Wizkid was named most streamed Nigerian artist on Spotify with over 4 billion streams and he has become the most streamed Nigerian artist on YouTube with over 1.06 billion livestreams. (Read more...)
Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Diébédo Francis Kéré became the very first African to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. (Read more...)
In 2013 when she was only 8 years old, Mabou was able to articulate 8 languages; English, Kreyol, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin and Sign Language. (Read more...)
Although three past winners, Penelope Coelen, Anneline Krien, and Antigone Costanda were of South African and Egyptian descents respectively, they had European and Greek origins. Darego is the first native African to win the title. (Read more...)
Spike Lee has been noted for his bold approach on controversial issue as racism, sex and politics, subjects movie writers and directors either twist or avoid. (Read more...)
“This is America” may have been offensive to view by some, but its message was clearly understood by the world. All that glitters is definitely not gold in a world where racism and violence thrive. (Read more...)
Since her movie debut, Mortal Inheritance in 1996, the movie icon and singer has starred in over 300 movies and has steadily risen to be nicknamed the ‘Queen of Nollywood’. (Read more...)
Boseman perfectly incarnated the Black Panther, as both King and a black superhero, first of its kind to defend his people, stand for justice and evict intruders from his country. (Read more...)
Basquiat is the author of "Untitled", a painting acquired by a Japanese billionaire for $110.5 million: the most paid for a work by an American artist. (Read more...)
In 2021, Burna Boy won the award for Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his album "Twice as Tall", a crown to his rising music career. (Read more...)