Category: Featured
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How To Get A Job In Toronto In 6 Steps
Advertisements Toronto is one of the most popular provinces in Canada. Although there are ten provinces and three territories in Canada, Toronto is the largest city in Canada. The province is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, and it also houses the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere known as the CN […]
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Top 10 MBA Scholarships in Canada
Advertisements Earning an MBA degree is a huge accomplishment. The degree is what every business student wants and craves. It opens a huge range of opportunities to the student that earns it. MBA stands for Masters of Business Administration and it is a sure guarantee for its holder that they will land a job rapidly […]
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Study In Canada: Scholarships, Financial Aid, Visa, Admissions
Advertisements Why Study In Canada By landmass, Canada happens to be the second-largest country in the world. Furthermore, over 96 standard universities are situated in Canada, which are inviting international students. If you are seeking a European university, where you can have a world-class education, consider no other country but Canada. It will interest you […]
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Canada Student Visa – How To Apply
Advertisements There is always a high volume of people checking the internet on how they can apply for a Canadian student visa. Before you can obtain a Canadian student visa, there are a few processes that you need to follow. And these are things that we shall talk about in this article. Nevertheless, if your studies […]
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USA VISA LOTTERY – HOW TO APPLY
Advertisements Are up seeking information on the American Visa lottery Application process? Then you are in the right place. In this article, we will be talking about the USA VISA Lottery and also share some Quality and Best Guides you have to study, Live or work Abroad. It is also worth noting here that every piece […]
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Truck Driver Jobs In Canada With VISA Sponsorship
Advertisements A recent survey has suggested that by 2024, the Canadian trucking sector will be short 48,000 long-haul truckers. This is great news for truck drivers as it will create an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to immigrate to Canada for this kind of work. Moreover, the Canadian transportation industry continues to face high demand […]
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Jobs You Can Do Without A Work Permit In Canada
Advertisements Contrary to the belief of many, that you need to have a job permit before you can be offered any job in Canada, this is quite not true. It will interest you to know that there are some jobs you can do in Canada, whether you have a work permit or not. In this […]
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USA Jobs For Immigrants – Work In USA
Advertisements One of the countries in the world that consistently creates job opportunities is the US. The US president always must provide job opportunities, and as a virtue of this, Donald Trump, the present former president of the United States, provided more than a million Job Opportunities. Unemployment is greatly declining, and several Job Opportunities […]
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Canada Government Jobs For Immigrants
Advertisements By virtue of you being on this post, we believe you are looking to work in Canada, especially as an immigrant. Thankfully, this is doable. The Canadian Government supports immigrants working in Canada and as such, has made a policy to provide work for immigrants seeking to migrate and stay in Canada. With over […]
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Work in Canada: Here Is All You Need To Know About Canada Jobs
Advertisements Canada is one of the well-known European countries due to the high job availability in the country. Most of the big tech companies and multinational companies that offer high pay are all situated in Canada. It will interest you to know that two languages are spoken in Canada, which are English and French, which […]
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Easy Ways To Migrate to Canada
Advertisements Canada is a country in North America. It consists of ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometers (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometers. Canada is the world’s longest bi-national land […]
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Penn Museum Set To Rebury Stolen Skulls Of Black People Used for Racist Experiment For Nearly 200 Years
Advertisements The University of Pennsylvania is moving forward with the reburial of at least 13 Black Philadelphians’ skulls, whose bones have been housed in an infamous anthropological collection that was used to defend white supremacy in the years leading up to the American Civil War for nearly two centuries. The skulls will be reburied in […]
