Thomas Fuller, was an enslaved African math GENIUS. He became known as the ”Virginia Calculator” because of his special gift Thomas Fuller was born in Africa between present-day Liberia and the Kingdom of Dahomey Born somewhere between the ”Slave Coast” of West Africa, present-day Liberia, and the Kingdom of Dahomey, […]
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All human blood types contain and are categorized by amounts of protein—except type RH negative, that is.Is it possible that human beings possessing the latter blood type are actually from Mars,Venus, or elsewhere in the universe? Well, since the known laws of physics breakdown past the horizons of black holes, truly anything […]
EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at a memorial service held by the party on Thursday. De Klerk? “For so long we have been told by the white man who we should and should not celebrate. Murderers […]
On July 23, 1892, a child was born in a village in eastern Ethiopia. He was named Lij Tafari in Amharic, which translates to mean a child of royal birth who is respected or feared (dreaded). Haile Selassie? As a regent in the Ethiopian government, he took on the title […]
Charlotte Maxeke never let the traditional restrictions that overwhelmed her peers in the Cape define her path as she trailblazed to become the first woman of colour to hold a graduate degree in apartheid South Africa. Just how did this woman become one of the greatest icons in South African […]
“I spent four decades of my life thinking how to treat patients with the Ebola virus. So this is the achievement of my life,” Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe, who with his team of researchers, has discovered a new Ebola treatment that can cure symptoms in just an hour told the BBC. […]
Nana Olomu made millions in the nineteenth century, becoming one of the greatest Africans to have ever achieved such a feat in his time but it is how influential he was in ensuring that he fought against the oppression from the British that makes his story even more historic. Nana […]
Shaka Zulu, chieftain of the Zulu tribe, was described as the “African Napoleon” for his military genius and consolidation of hundreds of South African tribes under the Zulu Empire. Though short-lived, Shaka left quite a legacy following his turbulent and by some accounts, cruel, reign. Who Was Shaka? Shaka, king […]
There’s Black girl magic on front of and behind the cover of TIME magazine’s 2019 Optimists issue. The cover features the legendary Cicely Tyson and was guest-edited by visionary filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Tyson chose DuVernay to present her with her honorary Academy Award back in November of 2018 when she […]
A social media user recently shared the news of her academic excellence with members of the internet community. The lady disclosed that she has become the first black woman to bag a PhD in physics from the University of Glasgow Well-wishers were quick to congratulate her on the outstanding feat […]
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