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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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Samuel Green: Suspected of Aiding the “Dover Eight” In Escape from Slavery
Samuel Green was an African-American self-emancipated anti-slavery activist who was imprisoned in 1857 for possessing a copy […]
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Remembering Amaza Lee Meredith, An African American Architect, Educator And Artist
Amaza Lee Meredith was a black architect, educator, and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the architectural […]
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Jean Bedél Bokassa: A Self-Crowned Emperor Of Central African Republic Who Ruled With Violence And Greed
After death sentence, the Central African Republic later pardoned Jean Bedél Bokassa, the self-crowned emperor accused […]
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American TV Host, Nick Cannon, Welcomes 11th Child
American media personality, Nick Cannon, has welcomed his 11th child, Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon. Cannon made the announcement […]
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In DRC, Fighting Complicate Rangers Access To Gorillas
Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has kept away tourists. The fighting has also scared away, […]
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First Batch Of Kenyan Troops Land In DR Congo’s War-Torn East
Kenyan soldiers landed in the city of Goma in eastern DRC, Saturday (Nov 12). They were greeted […]
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South African Emmy-Nominated Actress Kim Engelbrecht Hopes To Inspire Youth
South African Kim Engelbrecht became the fifth African female actor to receive an Emmy nomination in late September. She […]
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Twitter Manager Reportedly Vomited After Elon Musk Ordered Him To Fire Employees
A Twitter manager threw up in a trash can after new CEO Elon Musk directed him to […]
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Ghanaian Singer, Hajia4Real Reportedly Arrested In UK For $8 Million Fraud
Ghanaian socialite and singer Mona Fiaz Montrage, better known as Hajia4Real has reportedly been arrested in the United […]
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Cameroon: Despite A Ban, ‘Whisky Sachets’ Remain Very Popular
After a tiring day, Guy Bertrand pulls his taxi into a side street in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, […]
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Senegalese Hope Sadio Mané Will Play At The World Cup 2022
Ballon d’Or runner-up Sadio Mane was named in Senegal’s World Cup squad by coach Aliou Cisse on […]
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Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Farmers Fear Unpredictable Climate To Lower Crop Yields
Jean Baptiste Saleyo lives in Ivory Coast’s Bas-Sassandra region. The man has farmed cocoa on several acres […]
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How Lancaster Reminded Her People Of The Cruelty Of Slave Trade With Captured African Mmemorial
Lancaster was one of Britain’s busiest slave ports during the 1700s with over 200 slave ships heading […]
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Kadir Nelson: The African-American Artist Who Captured 200 Years Of History In A Single Painting
The ‘Ancient Wonders of the World’ painting by Kadir Nelson, an African-American author and artist, sheds light […]
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Cameroonian in Toronto Who Wanted $60K for his Business Got $600K Instead After Investors Tasted His Jollof
Gilles Tchianga is a Cameroonian who moved to Italy to pursue his first degree and postgraduate studies […]
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How Carriacou Escapees Made History By Risking Their Lives To Flee Slavery Across The Caribbean Sea
When the Spanish Crown decreed in 1680 that an enslaved person would be freed if they accepted […]
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Iowa Teen Sentenced For Killing Alleged Rapist Back In Custody After Escape
Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teenage sex trafficking victim sentenced to probation for fatally stabbing her alleged rapist, […]
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Why Is Bes, The Egyptian god Of Childbirth, Unique Among his Contemporaries?
Worshiping lesser gods is common in all cultures, including traditional African culture. Europeans thought the lesser gods […]
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$100,000 Reward Offered After A Noose Is Found On Construction Site Of Obama Presidential Center
Lakeside Alliance, the company hired to build former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago, has offered […]
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Despite Major Life Setbacks, Roger Arliner Young Became First African-American Woman To Earn A PhD in Zoology
She was shattered, broken, and confused when it became clear that her dream of earning a Ph.D. […]