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The little-known descendants of black Iranians who are victims of the cruel Arabian slave trade
“Slavery wasn’t integrated into the history of Iran… In terms of the knowledge of people, common people or even academics, [it] was very, very limited or at that time, [it] was zero.”...
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7 African celebs you probably didn’t know have undergone cosmetic surgery
Being a celebrity comes with its own pressures and demands – whether directly or influenced by the environment people work in. Besides getting largely noticeable and ‘relevant’ in various...
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6 Black celebrities who tragically took their own lives
In a statement that was released by the sister of Sam Sarpong, a model who makes up this list of celebrities who took their own lives, June Sarpong pleads with people who have suicidal thoughts, or just...
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Congo president’s son accused of diverting $50m into secret companies in fresh investigations
A new investigation has revealed that the son of Congo-Brazzaville’s president has misappropriated $50 million of public money by routing it through shell companies and secrecy jurisdictions. According...
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Meet the wealthy but simple Nigerian merchant behind Dangote’s success story
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s great grandfather, Alhassan Dantata was a trader from Northern Nigeria who traded mainly in kola nuts and groundnuts. His distribution pool...
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How a ‘lazy’ white town led the first race riot in North America against productive blacks in 1784
At least one theme ran through what escalated the situation in Shelburne, Canada in the late 1700s: there were no jobs for both white-skinned people and blacks. But that would not be what will infuriate...
