Famous People

EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at...

On July 23, 1892, a child was born in a village in eastern Ethiopia. He was named Lij Tafari in...

Charlotte Maxeke never let the traditional restrictions that overwhelmed her peers in the Cape define her path as she trailblazed...

“I spent four decades of my life thinking how to treat patients with the Ebola virus. So this is the...

Nana Olomu made millions in the nineteenth century, becoming one of the greatest Africans to have ever achieved such a...

Shaka Zulu, chieftain of the Zulu tribe, was described as the “African Napoleon” for his military genius and consolidation of...

There's Black girl magic on front of and behind the cover of TIME magazine's 2019 Optimists issue. The cover features...

A social media user recently shared the news of her academic excellence with members of the internet community. The lady...

William ‘Bill’ Pinkney had a variety of jobs. Having trained as an x-ray technician, he worked as a professional limbo...

Trailblazing novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and professor emeritus Toni Morrison passed away Monday night aged 88 after a short illness,...