classic French Tale “The Little Prince”
A ground-breaking new stage production of French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince” features a boy with an afro. […]
World Buzz
Details Of The $2 Million Settlement Reached By Louisville With Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker
A former Louisville police officer, who was involved in the botched Breonna Taylor raid, told The Courier-Journal […]
Shocking / World Buzz
2-Year-Old Died Of Starvation After Father Passed Away In New York Apartment
Officials in New York said Tuesday that a 2-year-old boy starved to death after his father passed […]
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Here’s How Our Ancient Warriors Dealt With PTSD
Although the general public is aware of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has a basic understanding of […]
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How Tribesmen Of North Africa Developed Their Own Clothing From Animal Hide 120,000 Years Ago
Their tools are antelope and wild cattle rib bones with thin openings that have been smoothened into […]
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Prospect Hill, One Of Virginia’s Largest Plantations With A Dark Past That Became A Country Inn
Prospect Hill, with 1,576 acres of land, was a thriving slave plantation in the 1700s. It was […]
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The Story Of First African American To Gain His Freedom After Being Caught Under The Fugitive Slave Act Of 1850
James Hamlet lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with his wife and two children, until he was apprehended under […]
Business & Opportunities
Ex-Google Executive On Starting Skincare Line For Melanin-Rich Skin With Dermatologist Mom
Davlyn Mosley is a former Google tech executive behind the luxury skincare product Namesake, a line of […]
Business & Opportunities
Sabrina Thompson: The NASA Aerospace Engineer Designing Women’s Clothes For Space
Sabrina Thompson is a NASA engineer and the founder of the Girl in Space Club streetwear brand. […]
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The Black War: Violent Conflict Between British Colonists And Aboriginal Australians
The Black War, which lasted from the mid-1820s to 1832, was a bloody conflict between British colonists […]
Business & Opportunities
These Black Entrepreneurs Own 38 Grocery Stores and Just Received $13.5M to Buy Six More
Three African American entrepreneurs — Michael Nance, Ademola Adewale-Sadik, and Walker Brumskin — who met while attending […]
Business & Opportunities
DR Congo Town Set To ‘Disappear’ As Mines Expand
“We’re screwed,” said Alphonse Fwamba Mutombo, standing on a plot of rubble overlooking an open-cast cobalt mine […]
Business & Opportunities / Technology
Cameroon: Entrepreneur Recycles Charcoal Into Green Gas
Tonnes of coal waste are thrown away each year in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The […]
Shocking
Kenyan MP Blames Corruption For Building Collapse In Nairobi
A Kenyan member of parliament has blamed corruption for the collapse of a multi-story building that was […]
Sports
Qatar: World Cup Trophy Unveiled As Teams Join Base Camps
On Wednesday (Nov 16) FIFA unveiled the 18-carat-solid-gold trophy that will be awarded to the winner of […]
General
South African ‘Ghost Hunters’ Venture Into The Night Looking For Answers
Shortly after nightfall, flashlight in hand, Rivas Bright knocks twice on the broken window of an abandoned […]