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This Woman Gave Up Her Goal Of Becoming A Nurse To Make Spices
When COVID-19 hit, Shabria Jerome was employed as a nursing assistant. She was also enrolled in lessons […]
How South Carolina’s Slave Bread Became the Enslaved’s Only Source of Food
Before and during the Civil War, the Europeans in South Carolina mainly relied on female slaves to […]
Chinese Rhino Horn Smuggler Escapes From Prison In Namibia
Authorities in Namibia said that a Chinese person who was serving a 15-year prison term there for […]
Sub-Saharan Africa Could Be Unsustainable By 2050 – Report
Sydney-based think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), published on Wednesday (Oct 19) the newest edition […]
Qatar FIFA World Cup: Three Million Ticket Sold In Less Than A Month To Kick Off
Nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and organizers said […]
Zimbabwe Is First African Country To Approve Injectable HIV Prevention Drug
Zimbabwe has approved the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV […]
Ndovu Kuu Biography: Inside The Life Of Kenyan Musician
Christopher Thande Githara, better known by his stage name Ndovu Kuu, was born in Kenya on January […]
Emma Miloyo Biography: The First Woman to Become President of the Architectural Association of Kenya
Emma Miloyo is a licensed architect from Kenya who was born on December 29, 1981. In 2017, […]
St. Maurice: The Black Roman General Killed For Refusing Orders To Persecute Christians
He was killed with his legion for defying the king’s order to hunt down Christians in the […]
From Barefoot Singer To Peru’s First Black Cabinet Minister: The Story Of Susana Baca
Susana Baca, a multiple Grammy Award winner, is one of Peru’s most celebrated political elites. After her […]
I Am An Adult, No One Will Ban Me From Twitter – Uganda President’s Son Fires Back
Uganda’s latest four-star general Muhoozi Kainerugaba has refused to be banned from Twitter a day after his […]
British-Nigerian Singer, Little Simz Wins 2022 Mercury Music Prize
Simbiatu “Simbi” Abisola Abiola Ajikawo was born in Islington, London, to Nigerian parents. She is a British […]
OnlyFans Model Who killed Nigerian-American Boyfriend Had Begged Police For Help Two Days Before The ‘Murder’, New Video Reveals
The OnlyFans model charged with fatally stabbing her Nigerian-American boyfriend pleaded with authorities to help her just two […]
Microsoft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Staff Worldwide As Share Price Plunges 30% In A Year
Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 employees worldwide amid fears of a recession. The layoffs represent less […]
Khopesh: What You Need To Know About The Ancient Egyptian Sword
For centuries, swords, knives, and daggers have been the weapons of choice for soldiers all over the […]
The Inspiring Story Of Dasheeda Dawson, New York City’s First Cannabis Boss
Dasheeda Dawson did not want to have anything to do with cannabis growing up in East New […]
Kanye West Reportedly Ready To Finally Settle His Divorce With Kim Kardashian
Kanye West is finally ready to settle his divorce with ex-wife Kim Kardashian, over a year after […]
Black Professor Awarded the ‘Genius Grant’ with $800K Stipend For His Literary Work
Kiese Laymon, an award-winning author and English professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas, has been awarded […]
Africa CDC Head, Dr Ogwell ‘Mistreated’ At German Airport
The acting head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, has returned to […]
5 Black Middle School Kids From Florida Make History, Complete Their First Year of College
Meet Miracle Butler, 14, Keniah Washington, 13, Keyanna Grant, 13, Tyreek Nash, 14, and Kaitlyn Archie-McDonald, 14 […]
