Inspiring Stories

Charrett Morgan

How a terrible accident inspired Charret Morgan to invent the three-light traffic light system

How the world would have been if Garrett Morgan had not invented the three-light traffic system? It would have been daily chaos in our busy streets. Born to formerly enslaved parents, Garrett Morgan was a black inventor and businessman who invented the three-light traffic system in 1922.

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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 for 2023 UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.

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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 country. She is the founder of one of Sierra Leone’s first online Business-to-Business (B2B) agricultural establishments. Marion Conteh was born in the capital city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Growing up, Marion was always eager about

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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 story was met with a huge round of congratulatory messages and as a reference of hope for those with special needs. Jessikah Inaba was born with an eye condition called bilateral microphthalmia. The condition causes

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