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Filming ‘Wakanda Forever’ While Grieving Chadwick Boseman’s Death Was ‘Very Therapeutic’, Says Lupita Nyong’o
Advertisements Lupita Nyong’o is opening up about her grief over the loss of the film’s beloved “king” amid the buzz surrounding the release of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser trailer. The Oscar winner spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday about the process of filming the sequel following the […]
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A Town Hired A Black Woman Manager, And The Entire White Police Force Quit
Advertisements The entire police department in Kenly, North Carolina, resigned, citing a “toxic” and “hostile” work environment, less than two months after the town hired Justine Jones, a Black woman. According to a report in NewsOne, elected officials in the town of about 2,000 people have remained silent on a future plan for law enforcement. […]
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Five Former Aurora Police Officers and Paramedics to be Tried On 32 Charges In Elijah McClain’s Death
Advertisements Five former Colorado police officers and paramedics will face charges in the death of a young massage therapist who was stopped by cops on his way home from the store in 2019. Despite an earlier ruling to the contrary, a judge has ruled that there is sufficient evidence on the prosecution’s side to proceed […]
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Video Shows 23-Year-Old Black Man Shot In The Back While Running From San Bernardino Police
Advertisements According to a surveillance camera video, San Bernardino cops shot a 23-year-old guy seconds after getting out of their unmarked vehicle. According to the man’s parents, the officers were cruel and tracked their son down “like a hound.” On Monday, July 18, the public was shown additional footage of what happened minutes before Robert […]
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Willie Morrow, Black Inventor Of Afro Pick And The Blow Dryer Comb Attachment, Dies At 82
Advertisements The creator of the Afro pick, a ground-breaking tool for kinky hairstyles, has passed away. Willie Morrow, a barber and hair stylist by trade, was a prominent community stakeholder who held the view that “you should not have to go outside of your own community for the resources and money,” according to his family. […]
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Baby Falls to His Death from 29th Floor of Harlem Apartment Building Balcony, Witnesses Say Parents Were Arguing Before Fall
Advertisements Investigators in New York City are looking into the tragic incident that took the life of a 3-year-old kid. The toddler fell from an apartment balcony over the long Fourth of July weekend after neighbors reported hearing adult fights inside the house. Residents of the Taino Towers complex in Harlem, which is located on […]
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Remembering The Horrendous Brazilian Holocaust That Killed 60,000, Majority Being Black
Advertisements Tens of Thousands of Brazilians, including Black people, were abandoned in a mental institution, Colônia de Barbacena many years ago. Barbacena, in the state of Minas Gerais, was being referred to as “the city of madmen.” The bulk of those who were admitted to the institution, however, were not mentally sick. According to a report […]
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Army Veteran Found Hanged In A Suburban Philadelphia Park; His Family Is Refusing The “Suicide” Tag By Police
Advertisements Last week, a U.S. Army veteran who had reportedly been strangled was discovered dead in a suburban Philadelphia Park. The man’s family is now complaining that the coroner has hastily ruled the death a suicide, according to them. Relatives are requesting that the case be treated as a criminal investigation based on their knowledge […]
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Miami Cop Under Investigation For Telling Black Driver ‘This Is How You Guys Get Killed’
Advertisements In the wake of the event, a Miami-Dade police officer who was caught on camera warning a Black driver that “this is how you guys get killed” during a traffic check is being investigated. The Black driver, Gerardson Nicolas, was recording their interaction when the police officer said those words, according to NBC 6. […]
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WATCH: Disturbing “Doll Test” Experiment Showing Effects Of Racism On Black Italian Children
Advertisements Racism has been passed down from generation to generation, and it does not appear to be improving, despite the increased understanding brought about by education and the achievements of black people, who are the most prejudiced. Kenneth and Mamie Clark, psychologists, devised the “doll test” in the 1940s to investigate the psychological consequences of […]
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The Code Of Hammurabi: Earliest Legal Codes Proclaimed By The Babylonian King Hammurabi Who Reigned From 1792 To 1750 B.C
