Before Poitier, the majority of roles for Black Americans were restricted to servants. He stretched beyond Hollywood's stringent boundaries to deny any role that had to portray racial stereotypes. (Read more...)
Bath is the first African-American woman to specialize in ophthalmology. (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...)
Dynamic, passionate, enthused, energetic, determined, and compassionate. These words perfectly fit the profile of Dr. Winifred Byanyima, fondly called Winnie, the lady at the helm of the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). (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...)
At 33, Carson became the youngest head of pediatric neurosurgery in all of the United States. (Read more...)
In 2008, Opeke raised $240 million for a fiber optic cable stretching from Portugal to Nigeria. (Read more...)
Born a slave, married at 14, mother at 17 and widowed at 20. (Read more...)
"On the Equality of Human Races", Anténor Firmin's book, is clearly opposed to that of someone called Joseph Arthur de Gobineau entitled "On the Inequality of Human Races" (Read more...)
Known as the biggest critic of her time, imprisonment and exiles could not stop Ellen Johnson defiance and courage towards reaching her goal. (Read more...)
iROKOtv, dupped the 'Netflix of Africa', is a Nigerian based video on demand service created to digitalize and distribute Nollywood contents. (Read more...)
