Sallieu Sorie Bassie Turay is redefining the taboo that has been attributed to farming by young people like him in his country. The computer engineer and IT enthusiast have inspired many of his peers after setting up a mega farm outlet called Lilly’s Agricultural Farm. Beginning with just an acre, he has been able to […]
Dr. Claire Karekezi is the first and sole female neurosurgeon in entire Rwanda. She has served as a consultant neurosurgeon at the Rwandan Military Hospital since 2018. Karekezi is one of six neurosurgeons in the country and she is widely recognized as an advocate for women in neurosurgery. Dr. Claire Karekezi is the acting chairperson
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Adama Kuyateh is an entrepreneur with vast knowledge of business management. Her established skill sets have paved the way for her to operate and manage her establishment. Her company, Wam Lek Faya, is a company that specializes in producing and packaging dried spices and liquid condiment hot sauces. An investment that has pleased a lot
Rotimi Adebari is a Nigerian-Irish politician who made history in Ireland after becoming the country’s first black mayor. In 1964, Rotimi Adebari was born to unnamed parents in Okeodan, Ogun State, in the Western nation of Nigeria. Much of Adebari’s life isn’t largely documented. However, Adebari did receive a Bachelor’s degree in economics at the
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Francisca Van Dunem (née Francisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem) is an Angolan-Portugese attorney and a politician notably known for being the first person of African-Descent to serve as a cabinet minister in Portugal. Van Dunem was born on November 5, 1955 in Luanda, Angola. She was one of six children born to Mateus
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Professor Jason Arday, who couldn’t read or write until he was 18 is about to become Cambridge University’s youngest-ever black professor.Â
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Velvalea Hortense Rodgers “Vel” Phillips was an American lawmaker and politician who was the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She is also the first African American and first woman elected to the Milwaukee Common Council. Due to her wit and knowledge of the law, Vel Phillips is
17 years old Gabriel Carothers from New Mexico has become the state’s youngest pilot and the youngest African American in the state to become a pilot
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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
Isaiah Gyamfi is a Ghanaian child prodigy who received international attention and grew popular after it was revealed that he can read, write, and count in English, Spanish, French, and Twi and solve multiplication and subtraction math problems at just two years old. Gyamfi can also solve complex calculus and arithmetic problems. Isaiah Gyamfi, now