Advertisements The Code of Hammurabi was proclaimed by Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C., and was one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes. Hammurabi united all of southern Mesopotamia by expanding the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River. The Hammurabi code of laws, which consists of 282 […]
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White Chicago Teacher Who Hung a Black Doll From Cord In His Classroom Gets Suspended
Advertisements A white teacher at the Chicago high school where Michelle Obama was a student has been suspended. Because he and an African-American colleague argued over him hanging a black doll from a cord in his classroom, the city’s school administration took action against him. The Chicago Public School district has suspended Carl Pasowicz, a […]
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Four African-American War Heroes Who Sacrificed Everything To Serve In The American Revolution
Advertisements The 13 American colonies were ruled by Britain before the Revolutionary War or the War of Independence. This approach worked well at first under the strategy of salutary neglect, until colonists became angered by British control as a result of excessive taxes and other circumstances, and rose up to fight for independence. According to […]
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15-Year-Old Mya Parker Has Made $10,000 Selling Her Digital Art As NFTs
Advertisements A 15-year-old Louisiana girl made $10,000 by selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of her digital work. Mya Parker, according to The Advocate, began selling her digital work as NFTs as a means to combine her passions for art and finance. Mya reflected on the day she tore her ACL, saying, “I would never have had […]
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Missing And Murdered Black Women Reaches 75,000, As Minnesota Sets Up Task Force To Tackle The Crisis
Advertisements When compared to women of other racial groupings in the United States Of America, the number of missing and killed Black women and girls is at an all-time high. “Between 64,000 and 75,000 Black women and girls are currently missing,” Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson said during a press conference last week. Lakeisha Lee […]
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Black Panther Russell Shoatz Has Been Granted Compassionate Release After 49 Years In Jail
Advertisements Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, a Black Panther, was released from jail in Pennsylvania last week when a judge granted him compassionate release after nearly 50 years behind bars. Shoatz, 78, was released on October 26 after serving 49 years in jail, including more than 22 years in solitary confinement. Shoatz, a member of the Black […]
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The Life & Hanging Of Michael X, Controversial Black Revolutionary Leader From Trinidad, In 1975
Advertisements He claimed to be Europe’s most powerful Black man. Michael de Freitas, often known as Michael X, was the creator of the UK’s Black Power Movement, which fought for Black people’s rights with the help of celebrities such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The controversial Black revolutionary figure would take on several guises, […]
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Colin Kaepernick Say The NFL Draft Is Just Like Slavery In His Netflix Series – Colin in Black & White
Advertisements Former NFL quarterback-turned-civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick is stirring up controversy in his new Netflix coming-of-age series, “Colin in Black & White,” by connecting professional football’s draft process with modern-day slavery. A flurry of football players, played by Black actors, are seen sprinting across a field in front of white coaches in the first […]
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The Unsolved Lynching Of 16 Year Old Black Girl Found Hanging From A Tree In Hopkinton In April 2021- Mikayla Miller
Advertisements We as a people have gotten used to quick reactions to our persecution, and then immediately forget them, because the next day and week there is another bad news on social media. This is exactly what has happened to the case of Mikayla Miller, whose lynching has been forgotten, without any conclusion or strong […]
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Black Louisiana Cop Charged After Tasing White Suspect Who Hurled Racial Slur At Him And Refused Arrest
Advertisements Timothy Miller, a Black Louisiana cop, has been charged with aggravated violence and officer malfeasance after reportedly tasing a defendant who called him a racist slur during an arrest in September. Miller was arrested and charged on Friday, Oct. 29, according to legal records obtained by KNOE-TV, “in connection with Miller’s use of a […]
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Civil Rights Legend Andrew Young and Producer Coach K Take Home NBAF Awards, As Atlanta Salutes Them
Advertisements On Saturday, Oct. 30, Atlanta legends Andrew Young and Kevin “Coach K” Lee were recognized at the National Black Arts Festival’s ASCEND fundraiser and Horizon awards. The NBAF has a particular place in Coach K’s heart because he and his mother used to go to the yearly awards show while he was in high […]
