HAIL AFRICAN INNOVATORS

Written By komugisha Anita Do we have to go to Africa for our camping trip? I know we want the full camping experience, but are certain we want it to be in a dark place with no electricity? I think we need to tone down our wild west fantasies”, May said. “Well I have no…

The Man Who Invented The Personal Computer: Mark Dean.

Mark Dean is an American inventor and computer engineer who was born on March 2nd, 1957 in Jefferson City Tennessee. Right from an early age, Mark has always shown prowess and genius in engineering that he impressed his white friends and teachers at Jefferson City high school. Dean stated that one of his best friends…

Blacks In Mexico

Afro-Mexicans, commonly known as Black Mexicans (Spanish: mexicanos negros), are Mexican citizens who identify as such and have ancestry in Sub-Saharan Africa. The term “Afro-Mexican” refers to people who are descended from black Africans who came to Mexico during the colonial era, both free and enslaved, as well as post-independence immigration. After the Spanish conquest…

Robert Leroy Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson is believed to be the father of the genre “ blues music.” He is remembered mostly for his controversial choice in music whose lyrics were centered on dark thoughts and the devil. Robert Johnson may be the first ever rock star and his legend eclipsed only by his skill. He was born…

CRACKING THE MINDSET OF CHEIKH ANTA DIOP THE GREAT SENEGALESE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY

With the world of science rapidly evolving and shaping better advanced societies we are going to talk about one of the early scientists that have laid a foundation for these new day scientists this week. Oneof these scientists is Cheikh Anta Diop. Cheikh Anta Diop was born in Diourbel, Senegal on December 23, 1933 to…

“Father Of Black Consciousness”: Steven Biko.

South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who was born on December 18th, 1946, is credited with developing the Black Consciousness Movement in the late 1960s along-side empowering and mobilizing the black community’s in South Africa. In an effort to promote the concerns of Black students at the then-University of Natal, accompanied with the failure of…

Serena Williams (The greatest black female tennis player )

Serena Williams is the greatest black female tennis player to ever live. She has been ranked in the World as number one in singles by Women’s Tennis Association . For those of you who don’t know who Serena Williams is might be living under a rear rock yet to be discovered by geologists but by…

Una Marson’s Impact On Feminism

The founding principle of Black feminism, often referred to as afro-feminist, is that Black women are naturally valued and that (Black women’s) freedom is a requirement not as an auxiliary to somebody else’s but because our need as human individuals for autonomy. Women’s devotion to freedom and equality has frequently been undervalued. The intersectionality of…

THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BLACK COWBOYS

Did you know that in the 19th century 1 out of every 4 cowboys was Black? Historians now estimate that 25% of cowboys in the American west were African Americans The term cowboy used to be a hate word used to refer to slaves who would ride horses while carrying out maintenance on the large…

Five Moments That Shaped Serena Williams’ Career

While for some individuals, September 26, 1981, was simply another day, for the majority, it was the day of Serena Jameka Williams’ birth in the populous Michigan city of Saginaw. Her parents, security firm pioneer Richard Williams and nurse Oracene Price, raised her and her older sister Venus Williams in Compton, California. Richard Williams was…