Michelle Obama perhaps the most iconic black woman in the world is visiting Africa, Southern Africa to South African and Botswana. This is an official visit where she will be accompanied by US First daughters Malia and Sasha. This visit is symbolic …
The UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights has issued a statement encouraging UN Member States to reaffirm the focus on human rights that has driven 30 years of progress in the global HIV response. The statement outlines five key priorities…
Ivory Coast has maintained close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states. In December 1999, a military coup -…
One of the winners of the U.S. secretary of state’s 2009 International Women of Courage Awards was just 12 years old when she was sold as a slave.
“I was negotiated over like a goat,” said Hadizatou Mani of the Republic of Niger.…
Betty Makoni is a gender activist, Founder and Director of Girl Child Network Zimbabwe (GCN) and Chief Executive Officer of Girl Child Network World Wide, an organisation that champions the rights of the girl child in Zimbabwe and world over. She is a…
DR HAWA ABDI In celebration of Women's History Month we highlight Dr. Hawa Abdi who is helping women in Somalia. Born in Mogadishu, Abdi came of age in an era when the seaside capital boasted thriving coffeehouses and ornate Italian-style mansions. Thanks…
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) In honor of International Women's Day we celebrate a woman who made a difference in the lives of women in the past; Mary McLeod Bethune. By her own words and example, Mary McLeod Bethune demonstrated the value…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. At Global Black History we look at today February 21st as President’s Day in America where we celebrate the men whose policies have influenced us greatly. We celebrate of course Abe Lincoln who…