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72 Year Old Black Woman Was Found Hanging From Tree in Annapolis
Advertisements Every day we wake up, we are greeted with one heartbreaking news or the other. In a nation where black people are steady on the receiving end of racist attacks, news such as these have only but one interpretation, but the cops have jumped out first to say that there is no “foul play”. […]
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Formerly enslaved Man who Became A Highly Talented Silhouette Artist & Was Denied For His Works – Moses Williams
Advertisements Long before photography, silhouette portraits were quite popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were not only inexpensive to produce, but they were also simple to make. Many homes in Philadelphia during the time had silhouettes. Moses Williams, a former slave who sculpted thousands of silhouettes in the Peale’s Museum, owned by his […]
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Black Indiana Councilmember Speaks After His Home Burned, N-Word Found Among Charred Remains
Advertisements “It was racially motivated,” Tommy Williams, whose home was set on fire, and his patio was spray sprayed with the N-word. Williams, 59, is the lone Black member of the Connersville, Indiana City Council. The city, which is roughly 65 miles east of Indianapolis, has a population of 12,796 people, 94 percent of whom […]
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Remembering The Murder Of Kenyan Woman Last Seen With British Soldiers At Hotel
Advertisements Agnes Wanjiru’s body was discovered in a sewage tank at a guesthouse in central Kenya in June 2012, three months after she vanished. Witnesses last saw the 21-year-old single mother coming out of a hotel bar in the garrison town of Nanyuki, Kenya, with two British soldiers on March 31, 2012. Wanjiru had dropped […]
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The History Of King Ezana Of Aksum, Who Introduce Christianity To Ethiopia
Advertisements The Kingdom of Aksum, which existed from roughly 100 AD until 940 AD and spanned East Africa and beyond, including modern-day Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Sudan, is considered one of Africa’s greatest empires. Aksum, in the northern region of Tigray, served as Ethiopia’s capital until the seventh century CE. At its peak, the kingdom […]
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White New York Trooper Who Murdered An 11-Year-Old Black Girl After High-Speed Pursuit Is Denied Bail Package
Advertisements On Thursday, a court rejected a bail agreement proposed by New York State trooper Christopher Baldner’s team. The plea agreement stipulated that the defendant pay $100,000 in cash, be placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring, and surrender his passport. Baldner was charged with many counts, including murder after an 11-year-old girl was killed […]
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The Dibaba Sisters From Ethiopia Are The Fastest Racing Family On Earth With Concurrent World Records
Advertisements Tirunesh Dibaba, an Ethiopian distance runner, made history by being the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2012 London Olympics, she successfully defended her gold medal in the 10,000 meters, becoming the first woman to win the race in two consecutive […]
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Only One Black Person To Serve As Jury For Trial Of Ahmaud Arbery Murder Suspects – Nothing Has Changed
Advertisements On Wednesday, jury selection for the trial of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the three men accused of assassinating Ahmaud Arbery, came to an end (Nov. 3). The 12-person panel, according to CNN and other sites, consists of one Black individual and 11 white members. Judge Timothy Walmsley admitted on […]
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Racist Alabama Judge Removed From Office For His Racist And Sexist Conduct
Advertisements After being accused of racist and sexist behavior as well as producing a hostile work environment, an Alabama probate judge was removed from office on Friday. Talladega County Probate Judge Randy Jinks, who had over 100 complaints filed against him, was unanimously removed from office by a state judicial ethics panel. The decision by […]
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Netflix CEO Reinforces Support For Dave Chappelle’s Special Refuses To Cancel Him On Streaming Platforms
Advertisements Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO, has spoken out once more about the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special “The Closer.” Despite the growing outcry in the wake of Chappelle’s latest special, Sarandos said in an email last Friday, Oct. 8, that it will not be removed from streaming sites. According to Variety, the streaming […]
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Hundreds Of African Migrants, Plus Pregnant Women, Deported To Libyan Desert By Tunisia
