James McCune Smith
James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was the first African American to obtain a medical degree, prominent abolitionist and suffragist, compassionate physician, prolific writer, and public intellectual has been relatively neglected by historians of medicine. A native of New York, Dr.…
There is a common saying that you reap what you sow; others say what goes around comes around and for Jacob Zuma it has come full circle. He was a one time at the helm of those spearheading the ouster of then…
Present day Ivory Coast is inhabited by the Mande, Kru, Akan, Malinke and Voltaic. France’s claim to present day Ivory Coast was recognized by other European powers in the 1880s and eventually declared it a colony in 1893. In the 1940s, many…
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR- I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in…
This was the most sought out invitations on the Washington DC social scene of 2017; the wedding of Ethiopian Prince Yoel Makonnen to his American girlfriend Ariana. The theme of the wedding was “Old World Aristocracy meets New World Charm”. Prince Yoel…
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The desegregation of Boston public schools (1974–1988) was a period in which the Boston Public Schools were under court control to desegregate through a system of busing students. The call for desegregation and the first years of its implementation led to a…
Gerontocracy is a state or group governed by old people. In its purest form, the council of elders govern for the greater good of the community based on the concept of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is…
Mariam Sankara
President Thomas Sankara is one of Africa’s favorite sons, he had the reputation of having results and getting things done and so it is not uncommon that everyone wants to attach their causes to his name and feminists are no different.…
55% of Africans who are 19-45 years of age believe in witchcraft according to a Gallup poll conducted in 2009. Witchcraft broadly means the practice of, and belief in, sorcery, magical skills and abilities that are exercised by individuals and certain social…