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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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Nigerian-Born British Professor Dapo Akande Elected as Judge of the International Court of Justice
Professor Dapo Akande, a Nigerian-born international law scholar and one of the leading legal academics…
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Why Is It Said That John Cabess Of Ghana Was The First Native African Billionaire Trader To Compete With Europeans In The 1700s?
John Kabes (also spelled John Cabess or John Cabes) was a great African merchant, businessman, and state-builder […]
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The Story Of Female War Captains From Pretea In The Ahanta Wars Of Resistance
The Ahanta state was founded with the blood and sweat of men and women who gave up […]
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South Africa Rugby Player Nkosi Reported As Missing By Club
South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported to police as a missing person, […]
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Madagascar Starts Works On First Motorway
Authorities in Madagascar have started works on the country’s first motorway linking the capital, Antananarivo, to Tamatave, the country’s economic hub and largest […]
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Dakar Fashion Week Marks 20 Years Of Style
Senegal celebrated in style 20 years of Dakar Fashion Week on Saturday with a show at the historic island of Gorée, once […]
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Trevor Noah Explains The One Word The Royals Should Avoid Following The Racism Scandal
Lady Susan Hussey, a longstanding advisor to the late Queen Elizabeth II, could have avoided sounding racist after […]
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Messages Of Support From Across Football For Brazil Icon, Pele
Messages of support have been received from all around the world to Brazil’s great Pele, who is […]
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UK Rapper Pa Salieu Jailed Over Brawl That Erupted After His Friend Was Stabbed To Death
British rapper, Pa Salieu has been jailed for two years and nine months for taking part in a […]
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Joe Biden Calls Out Antisemitism After Kanye West’s ‘I Like Hitler’ Comment
US President Joe Biden has called on political leaders to reject antisemitism “wherever it hides”. He […]
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Nick Cannon Hospitalized With Pneumonia
TV host and actor, Nick Cannon has been hospitalized after coming down with pneumonia. The Masked Singer host who shared a […]
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Brazilian Icon Pele Moved To End-Of-Life Palliative Care
Football legend Pele has reportedly been moved to end-of-life palliative care as the Brazilian legend is no […]
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Kenyan Female Innovator Awarded $1.2M For Providing Clean Cooking Stove
Kenya’s Charlot Magayi, who is the founder of Mukuru clean cooking stove was awarded $1.2 million Earthshot […]
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Thousands Gather For Africa’s Largest Religious Concert In Lagos
Africa’s largest religious concert, The Experience, has taken place in Lagos, Nigeria after a two year hiatus […]
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Liberia’s George Weah Faces Criticism Over His 2-Month-Long Foreign Trips
Residents of Monrovia weigh in on the fact that Liberia’s president, George Weah, has been out of […]
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Rwandan Film Festival To Honour African Filmmakers
Kigali held the 8th edition of the Mashariki African Film Festival this week. This is the largest […]
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Azie Taylor Morton, The Only African American To Hold The Post Of Treasurer Of The United States
Azie Taylor Morton was the first and only African-American to serve as United States Treasurer. Despite adversity, Ms. […]
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Remembering Charles Waddell Chesnutt, Black American Author And Lawyer
Charles Waddell Chesnutt, an African-American man of letters, was born on June 20, 1858, in Cleveland, Ohio, […]
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The Story Of The Dawson Five: Arrested and Forced Into Murder Confession
Gordon Howell, a cattle ranch worker, was shot to death at a one-room grocery store on January […]
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Harry Belafonte Biography: Family, Songs, Albums, and Awards
On this day, 20th June, 1960, Harry Belafonte, a well-known African-American singer and actor, received an Emmy Award […]
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This Former Slave’s Son Opened The First Black-Owned Drugstore In Southwestern Virginia
Isaac David Burrell was a former slave’s son. Burrell established southern Virginia’s first black-owned drugstore. Burrell earned […]