The United States says it is not backing former Nigeria finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization. America’s opposition to her candidature comes after the three WTO ambassadors charged with the task of finding the next WTO chief settled on the Nigerian, Reuters has reported. The choice of Read More…
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, 32, was recently certified by Forbes as the richest female musician in the world. Her fortune adds up to $600 million, ahead of the likes of Madonna ($570 million), Céline Dion ($450 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million). This year, she debuted on Forbes’ list of richest self-made women in America. The list, Read More…
Horace King had all the odds against him as he was born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation. He, nevertheless, rose to become a prolific architect and the most respected bridge builder in west Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Mississippi from the 1830s until the 1880s. King built a number of massive bridges, industrial facilities, Read More…
One of the greatest warriors ever to emerge from Africa in the sixteenth century was Queen Amina of Zazzau. Like the great Nzingha of Angola, Queen Amina’s leadership skills were discovered early by her grandfather who allowed her to attend state meetings. Her mother, the Queen Bakwa of Turunku, an influential political figure in Amina’s Read More…
Chess, to Jessica Hyatt’s mom, was a hobby but to the 15-year-old from Brooklyn, it was a passion, and now that passion is paying off. Hyatt was presented with the Daniel Feinberg Success in Chess Award in a virtual ceremony on October 13, an award that comes with a $40,000 in college scholarship. The award Read More…
Three counties in Atlanta are going to have the first Black sheriffs in their respective history after the three men, who are all Democrats, were elected to fill the seats during Tuesday’s election. According to Channel 2 Action News, Craig Owens, a police major, defeated long-time Cobb County Republican Sheriff Neil Warren whilst electorates in Read More…
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