Global Black History

The 1st Black Man to Run for President- George Edwin Taylor

Before Barack Obama, Shirley Chisholm and Jessie Jackson, George Edwin Taylor ran for President of the United States in 1904 as the candidate of the National Negro Liberty Party, sometimes known as the National Liberty Party. Political Life During the period when Taylor emerged…

Central Africa Culture Featured Politics by Editor April 15, 2019

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A Brief History of Queen Verónica I Guterres Kandala Kingwanga (1681–1721)

The Great Verónica I Guterres Kandala Kingwanga, ruled from 1681 to 1721, and consolidated the control of the Guterres dynasty while creating a lasting precedent for female rulers. Verónica is believed to have been a pious Christian, but also a fervent believer in Matamba's independence. In…

East Africa Featured by Editor April 8, 2019

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The Diversity of Uganda’s Economy from the 1980s – 2004

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni became the country’s political leader in 1986. At the time Uganda was considered one of the poorest countries in Africa. What is not always mentioned about the economy of Uganda is that Uganda is one of the few African countries that actually…

Africans With Global Voices Business Culture Featured Politics West Africa by Editor April 5, 2019

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The Political Life of Kwame Nkrumah (1945-1957)

Kwame Nkrumah was born in 1909, in the south west part of the Gold Coast (present day Ghana). His father was goldsmith who belonged to the Nzima tribe. Nkrumah was educated at the Roman Catholic Mission School and the great secondary school…

Featured Gamechangers Theories by Editor April 1, 2019

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Professor Tshifularo Pioneers World’s 1st Middle Ear Transplant Using 3D-Printed Bones

On 13 March, Prof Tshifularo performed the first middle ear transplant on a patient born with an underdeveloped middle ear, effectively replacing the hammer, anvil, and stirrup, the ossicles that make up the middle ear with 3-D printed bones. 3D-printing technology is used to…

Featured West Africa by Ana Mosioa-Tunya March 26, 2019

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Economic History of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a small country in West Africa. The economy of Sierra Leone is an agro-based economy. 50 to 80% of the population makes a living through agriculture. Cocoa and coffee are the main crops grown for commercial purposes. 1980s &…

America Featured by John Akina March 19, 2019

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Maggie L. Walker Opened a Bank in Jim Crow South

Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to found a bank. St Luke Penny Savings Bank opened on November 2, 1903 in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, in the midst of the Jim…

Featured Society by Editor March 11, 2019

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Celebrating King Moshoeshoe Day

The 11th of March to commemorate the day of Moshoeshoe’s death. Moshoeshoe Day is a national holiday in Lesotho celebrated every year. Military Capability: Moshoeshoe was a true African leader who united the decentralized chiefdoms of the neighboring people. Moshoeshoe was a famous warrior who defended…

Culture Featured Society by Editor March 4, 2019

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Wage Inequality in South Africa: 1880s to Now

The discovery of diamonds in the 1870s and gold in the 1880s quickly led to a monopoly in the mining, processing and selling of these minerals. DeBeers Consolidated Mines controlled the diamond monopoly while the gold monopoly was controlled by the Chamber of Mines. The…

African Innovation Featured Gamechangers West Africa World News by Editor February 27, 2019

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Aliko Dangote Bets on Oil and Fertilizer

Aliko Dangote’s plan to reduce Nigeria’s dependency on fuel imports will carve out an even bigger slice of the nation’s $376 billion economy for his empire. Dangote’s future—and, as he likes to say, that of the entire continent’s …