On January 03rd 2019, Louise Mushikiwabo was officially installed into her new office as Secretary General of Organization International de La Francophonie (OIF). (Read more...)

Harriet established her own underground route to free slaves and she never lost a passenger. She threatened those who wanted to give up in the course of the journey with a gun, forcing them to choose between freedom and death. (Read more...)

Nikole argues that the history of the United States does not begin in 1776 with the declaration of independence, but in 1619 with the arrival of the first slaves in Virginia. (Read more...)

If you have ever used FaceTime, Skype or WhatsApp to communicate, then you should thank Marian Croak. The so-called "Ma Bell" made it all possible, thanks to her leadership and forward-thinking vision. (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...)

At 33, Carson became the youngest head of pediatric neurosurgery in all of the United States. (Read more...)

Born a slave, married at 14, mother at 17 and widowed at 20. (Read more...)

Albert paved an exemplary model as Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, freedom fighter and humanitarian with his indelible contribution to freedom. (Read more...)

Jackson is the first black woman among 115 justices to serve on the Supreme Court, since its establishment in 1789. (Read more...)

Bath is the first African-American woman to specialize in ophthalmology. (Read more...)