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Celebrating Bernard Dadié, the famed Ivorian writer and statesman who died at 103
On March 9, 2019, Ivory Coast lost Bernard Binlin Dadié, who died at the age of 103 after a long and successful life as a writer, author and brave statesman. Bernard will forever remain on the lips...
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Rihanna calls out white Alabama lawmakers who banned abortion
Rihanna, the award-winning singer turned makeup mogul and actress called out Alabama male lawmakers and the female Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey for approving a ban on abortion in the state. Rihanna posted...
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How Oprah spent her first million dollars and her plans to build a school in the US [Video]
Oprah Winfrey graced Trevor Noah’s Daily Show in April but bits and pieces of the show have been making the rounds on social media. The media mogul and billionaire took some time off her busy schedule...
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Soucouyant, the legendary Caribbean female fireball deity rooted in African wizardry
One of the most popular folk characters in the Caribbean that traces back to Africa is the Soucouyant which is in the culture and tales of almost all Caribbean islands. The link between Africa and the...
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How this wealthy Nupe warrior merchant was ruined by the British through her own brother in the 1800s
Although the exact year of her birth is not traceable, Gogo Habiba was born in the early nineteenth century at a time when there was considerable political conflict in the Nupe Kingdom of Nigeria that...
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Celebrating this slave turned General who led the final battle to free Haiti from the French
The Haitian Revolution that lasted from August 22 to January 1, 1804, led the Caribbean nation to gain its independence from the French under General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a former slave who trained...
