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Gladys West: The Black Mathematician Whose Groundbreaking Work Helped Make GPS Technology Possible
How a determined African-American woman from rural Virginia helped shape modern navigation through mathematics, satellite technology…
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Nigerian-Born Lawyer Shirley Emehelu Makes History as New Jersey’s First Immigrant Lieutenant Governor in the US
Nigerian-born American lawyer Shirley U. Emehelu has made history after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of New…
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The Underground Railroad: How Enslaved Black Americans Risked Their Lives to Escape Slavery
The history of slavery in the United States is filled with heartbreaking stories of oppression,…
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The Untold History of Black Slavery in America: How Millions of Africans Were Captured, Sold and Forced into Bondage
For more than three centuries, millions of Africans were caught in one of the most brutal…
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The Legacy of Honoring the Black Americans in the U.S. National Parks
Throughout the month of February, the United States commemorates National African American History Month by honoring African-Americans’ […]
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Remembering Oliver W. Hill, The Lead Attorney for the Virginia State Conference of NAACP
Oliver W. Hill was a civil rights activist and African American attorney. Hill and his colleagues filed […]
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Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy Not Guilty Of Sexual Assault Charge
Manchester City’s defender, Benjamin Mendy, has been found not guilty of seven of the nine charges against […]
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Kanye West Weds Yeezy Designer In Private Ceremony – Report
American rapper and business mogul, Kanye West, has secretly married Bianca Censori, an architectural designer at his […]
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Djibouti Is All Set To Build Africa’s First Rocket-Launch Site
Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa, has agreed to build Africa’s first rocket launch […]
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How Rich Homie Quan Made Over $1 Million Recently With No Music Check Involved
Rich Homie Quan sued his label Think It’s A Game Entertainment and its CEO in 2015 for […]
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Why Mariah Carey Reportedly Wants Primary Custody Of Children With Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon and his wife Alyssa Scott recently welcomed their 12th child. Cannon, 42, has children with […]
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London Mom Dies On Day Of Her Wedding In Trinidad
An East London mother’s family is in mourning after she died unexpectedly on the morning of her […]
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Akpema, Togo’s Initiation Rites That Prepare A Girl From The Age Of One To Become A Woman
Akpema is a rite of passage for young maidens in Togo, a West African country. It takes […]
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Watts Truce: The Historic Meeting Of Two Rival Gangs That Brought An End To 30 Years Of Street Violence In Los Angeles
Though many local activists and public officials were skeptical of the peace agreement, the Watts Truce signed […]
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At Just 18, Coco Gauff Made $3.1M On The Field And $8M Off The Field In 2022
Coco Gauff has etched her name in tennis history one bat swing at a time since making […]
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US Attorney General Garland Appoints Special Counsel To Probe Joe Biden’s Classified Documents
The Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland on Thursday, January 12, appointed a special counsel […]
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Cameroon’s Youssoufa Moukoko ‘Caught Up In Age Fraud Storm Amid Claims He Is 22 And Not 18’
Borussia Dortmund footballer, Youssoufa Moukoko has reportedly been caught up in the age storm that has rocked Cameroonian football. […]
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Nigeria’s Ijeoma Akunyili Becomes First Black Chief Medical Officer Of US Hospital
The Jersey City Medical Center in the United States, has announced Ijeoma Akunyili as the new Chief […]
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BLM Activist, Imarn Ayton Says Harry And Meghan ‘Have Proven Themselves To Be Liars’ After Bombshell Interviews About The Royal Family
Black Lives Matter organiser, Imarn Ayton has branded Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle ‘liars’ following bombshell interviews […]
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2022 Was The 5th Or 6th Warmest Year On Record – US Govt Agencies
Earth’s fever persisted last year. It didn’t spike to a record high, but 2022 still made it […]
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DR Congo Accuses Rwanda Of Using Refugees As Leverage
Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using refugees for political purposes on Wednesday, after its neighbour said it would […]
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Egypt: Streets Of Alexandria Flooded As Fresh Heavy Rain Hit City
Egyptian motorists drove through flooded streets on Thursday, as heavy rain hit areas of Alexandria city early […]
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US Offers $10 Million For ‘Mastermind’ Of 2019 Kenya Hotel Siege
The United States announced Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for a […]
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9 Women Sentenced For “Terrorist Acts” In Tunisia
Nine women prosecuted since 2016 by Tunisian justice for the formation of a “terrorist” cell and the […]