Advertisements Human rights organizations in Tunisia have shared video of Tunisian officials taking a group of migrants to the Libyan border on September 27 and abandoning them in the desert. The group consisted of roughly a hundred men, women, and children, including at least three pregnant women, who were intercepted while attempting to reach Europe […]
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Black Mother Fatally Shot In Bed by White Neighbor – He Says He Was Cleaning Gun
Advertisements According to ABC13, a 36-year-old Atlanta mother was fatally shot in the head by a neighbor’s revolver that unintentionally went off as he was cleaning it. Carlether Foley, the victim, was sleeping when the awful September 26 incident occurred, according to police. Her 17-year-old son discovered her body. In the aftermath of the event, […]
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Did U.S Soldiers Really Participate In Guinea’s Latest Coupe? Read This To Find Out
Advertisements Last weekend, American Green Berets were training local forces in Guinea, West Africa, when their charges dispersed for a mission not stated in any military instruction manual: they staged a coup. Early Sunday, gunfire erupted as an elite Guinean Special Forces team invaded the presidential palace in Conakry, deposing the country’s 83-year-old president, Alpha […]
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Footage Of California Police Fatally Shooting Black Man After They Mistook Lighter For Gun
Advertisements The Fontana Police Department has released body camera footage from a February shooting in which an officer fatally shot an unarmed 28-year-old Black man. According to The San Bernardino Sun, the film was released after the city of Fontana, California, agreed to pay $1 million to Daverion Deauntre Kinard’s family. Kinard was seen hiding […]
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White St. Louis Officer Sentenced to Four Years In Prison for Severely Beating Undercover Black Cop During Protests
Advertisements A former St. Louis police officer was sentenced to 52 months in prison on Tuesday, nearly four years after he assaulted a Black colleague who was working undercover at a protest in 2017. Randy Hays, 34, faced up to ten years in jail for his role in the beating of Detective Luther Hall, but […]
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The Niagara Movement – The Black Civil Rights Movement That Gave Birth To The NAACP
Advertisements In Erie, Ontario, near Niagara Falls, in 1905, a group of notable Black intellectuals led by W.E.B. Du Bois met to form an organization advocating for African Americans’ civil and political rights. The Niagara Movement was a predecessor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the civil rights movement […]
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The Great Sphinx – Means The Higher Consciousness Of Man Dominating His Animal Nature
Advertisements Art is an essential part of civilization. It expresses the cultural, emotional, intellectual, and religious beliefs of the people found at the time. And it was in this time where art lived up to its reasons that the Great Sphinx of Giza was sculpted. The Great Sphinx of Giza is the oldest known monumental […]
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Noble History Of Queen Pokou Founder Of Baoule Group Of West Africa
Advertisements Queen Pokou was a Princess of Kumasi, Ghana. She was the daughter of Nyakou Kosiama, sister to Dakon, the ill-fated successor of Opoku Ware I, and the niece of Osei Kofi Tutu I (a formidable king who co-founded the Ashanti kingdom). This powerful princess went ahead to found the Baoule tribe (found in West […]
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Meet Black Woman Whose Powerful Writings In The 1870s Were Stolen By The FBI [Lucy Parsons]
Advertisements Her name was Lucy Parsons, and she was described by the Local Chicago authorities as “being more dangerous than a thousand rioters”. That was how powerful her words and philosophy were. She was no doubt one of the most influential people in the history of America. She was a socialist, a journalist, an anarchist, […]
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The Worship of The Egyptian Goddess Isis: The Path To Christianity
Advertisements Christianity is a religion practiced by millions of people around the world yet little is known about its origin. The concept of christianity is built around the messiah called Christ, whose name means “anointed”. The messiah is also believed to be the saviour of all mankind and a prophetic figure with a heavenly kingdom […]
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LAPD Seeks To Identify Two White Trump Supporters Who Beat Up Black Woman, Nibo
Advertisements The LAPD is in the hunt of two white Trump supporters who brutally assaulted a 25 years-old black woman, Berlinda Nibo, outside of the city Hall in Los Angeles, on the 6th of January, 2021, the same day of the Capitol invasion in Washington. Although the two white suspects are nowhere to be seen, […]
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A Legend Of The Famous City Of El Dorado – The Lost City Of Gold
Advertisements Over millennia, man has always had an insatiable hunger for treasure. Be it for diamonds, pearls, rubies, silver, or bronze, man has gone to great lengths to acquire that which is precious. Perhaps, there is none among the vast treasures of the earth which man values more and has had a greater relationship with […]
