The 2016 Miss USA was history in the making this year as the top three finalists were all women of color, setting a new and inspiring trend towards inclusiveness and diversity in the highly competitive world of beauty pageants. The first Miss USA crown taken by a black woman was Carole Gist in 1990, followed…
Ex-Minister Iyabo Anisulowo Iyabo Anisulowo has been dubbed one of the most influential leaders on gender equality in all of Africa. An educator and stateswoman of Nigeria, Anisulowo was a humble grassroots teacher who rose through the ranks of the government to become a well-respected Federal Minister and Senator. But her impact on…
Born in Los Angeles, this Kenyan singer, songwriter, entertainer, dancer and actress is taking the industry by storm. Recently signed to mega label Chocolate City, Kimani has both the looks and skills to make the big time. Combined with her recent collaboration with artists such as MI on her debut song ‘M’toto’, to her…
Actors represent a wide range of characters on screen, and while many of those personalities are written by people other than the actor themselves, they continue to bring a hint of home to each role they play. As new up and coming artists emerge, there is no shortage of actors that hail from Nigeria. In fact,…
Hillary Clinton stormed the stage in Brooklyn New York to claim her hard-earned victory as the presumptive Democratic nominee. In front of an ecstatic and wildly cheering crowd, deafening in its approval, Secretary Clinton took a moment to absorb and revel in the historic moment. The former first lady looked radiant with joy at…
Republicans should be sitting pretty in terms of who their candidate is for the upcoming presidential election. While there continues to be major cracks within the GOP, voters are coming to terms with the fact that they have a front runner that leaders in the Republican party find very difficult to support. As Trump…
For a candidate that uses the word “liar” as much as Donald Trump, you would expect his record to be squeaky clean, but Trump is far from an angel when it comes to truth telling. He has even gone as far as to nickname a former opponent “Lyin’ Ted”. If that wasn’t enough to…
One of the largest animal rescue airlifts ever took place on April 29th and 30th, 2016, as 33 lions were rescued from circuses in Columbia and Peru and transported to the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Vaalwater, Limpopo, South Africa. This sanctuary was chosen because of its ideal climate and environment. Laws were enacted in…
The World Health Organization, or WHO, reported that cholera affects between 1.4 to 4.3 million people world wide causing an alarming rate of deaths per year estimated between 28,000 to 142,000 people. Known for breakouts in regions where there is excessive overcrowding, poor water sources, abundant trash, and unsanitary toilets, cholera can cause profuse…
In 2007 nearly 1,300 people across the country of Kenya lost their lives to a wave of brutal attacks that were based on the turmoil of the current election year. William Ruto was accused of planning and executing a brutal campaign of violence during the elections after the Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga accused the then-president,…
