President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his administration, to reach out to foreign leaders, and, most recently, to try to mend wounds between himself and some of the top tech giants in the US. Executives from Oracle, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook and more were in attendance at Trump Tower as they tried to find…
Poaching has been an ongoing problem in Africa for years; however, modern technology has just evened the odds a bit for the fight to protect local wildlife. The World Wildlife Foundation has made incredible strides in developing a new and effective way to help curb poaching in Africa. The program was funded by a grant…
Christianity had a powerful resurgence in Nigeria after the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1990, and if you thought the Nigerians didn’t know how to throw a festive Christmas party, then you are mistaken. Christmas in Nigeria is a public holiday, giving way for friends and family to gather together and enjoy food,…
The prolific singer known as Mr. Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended elementary and secondary school in Lagos, Nigeria. Upon graduating he moved to Ghana where he attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, located in Kumasi, Ghana, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer. He…
Of the 30 candidates in the running to receive the prestigious 2016 Ballon d’Or, which was eventually awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo, one was from Algeria, a nation with a strong chance to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. At the age of 21, Riyad Mahrez has become a football hero not only for…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa, which started in 1966 and was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga was troubled by the division of the African American population after the infamous Watts riots in Los Angeles and created a…
It wasn’t that long ago that Russia was the United States’ most feared adversary. Remember the Cold War? Nowadays Russia is indeed becoming the biggest threat once again. From countrywide doping to win Olympic gold medals, to annexing Crimea, to recently being linked to hacking into United States intelligence sources and potentially swaying the…
Fear and anxiety were thick enough to cut with a knife on election night, as millions of minorities clung to the edge of their seats praying that Trump wouldn’t win the election. Countless groups were targeted throughout his rise to power, including the Mexican community who were alienated by Trump’s threats to build a…
A recent beauty pageant in Kenya had all the things a pageant should have – glamorous titles, fashionable evening gowns, and celebrity judges. However, this pageant was different because all the contestants competing for the titles had albinism. The pageant, with more than several hundred audience members in attendance, took place in Kenya’s capital,…
Two of the world’s most powerful countries and key US allies are two powerful women leaders. How will Donald Trump and his history of misogynistic outbursts affect the G7 and the US’s relationship with Britain and Germany? Many are wondering how two major countries in the world and the G7 will approach this new…
On the 5th of July 2017, the two primary Kenyan presidential candidates, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee Party and Mr. Raila Odinga of NASA, indicated that they would not be in a position to attend the upcoming scheduled presidential debate. The response from Kenyans was not surprising. As expected, the majority of citizens were…
Outside of Albany, New York, a hard-working family is making strides toward food equality and justice. Soul Fire Farm, founded by Leah Penniman and her husband Jonah Vitale-Wolff, has two main purposes: first, to grow nourishing food using natural ancestral methods. Second, to empower other people to learn how to do the same as a…
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been at the center of quite a bit of controversy over recent comments that he made regarding the mass migration of Africans to Europe. Speaking to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Gates reportedly warned that Europe stands to be destroyed if it doesn’t make a more concerted…
Nnedi Okorafor’s fantasy novel, Who Fears Death, has been captivating readers since its release in 2010. Now, its reach will expand even further with an adaptation for television. The novel is being produced for HBO by none other than George R.R. Martin, the creator of Game of Thrones. Who Fears Death is a contemporary take…
