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Meet the three Africans on Facebook’s Oversight Board
Facebook on May 7 announced the appointment of some 20 persons to the newly created Facebook and Instagram Oversight Board. The board has been tasked to review whether the content is consistent with Facebook...
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‘It will be madness’ – Ugandan leader Museveni hints of cancelling polls amid coronavirus
Uganda’s presidential elections scheduled for early next year may be called off, after the country’s long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni said it would be foolhardy for the polls to take...
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Nicholas Johnson becomes first-ever black valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history
Nicholas Johnson has just etched his name in the history chapters of education in the United States, becoming Princeton University’s first black valedictorian. An operation research and financial...
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Zambia hails its sex workers for stepping up amid COVID-19 spread
At the time sex workers in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are calling for recognition as essential service providers amid complaints of struggles to make ends meet in this coronavirus pandemic, their...
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‘I can’t pay my bills’ – Nigerian sex worker cries amid virus restrictions
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economies of countries has been devastating, causing massive layoffs and in some cases, salary cuts across all businesses and sex workers are no different....
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James McCune Smith, a history-making black physician who helped end slavery
James McCune Smith was a medical doctor who paved the way for African Americans. Smith graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1837 and became the first African American to receive a medical degree....
