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Remembering Annie J. Easley, the barrier-breaking ‘human computer’ at NASA
Although born to Samuel Bird Easley and Mary Melvina Hoover in 1933, Annie J. Easley and her brother would be raised by their mum who instilled in her a need to take education seriously. Easley threw herself...
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Eccentric and colorful, how funk’s godfather George Clinton created Parliament and Funkadelic groups with same members
George Clinton is as eccentric and colorful as people come. For starters, he was born in an outhouse in North Carolina. Although his father sang gospel and great-great grandfather founded Mount Carmel...
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After wrongful conviction for 39 years over rape of white girl, Elmer Daniels is pushing for $50k yearly compensation
Just after his 18th birthday, African-American Elmer Daniels was arrested on January 17, 1980 and charged with first-degree rape. It followed a report by a 15-year-old white girl named G.S. that she had...
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Fresh outbreak of Ebola virus in DRC kills 11 people from 17 recorded cases
Although the last West African Ebola virus epidemic began in 2013 ending on June 9, 2016, its impact adversely impacted household incomes exacerbating the poverty numbers in the countries hardest hit by...
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Admired by Presley and loved by Jackson; here’s why Jackie Wilson was great but spent 8 years in a coma
A pioneer of the fusion of 1950s doo-wop, rock, and blues styles into the soul music, Jackie Wilson is credited as one of the forefathers of soul. Admired by Elvis Presley, loved by Michael Jackson, respected...
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Killing of silverback gorilla in Uganda could reverse gains made with conservation
The killing of a silverback gorilla in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by a hunter and his three companions has been described as a blow, which can reverse the fortunes of the park and tourism in...
