The horrors of war cannot be overemphasized. The hurt it leaves, the trauma, destruction of lives and properties cannot be quantified. It goes beyond the soldiers on the battlefield, or the support team in the control room, to the immediate locals who
The tales of colonial resistance are packed with stories of men who led and represented bravely. We read of leaders like Jaja of opobo, Jomo Kenyatta and the few tales of women like Moremi who fought for the freedom of her people
This is the final week and final part of our biweekly series that focuses on black women who influenced the world with their inventions. Marian Croak While little is known about Marian Croak’s early life, she talks a lot about her father
The tales of colonial resistance are packed with stories of men who led bravely. We read of leaders like Jaja of opobo, Jomo Kenyatta and the few tales of women like Moremi who fought for the freedom of her people are just
The Rwandan genocide, otherwise known as the genocide against the Tutsi, took place from 7 April to 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan civil war. In this hundred days time frame, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group were majorly targeted and
This article is a biweekly series that focuses on black men who changed the world with their inventions. Garrett Morgan: Garrett Morgan was the seventh of 11 children, born in Paris, Kentucky, on March 4, 1877, to Elizabeth Reed, his mother. She
This is the second week of our May biweekly series that focuses on black men who changed the world with their inventions. David crosthwait Responsible for creating heating systems for more significant buildings. David Crosthwait Jr. Was born on May 27, 1898,
The tales of colonial resistance are full of stories of men who led bravely. We read of leaders like Jaja, Jomo Kenyatta and the few accounts of women like Moremi who fought for the freedom of her people are being told. This
In 1884-1885, there was a conference held where European countries met and established the legal claim by Europeans that all African countries should be occupied by whoever could take them. This eventually led to a scramble by these European countries for Africa.
The exploitation of black creatives isn’t an alien phenomenon, and it didn’t begin recently. It’s no secret that a black actor will earn less than a white actor for a similar role, even in Hollywood, of course, with women being the least
Real people are as capable of being heroes as fictional superheroes. In this article, we’ll focus on outstanding Africans doing superhero stuff. Stella Adadevoh: In 2014, an endemic disease outbreak had the world at a standstill. This virus affected over nine countries
The new agenda of protecting and fostering the growth of afrobeat, which has been unpopularly considered as the new sound of music, is an agenda that comes after a long time of an underrated status that has hovered over that genre of
One may question how possible it is to achieve certain levels of development in Africa through religious tolerance, but the fact still remains that owing to the level of diversity that exists in typical African society, the need to exercise some level
There is police brutality; there is the negative effect it obviously has; but are you aware of the dark side of police brutality which most people tend to overlook and rather focus on the political, and social effect it poses? In this
It is no news that in recent times citizens of some states in Africa have taken to the streets in protest against certain public policy that is not favorable to them. There is the case in Mali of protests which ended in
Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Good luck Ebele Jonathan, while citing the need to combat terrorism and violence in Africa and the black community as a whole, in his book titled “My Transition Hours” stated that the best weapon against terrorism and
Tyranny in Africa exists primarily as an effect of bad government, the recent case being the massive human rights violation, and military brutality being carried out in the African state of Zimbabwe. The internet woke up to a global trend of #ZimbabweLivesMatter
