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Sierra Leonean Innovator Margaret Yainkain Mansaray Shortlisted For The 2023 Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation
Out of 15 African innovators, Sierra Leonean innovator and founder of Smart Green Stove, Margaret Yainkain Mansaray has been shortlisted...
Guion Bluford: The First African American To Travel In Space
When Guion Bluford launched into low Earth orbit on the Space Shuttle Challenger on August 30, 1983, he made history...
Meet Marion K Conteh, a Sierra Leonean agri-preneur and founder of one of Sierra Leone’s first online B2B agricultural businesses
Marion Kainde Conteh is a young and promising Sierra Leonean looking to shape and revitalize the farming sector in the...
23-year-old Jessikah Inaba becomes the UK’s first blind Black barrister
23-year-old Jessikah Inaba has made history after becoming the first blind and Black barrister in the United Kingdom. Her success...
17-year-old girl emerges high school best graduating student, wins $40K scholarship to Harvard university in the US
17-year-old Verda Tetteh, a senior at Fitchburg High School in Massachusetts, received a $40,000 merit scholarship during her graduation as...
7-Year-Old Black Girl Makes History as the Fastest Kid in the United States of America
7-year-old African American, Dakota White has made history in the United States of America as the fastest kid in the...
17-Year-Old African American Becomes One of the Youngest Black Pilots in the U.S.
17-year-old African American, Christopher Ballinger made history as one of the youngest Black pilots in the United States of America...
Fourah Bay College Lecturer and siblings Establishes a foundation Named After Their Late Mother To Empower Hard Working Students In Sierra Leone
The Mamie Mariama Justice Ganawa Education Foundation (MaMJGEF) is a first-of-its-kind organization that primarily caters to the less privileged and...
17-year-old South African, Buhle Gotsha, Launched His Own Watch Company Called ‘Ericsson Dorra’
Buhle Gotsha is a 17-year-old South African from the province of KwaZulu-Natal who launched his own wrist watch company called...
Meet Elijah Muhammad Jr – The 12-Year-Old Cybersecurity Genius Who Made History As The Youngest Black College Student In Oklahoma
A phenomenal and exception Elijah Muhammad Jr. has recently became the youngest black college student in the history of Oklahoma....
Violet Edwards – The Oldest Black Woman In The United States To Graduate From College At Age 96
Violet Edwards is the oldest African-American to receive a university degree at 96 years and 263 days old.
Meet Haben Girma: The first-ever blind and deaf person to graduate from Harvard Law School
There are certainly no limitations to what black people can accomplish. Haben Girma is a living testament. The 34-year-old author,...
Godwin Ajala – The Nigerian Man Who Laid His Life To Save Countless Number Of People From The Blazing World Trade Center
Godwin Ajala is often remembered and celebrated as an American national hero who laid his life for the sake of...
Meet Nzambi Matee: The Kenyan Woman Turning Plastic Wastes Into Bricks ‘Seven Times’ Stronger Than Concrete Bricks
A 29-year-old Kenyan woman named Nzambi Matee is turning tons of plastic waste trash generated in Kenya into super durable,...
John Edmonstone: The Enslaved Black Man Who Taught Charles Darwin The Skill of Taxidermy, A Skill That Made The Theory of Evolution Possible
John Edmonstone was an enslaved black man who taught the young and inexperienced Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy.
The Story of Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche: The only Black Man of African Ancestry Onboard The R.M.S Titanic
Millions of people have either seen or read the story of the R.M.S Titanic. But how many of us have...
In Memory of Dr Runoko Rashidi: The Black Historian Who Dedicated His Whole Life In Rebranding Black History
The African Dream thinks the month of August should be dedicated to the outstanding life journey of Dr. Runoko Rashidi....
From The Horn of Africa To The World: Somalian Scientist Mariam Noor Has Developed A Surgical Ring That Helps Prevent Leaking Heart Valves
There has been a gigantic step toward the solution to heart problems as Mariam Noor, a Somali-born Ph.D. student at...
13-year-old Alena Analeigh Becomes The Youngest Black Medical Student In American History
Alena Analeigh Wicker has undoubtedly stamped her name in the history books after becoming the youngest Black person to have...
The inspiring story of Evans Wadongo: The Kenyan who designed the first-ever African-designed solar lamp
Evans Wadongo is the Co-Founder and CEO of GreenWize Energy Ltd., Kenya. Evans Wadongo made headlines at the age of...
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