82-year-old woman bags Bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland with honours, celebrates achievement
Mae Beale, a remarkable 82-year-old who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland […]
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Mom of four becomes first Black woman to graduate from St. Edward’s University with a doctorate
Brandie Medina made history on Friday at St. Edward’s University by becoming the first Black woman to get a PhD from the university since it was established 145 years ago.
18-year-old Jaylen Smith Makes History As The Youngest Black Mayor Ever Elected In The United States
18-year-old Jaylen Smith has made history by becoming the youngest Black Mayor ever elected in the history of the United States of America. He won the mayor’s race in Earle, Arkansas, making him America’s youngest Black mayor in history.
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.
Meet The Ghanaian Twin Sisters Who Are Both Medical Doctors
Ghanaian twin sisters, Dr. Emefa and Dr. Emenyo both graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery respectively from the University of Ghana Medical School.
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.
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 as the first African American in space. In the years that followed, he embarked on three more shuttle flights, spending a total of 688 hours in space.
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 the school’s top graduating student.