African traditional outfits that have gone beyond African borders
African traditional outfits have always been elegant, colorful pieces of art. From the way they are crafted to how they are styled and worn, African clothes have never failed to…
3 lessons Fortune 500 CEO David Rawlinson picked on his journey from failure to success
CEO of Qurate Retail, David Rawlinson, is one of a few African Americans heading a Fortune 500 company. His acceptance of the role brought the total number of black CEOs…
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Pregnant shooting victim gives birth before succumbing to gunshot wounds
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25-year-old Nomhle Ngwenya is the youngest and first Black woman PhD graduate at Wits University’s science faculty
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9-year-old honored after performing Heimlich Maneuver to save classmate’s life
Jace Wiggins, a 9-year-old fourth grader, received a special recognition from his school after he performed the Heimlich Maneuver to save his classmate’s life. According to WMAR 2 News, the…
Meet the entrepreneur putting South African traditional beer brewers on the global market
Founder of Kwela Brews, Reitumetse Kholumo, is working to ensure indigenous knowledge systems and brewers of traditional alcohol (Umqombothi) earn their rightful place in South Africa’s formal economy and gain…
Here are 5 African and African American children’s folktales you need to know
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Michael Jordan agrees to sell his Charlotte Hornets stake for $3B
Michael Jordan has reportedly agreed to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall for $3 billion. The deal will…
5 popular African traditional dances you need to know
African traditional dances, like most cultural dances, are choreographed for specific times and purposes to reflect the heritage, customs, and history of specific tribes and ethnic groups. The dances, music,…