Abebe Bikila the first Sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal at the Olympics in 1960 completing the marathon in 2:15:16.2. He went on to win the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as well.
It was Rome 1960; the venue of the Olympics and Italy…
Wealth building in African society has not always been a popular subject particularly for present Africans. Where I come from some fathers assume that if they give their children their inheritance early their children may kill them. This creates a hostile environment…
In the past American foreign policy largely ignored Africa as a place to be contained and more of a liability. Western powers in general were more focused on the Cold War and containing Soviet Union this of course is the official story.…
The African Union which declared the decade 2010-2020 the decade of the woman produced a publication in October 2010 "Walking the Talk" and Gender Equality. Now that we have for the first time a Woman as Chair at the African Union there…
In the late 90s and early 2000s there was a general line in certain local circles where they would yell to foreigners, " Go back to your country". It seems in 2012 Africans are doing just that as the streams of opportunities…
" Until the lion has his own historian then the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter." African Proverb
Mission
To tell the stories and record the history of black people worldwide.
Company Overview
We take the view of history which is multi-dimensional and…
Dr. Ernest Chijioke Madu believes that people in the developing world have a right to world-class health care. At his three Heart Institute of the Caribbean clinics --in Kingston and Mandeville, Jamaica, and in the Cayman Islands -- he delivers more than…
A couple of years ago I was speaking to a friend about July 4 th and she was confused since in Africa we never knew the history behind July the 4 th. July 4 th is in fact American Independence Day…
“I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others” Nelson Mandela Conversations with myself These were the words were expressed by Nelson Mandela when he visited his mother in…
Born in 1959 outside the Botswana capital Gaborone In 1971 diamonds were discovered in Botswana and in 1977 and education became free Studied in Swaziland and Edinburgh, Scotland Worked as criminal lawyer, defense attorney in Botswana Worked on…