The new year is finally upon us and we are more than happy for you to join us in 2023. While you may have had plans that fell through, understand that being alive to witness this period gives you a chance to
Cultural appropriation and the Hoax of freedom – Whether it is Hailey Bieber rocking a dark lipstick liner, Adele rocking Bantu knots, or Kim Kardashian rocking on braids the red carpet; these cases have seen a series of reactions trailing them, some
The death of Queen Elizabeth II a few weeks ago on the 8th of September 2022, may have gathered global attention but in the process, also brought about the reopening of some old wounds, one of which was the colonialism in Africa
In the early 1900s, electricity and running water were regular in the Western world. As a result of industrialisation, the structure of buildings kept going through an evolution. The introduction of more advanced kitchen fixtures, modern appliances, cabinets, gas stoves and many
After the civil war ended in 1865, more lives had been lost than in any other conflict in US history. Formerly enslaved African Americans and some African American freemen, on May 1, 1865, in Charleston, SC, gathered to pay their respects to
American history is well known for stories of presidential elections conducted and won by white males. However, not many know that Black women have been running for the presidency for years. In 1972, Gerrald Ford was the winner of the presidential candidacy.
Because of her Amazing Gift, Mary Jackson eventually became the first Balck female engineer at NASA. Born in 1921, Jackson spent her young life excelling in mathematics and eventually becoming a math teacher. NASA reveals that Jackson bravely took on many challenges
The tales of colonial resistance are packed with stories of men who led bravely. We read of leaders like Jaja of opobo and Jomo Kenyatta, and the few tales of women like Moremi who fought for the freedom of her people are
The history of medicine portrays how societies have approached illnesses and diseases from ancient times to the present age. American medicine has grown in leaps and bounds, but very little recognition has been given to blacks, the foundation upon which numerous medical
This article is a biweekly series that focuses on black women who changed the world with their inventions. Dr Patricia Era Bath Born on November 4, 1942, in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City to the first Black motorman for the
A smokescreen used to disguise an evil heart and obstruct justice. To think that the life of your fellow human is worth “any form of ideological disparity” and that you were first ideologically inclined before you became a human being is the
Feminism is when you fight for the equality of everyone, not just women. But today’s story revolves around how women’s role in the decolonisation process in Nigeria was undermined. When we talk about equality and opportunity, we talk about cerebral opportunities because
In practice, affirmative action is consonant to the concept of equal treatment. The whole point of equality is to give everyone an equal opportunity to excel and not try to equalize outcomes. Equality means, every athlete, starts the race from the same
Do you remember how humanity has come to realize that segregation and discrimination based on the racial background might be a bad idea through history? The good ol days when we seem to be fighting that segregating people based on color is
A tweet came from the official FBI twitter account about wanted suspects for a business email crime. It had six photos of Nigerian nationals in its first six passport photographs for identification, and naturally, the tweet read: Help the #FBI find six
It didn’t take long for the protests and narrative surrounding George Floyd’s murder to turn into an election campaign ground mostly used by the democratic candidates to canvas black votes. Implying the death of George Floyd is somehow an indictment of the
I have often had to remind people I am discussing with on the internet that I am an individual first; they should stop approximating me as a sum of my sexual, racial identity. I have always found this practice to be grossly