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Video & Images Show That The Simpsons May Have Predicted US Capitol Violence
Advertisements As the whole world is still in shock of the violent breach of the US Capitol, and with videos and pictures of the event spreading around social media, one question comes to mind. That is: Has this too been predicted by the famous cartoon show, The Simpsons? For those of us who are familiar […]
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Historic Battle Of Marathon – Clash Of The Formidable Persian Empire And Greece In 490 BC
Advertisements In many ways, the Battle of Marathon―fought between the ancient Greeks (Athens aided by the Plateans) and the Persian Empire―is arguably one of the greatest battles ever recorded in human history. The reason for this assertion is simply because of the impact it had on the whole of western civilization and the world in […]
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The Ancient History Of The Egyptian Goddess Isis – Mother Of Horus
Advertisements Isis (also Eset or Aset) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) religion, who is part of the ‘Ennead of Heliopolis’, a family of nine deities said to have descended from the creator god, Ra, and whose worship―as supported by evidence―spread throughout ancient Greco-Roman world. First mentioned in the Old Kingdom c. 2686-2181 BCE, as one […]
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The Jim Crow South Lynching Of Blacks In America: Racism Or Religious Rituals?
Advertisements It is no gainsaying that black people all over the world, have had a history of hatred, bias and violence met against them from different quarters of the world, an example of which is the Jim Crow South Lynching Of Blacks In America. From the extermination of black populations in northern Africa at the […]
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Battle Of Kirina – The Battle That Gave Rise To The African Mali Empire
Advertisements The Battle of Kirina (also, Battle of Krina), fought c. 1235, was an armed conflict which took place between the Sosso led by king Sumanguru Kante (also Soumaoro Kante) and the Mandinka―a number of kingdoms in what is today’s Mali which had already existed several centuries before their unification as a small state just to the south of the Ghana Empire―led by prince Sundiata […]
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Zanzimana Ellie: Story Of A Rwandan Boy Who Was Born Different
Advertisements Sometime in November, a video of Zanzimana Ellie, a Rwanda boy said to prefer to live in the forest and feed on grass has surfaced on social media drawing various kinds of feelings and opinions from people. Ellie, 21, whose facial appearance resembles that of an African Chimpanzee, reportedly does not live like every […]
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History Of The Magnificent Olmec Civilization: The Story Of The Rubber People
Advertisements Once, in the beautiful lands of ancient Mexico, existed a great civilization that became the forerunner of all subsequent cultures in the area. But like many great civilizations like those of Egypt, Sumeria, Babylon, and so on, this once thriving society would one day come to a slow but steady decline, leaving in its […]
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The Waco Lynching Of Jesse Washington
Advertisements Violence and White Supremacy within the United States have for over three centuries been mutually inclusive. This was the means by which whites maintained economic, social, and political dominion over blacks especially. Though, emancipation allowed for the abolishment of chattel slavery, blacks were no fewer victims to the oppressiveness of racism. It could be […]
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Story Of The Heroic First Black Pilot To Fly for Britain During WWI – After Decades, His ID Bracelet Is Up For Sale
Advertisements The First World War which was fought between 1914 and 1918 is one of the largest and deadliest conflicts in history. Major European superpowers together with their allied non-European forces fought against each other for supremacy. The aftermath of the war resulted in emotional and physical ravaging damages. The superpowers and their allies recruited […]
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Court Sentences Black College Student To 12 Years In Prison For Kissing a White Girl
Advertisements Albert N. Wilson, a former University of Kansas student, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and faces a lifetime of probation after being convicted by an all-white jury of raping a white teen girl. But he says that they never had sex but only kissed. In September 2016, then 20-year old Wilson […]
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The Anglo-Aro War Of 1901-1902: How British Terrorized And Destroyed An Igbo Ancient Kingdom
