NOAH WALAKIRA
Noah was one of the winners of the Anzisha prize in 2014. He is a young Ugandan entrepreneur tackling unemployment in his community through Namirembe Sweater Makers. The organization currently produces about 500 sweaters a month.
FIVE YOUTHS HOPING TO WIN THE…
A quiet revolution is sweeping across Africa as young people are desiring to take control of their destinies and improve their lives in spite of their circumstances. A group of young people are changing the African narrative and one such young person…
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas, famous for the novel, The Three Musketeers was a black French writer. He was born, Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on 24 July 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie was born to a…
Zimbabwe's own music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi continues to wow the world with his 'Tuku Music' as he tours the United States and Canada over the next few months. Tuku and the Black Spirits are scheduled to be in several North American cities…
EBOLA
The Ebola virus consumed the news in 2014 especially in West Africa. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Senegal, Nigeria, Spain and the United States managed to safely contain the virus. Another outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the Boende District,…
Alia Atkinson has made history. 25 year old Alia is the first black woman to win a World Swimming Title. Alia broke the record at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Doha, Qatar in 1 minute and 2.36 seconds for the…
FEMALE NIGERIAN PROFESSOR FRANCISCA OKEKE NOW DEAN
Internationally acclaimed Professor of Physics Francisca Okeke is the first woman to serve as Dean of Physical Sciences at University of Nigeria.
AFRICAN SUSHI LINKS LESOTHO AND JAPAN
Lesotho and Japan are now being linked by an…
Renowned chemist Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1899, as the oldest of 6 children born to James Sumner Julian and Elizabeth Lena Julian. Both his parents were graduates of Alabama State University. Here are some interesting facts about…
As Kenya becomes the leader in computer and information technology we have chosen to highlight a few organizations. Eneza Education, ChamaSoft and Shamba Shape Up recently won the 2014 Innovation awards sponsored by Kenya's Information and Communication Technology Authority.
Eneza Education
Eneza’s mission…
In the Americas and black people are celebrating 151 years of the emancipation proclamation but one cannot help but wonder what the slaves would make of the current portrayal of black women. I have always been an advocate for authentic black voices…