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An Open Letter to Meghan Markle
An open letter to Meghan Markle
On her day of her wedding to Prince Harry.
19th May 2018
Dear Meghan
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!
We welcome you...
Oprah’s Empire
Oprah's first job as a teenager was working at a local grocery store. At age 17, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant....
Brand of Healthy Young Entrepreneur Introduces Smoothies
Xavier Dillard had a childhood passion that he has now developed into a thriving business. When he was younger Dillard´s grandmother found a unique...
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ)
Heritage
Zion Methodism grew out of the merciless enslavement of our African forefathers. They were kidnapped from their native land, chained, shackled, and shipped as...
Stormzy wins Big at the Brits
Wow. STORMZY! Brit Awards 21 February 2018 - What a night! What a performance! After many years of watching the Brits where black people...
Mary Ellen Pleasant
1814-1907
Mary Ellen Pleasant
Born into slavery, she became a Gold Rush-eramillionaire and a powerful abolitionist.
BY Veronica Chambers
When the abolitionist John Brown was hanged on Dec....
Dominica launches US$7.4 million Water Project
ROSEAU, Dominica, Tuesday April 9, 2013 – Dominica Monday launched an US$7.4 million water upgrade project that the authorities said would benefit thousands of residents...
Scientific African
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
(first published Tue 10 Apr 2018)
Africa's unsung scientists finally get their own journal to spread research
Publication will highlight pioneering work of scientists...
13 year old Actor and Producer
13-YEAR OLD ‘BLACK-ISH’ STAR IN THE MIDST OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCING HER FIRST FILM
Marsai Martin, 13-year old actor, singer, dancer and writer now add producer...
Kisha Holt: Black Female Entrepreneur Fills Void in Children’s Marketplace
A friend of mine likes to tell the story of how when she was growing up, if there was a baby shower or a...
Dr Thwaites Performs Radical Surgery
Antigua St. john's - Antiguan-born American-trained urologist, Dr Dwayne Thwaites, continued to blaze the trail in his field of specialization when he performed the...
Charity, Music and Politics with Band Aid 30
Charity, Music and Politics are not comfortable bedfellows. At least half the audience will not be happy. But does it really matter - if...
Africa - Economic News
South African grows IT business to 36 stores
written by Kate Douglas
In 2006, South African Luvuyo Rani opened an internet café in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town. This has...
Why so Young? Why some African Populations have a short Lifespan?
Here we examine the reasons for low life expectancy.
Low Availability of clean water. As high as 45% of the people in Sub Saharan Africa...
Life Expectancy Problem in Africa – The Numbers
The numbers are stark. It's not looking good for anyone over 50 in the African Countries that make up the bottom 20 of the...
World is plundering Africa’s wealth of ‘billions of dollars a year’
Karen McVeigh
(first published Wed 24 May 2017)
Research by campaigners claims aid and loans to the continent are outweighed by financial flows to tax havens...
Scientific African
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
(first published Tue 10 Apr 2018)
Africa's unsung scientists finally get their own journal to spread research
Publication will highlight pioneering work of scientists...
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