Advertisements The history of Africa, for the last 500 years and more, is filled with accounts of European invasions and terrorism. Europeans, in their quest to plunder, steal, and expand their empires, entered Africa with superior weapons with a vile intention to subdue and decimate, and without delay, destroyed so many ancient kingdoms and civilizations […]
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Meet Nigerian Software Developer Changing The ICT Space With His Digital Training Platform
Advertisements Researchers have stated that the field of ICT (Internet and Computer Technology) will create immeasurable wealth in Africa if it is harnessed by the young generation. With this statement in view, we have seen rapid acceptance and drive into the numerous aspects of computer and internet technology in Africa in the last 10 years. […]
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Meet The Most Prominent Black Scientist Of The Early 20th Century – George Washington Carver
Advertisements George Washington Carver is best known as an American botanist and inventor. During his life, he aggressively pushed for the planting of alternative crops to cotton and methods of planting to prevent soil depletion. He was rated as the foremost African American scientist of the early 20th century. Moses Carver was his master, a […]
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History Of Black Slave Who Became King In Venezuela – Miguel I De Buría (1510-1555)
Advertisements Miguel I de Buría is also referred to as King Miguel and Miguel the Black. He was a formerly enslaved man from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He ruled as the King of Buría in the modern-day state of Lara, Venezuela from 1552 to 1555. He is famous for leading a slave insurrection against the […]
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The Partitioning Of Africa – The Terrorism By Europeans That Is Still Being Upheld To This Day
Advertisements The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 signaled the beginning of the partition of Africa. It was the reason why most of Africa’s borders are the way they are today. The Conference was called by the German Chancellor Bismarck, to decide how European countries would lay claim to colonial lands in Africa and also to avoid […]
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Protesters In Bristol Pulled Down Statue Of Slave Trader Edward Colston And Threw Into Harbour
Advertisements The murder of George Floyd by white cops in America has seen a fierce resistance to white supremacy, its institution, and its icons. One of such acts of defiance against white supremacy and its hold on the institutions in America is the pulling down of a 125-year-old statue of a famous slave-trader, named Edward […]
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US Defence Secretary Rejects Trump’s Demand For Troops To Engage Protesters Of George’s Murder
Advertisements At times like these, when the soul of America is at the edge of a cliff, it takes wisdom and direction to lead, and also pacify the millions of Black people in America, and indeed the world over. The murder of George Floyd by a white police officer, in Minneapolis, on 25 May, has […]
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Anastacia Escrava Was Forced To Wear An Iron Muzzle All Her Life For Her Beauty
Advertisements You might have observed the iconic picture of this masked female but most likely not have been equipped to locate the story behind it. She’s known as Escrava Anastacia, an enslaved African female who lived in Brazil in the 19th century. Noted for possessing awesome beauty accompanied by her piercing eyes that are blue, […]
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13-Year-Old Black Girl Sold To Over 100 Men For Sex In Less Than A Month
Advertisements With even more parents, as well as young adults, getting more and more vigilant about sex trafficking, one particular Florida teenager’s story reinforces the perils of the predatory act. A 13-year-old female told investigators that she was offered to much more than a hundred males for sex in under a month’s time, NBC News […]
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Rwanda Employs Robots In The Fight Against Coronavirus – A Clear Sign Of Good Leadership
Advertisements In recent years and months, Rwanda has been at the forefront of science, technology, and innovation in Africa. From launching two separate satellites into space to manufacturing their own cell phones, Rwanda sets a standard for many countries in Africa to follow. In a recent report by CNN, Rwanda has introduced a unique type […]
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The Purification of Ana Igbo Is Long Overdue | By Chuka Nduneseokwu
Advertisements One of the ancient practices in Igbo land which has refused to be dominated and erased by foreign religions is the “Ikpu Aru” (Purification of the land). At this point in our history when we are bedeviled by different forces, it is of utmost importance that the whole of Ana Igbo is purified. The […]
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Scientific Evidence Proves That Black People Have Superior Genes To Europeans
