This category is to celebrate Blacks around the world who have contributed greatly to the progression and unification of the Black race
When she graduated from Oberlin College in 1862, educator Mary Jane Patterson is credited as being the first African American woman to acquire a bachelor’s degree.
Instantly my eyes were opened to the fact that the education meted out to [African people] had … taught us to despise ourselves … Our immediate need was an education which would instill to us a love of country, pride of race, an enthusiast for the black man’s capabilities and a genuine admiration for Africa’s
The community watch lens established to identify and motivate young Africans making positive impacts in their communities has found Alassana Kassama, a young Gambian who is changing the stories of people in the Gambia with future plans to extend his good deeds to other African countries.
Meet Alassana Kassama: The young Gambian lighting Gambian communities Read More »
The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast.
Nathan Francis Mossell was an African American doctor who helped establish the first black hospital in Philadelphia.
Little is known about “West Africa’s Portia” and leaving her out of the festivities of Black History Month is gravely unfair. Therefore, The African Dream is shedding light on one of the most illustrious women in West Africa. A woman who thrived in a male-dominated society against all odds. Frances Claudia Wright was a prominent
Latilewa Christiana Hyde was born on 14 June 1911, in Freetown, British Sierra Leone.
Meet Lati Hyde-Forster, MBE: The First Woman To Graduate From Fourah Bay College Read More »
Many Sierra Leoneans and black people are unaware of the massive exploits of Africanus Horton. Therefore, in an observatory position of Black History Month, the African Dream is unearthing the valiant and applaudable accounts of our heroes and heroines across the globe. James Beale Horton was a Krio African nationalist writer, a highly revered medical
Kai Londo was a man of reputable pedigree and stature. One cannot observe Black History Month without highlighting his contribution to local development. Throughout his time, he served as a charismatic and influential leader among his subordinates.
Kai Londo – The Great Kissi Warrior and King Who Developed Kailahun District Read More »
In celebration of Black History, The African Dream celebrate King Almamy Suluku one of the greatest kings in African history who, during the British rule in Sierra Leone managed to maintain his independence as long as possible through political strategy. His progressive rule made his kingdom one of the largest as well as one of the richest in Sierra Leone.
