On July 15, 2013, Patrisse Cullors together with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi co-founded the Black Lives Matter Movement in order to protect Blacks against racial discrimination, elevate Black lives and consciousness and prevent police brutality in the United States. (Read more...)

Becoming the African voice for climate change is a journey Vanessa officially commenced in January 2020, after attending the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. (Read more...)

Tutu was known to be the voice of the voiceless Black South Africans. (Read more...)

The inspiration for the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" came in 1900, when young men based in Jacksonville, Florida, planned to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday. (Read more...)

Retired since 2008 after being diagnosed with a heart defect, Lilian Thuram has moved on to another field where he leads a daily fight through his foundation "Lilian Thuram - Education Against Racism". (Read more...)

The United States Mint announced a series of coins commemorating American women who are pioneers. Maya Angelou is the first black woman to appear on a coin. (Read more...)

Mukwege has committed himself to help violated women recover from the traumatic experience inflicted upon them by the animosity and sexual abuse of men. (Read more...)

Wangari was a trailblazer, she being the first woman to obtain a Doctorate in East and Central Africa and the first African woman to receive the Nobel peace prize, in 2004. (Read more...)

A social and political hero, a scholar and leader of great prestige, a man of integrity and boundless patriotism, a persistent and consistent fighter, a source of hope in times of political darkness, a father, a great man are all qualities that do not even do justice to a legend of Mandela's repute. (Read more...)

Kaepernick inspired Nike campaign's slogan "Believe in some things, even if it means sacrificing everything." (Read more...)