Advertisements Ever since the meeting and interaction of the various races of humans on earth, there has been a competition for dominance. Dominance in almost all spheres of life. It has been a battle of control, power, rulership, and ‘who gets it all”, ever since the races happened on each other. Caucasians believe they are […]
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The World’s First Humans – Mountain-Dwelling People Of The African Great Lakes
Advertisements They are known as the Batwa or the Great Lakes Twa, a pygmy people who are believed to be not only the oldest surviving population of the Great Lakes region of central Africa but the first people to inhabit Africa and the world in general, alongside the Kalahari San people. Although they currently live […]
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The Role Of Literature In The Images Of Odumegwu Ojukwu And Nnamdi Kanu
Advertisements More often than not, the responsibility of being a writer of facts and reality is that the truth sometimes becomes a burden for you to carry. A writer must have enthusiasm. But above all, a writer must be willing to exhaust all possible angles to a story or narrative. He must put sentiments and […]
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Black 22-Year-Old Software Engineer Murdered By White Neighbor In Baltimore
Advertisements A 22-year-old Baltimore resident, Tyrique Hudson was gunned down by his 53-year-old white neighbor a few months after trying to obtain a protective order against the man. According to the news report by ABC 11, Tyrique Hudson was fatally shot in the stairwell of his apartment complex while he was leaving for work on […]
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The Lynching Of Joe Coe In 1891, In Omaha, Nebraska
Advertisements Joe Coe was an African-American man who lived in Omaha, Nebraska, and whose official name was George Smith. Coe was a married father with two children and worked as a porter at a railroad company. Coe resided on North 12th Street, which was north of downtown Omaha. Joe Coe’s life was dramatically turned upside […]
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A War Is Coming To Nigeria – And The Armies Are Marching
Advertisements A War Is Coming. The Armies Of The North And South Now Match. Which Way Nigeria? The army of militant Islam has intensified their sojourn to the Atlantic. Fuelled by the words of their ancestor, they match. Fuelled by hate and an ideology of Northern hegemony they ride. Though they might be slow and […]
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The Virden, Illinois Race Riot Of 1898 – A Case Of White Privilege & Oppression
Advertisements The Virden, Illinois Race Riot was an example of the combination of labor and racial violence in the late 19th and early 20th Century United States. Following a United Mine Workers (UMW) national coal strike in 1897, a new 40-cents-per-ton rate was agreed on by all Illinois coal companies and the Illinois district of […]
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Mexico Repatriates Fake Sculpture To Ile Ife, Nigeria, Experts Confirm
Advertisements The Nigerian city of Ife, which is indigenous to the Yoruba people, is the origin of many ancient artifacts. These artifacts can give observers insight into the history of Ife’s culture, dynasties, and many deities. Collectors prize Art objects from the once-powerful Yoruba kingdom and the art objects are considered cultural treasures of Nigeria. […]
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The Last Survivor Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Who Filled For Reparations In 1930
Advertisements The transatlantic slave trade might be viewed as something from a barbaric and distant era, however, a historian has found evidence its last survivor was alive in living memory. At Newcastle University, Hannah Durkin had previously identified the last surviving slave captured in Africa in the 19th Century and brought to United States. She […]
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White California Cop Punches Unarmed Black Boy Repeatedly In The Chest, Pinning Him Down
Advertisements A very disturbing viral video of a white police officer pinning a 14-year-old black boy on the ground, and repeatedly punching him in the chest during an arrest for cigarette possession in Northern California has sparked outrage on online platforms. The boy’s family shared the footage on social media. The video shows the unnamed […]
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History Of Severan Dynasty That Produced Three Black Roman Emperors
Advertisements It is becoming increasingly obvious that a family feud bedeviled the reign of three of Rome’s emperors of African stock starting with Septimius Severus who was born in Leptis Magna (Libya), in April 145. He reigned from AD 193 to 211 and was succeeded by his son Caracalla. Septimius was the first black Roman […]
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Meet Mae Jemison: The First Black Woman To Travel To Space
Advertisements Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, U.S., and was an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. She spent more than a week in 1992 orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour. At the age of three, Jemison moved with her family to […]