Nikky Palmer is a Sierra Leonean farmer, entrepreneur, and the brain behind Palmer Organics Creation. Palmer Organics Creation is a haircare and skincare range of brands that ensures the freshness and decency of your hair and skin. The items used to make the creams are 100% herbal, natural, and homegrown. Nikky Palmer was born and […]
Mansa Musa ruled the Kingdom of Mali from 1312 to 1337. At the time of Musa’s ascension to the throne, Mali consisted of the territory of the former Ghana Empire, which Mali had conquered two hundred years earlier. Mansa Musa also had Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, and The Gambia under his control. The Mali Empire was
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Nwanyeruwa was an Igbo woman from southeastern Nigeria during the colonial era who organized and led 10,000 Nigerian women to protest against the exploitative taxation system imposed by the British colonial administration. That revolt is generally called the Aba Women’s War of 1929. Her actions were cited as a significant piece of relevance in the
Hilarius Gilges is one of the few documented and popular examples of Afro-Germans who actively stood to oppose the rise of Hitler’s Nazism in Germany before the onset of World II. While combatting the ideological flaws of Nazism, Gilges was also a victim of racial prejudice. Hilarius Gilges was killed at the age of 24.
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Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Tems has won her first Grammy award, becoming the first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy Award.
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Aunty Polly Jackson was a bold and fearless black woman who took up arms to protect and safeguard runaway slaves from anti-abolitionists and white slavers. Dressed like an old woman, Aunty Polly was able to perfectly disguise herself while she would carry a butcher’s knife and a pot of boiling water to fight off anti-abolitionists
Ernest Fredric Morrison was an American child actor, comedian, and dancer who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy Morrison. He was the only black East Side Kids/Dead End Kids member. He was the first African-American actor to be signed for a long-term contract. Ernest Morrison was born on December 20, 1912, to Louise (Lewis) and
64 years old Angela Basset, one of the stars in the Black Panther movie has become the highest-paid African American actress in network television history.
17 years after the death of Sandra Regina, the estranged daughter of Pele, and after 17 years of denial, Pele finally acknowledged Sandra as her daughter by including her in his 13 million pounds will that he left behind.
People That Inspire Magazine, an African magazine based in Sierra Leone, West Africa, has released its December 2022 edition featuring inspiring African stories and culture. The magazine, started by a young Sierra Leonean named Brian Karnue, who currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief, is arguably one of the best online magazines in Sierra Leone. The December
