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Mary McLeod Bethune, the civil rights activist who became special advisor to a U.S. president
“I leave you a thirst for education. Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.” Those were the words of Mary McLeod Bethune before her death on May 18, 1955. Born in 1875 to former slaves, Bethune...
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Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana
Ghana has recorded two confirmed cases of the fast spreading deadly coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Thursday. Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu disclosed the news at a late night press conference...
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Meet Vhutshilo Netshituni; South Africa’s first black pediatric oncologist
Dr. Vhutshilo Netshituni is the first black pediatric oncologist in South Africa. A pediatric oncologist is a doctor with specialist expertise in managing children with cancer. The cancer may...
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These are six ways to avoid the coronavirus scourge
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus as a pandemic Wednesday. According to WHO’s Director-General, Adhanom Ghebreyesus, over 118,000 persons have contracted...
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Kenyan family holds virtual burial for 13-year-old as hospital seizes remains over debt
A medical debt has forced a Kenyan family to hold a “virtual” burial for its kindred who died of cancer. The family of 13-year-old Brian Kimani did the unthinkable after a hospital in Kenya’s...
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Ciara Sivels; first-ever Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Michigan
Ciara Sivels is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. Sivels was 27 when she completed and defended successfully her thesis on the...
