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How Ghana’s Nkrumah used metaphor to instigate resistance against colonialism
Ghana’s first president and pioneering pan-Africanist, Kwame Nkrumah, dealt a notable blow to the British Empire when he led the campaign demanding self-rule for the African countries known as British...
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Sylvester Ritter, beloved wrestler killed in car crash from daughter’s graduation
When Sylvester Ritter, also known as Junkyard Dog, died on June 1, 1998, in a single-car accident while returning home from his daughter’s high school graduation in North Carolina, it led to an outpouring...
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Howlin’ Wolf, the giant of blues whose ‘Smokestack Lightning’ song has Library of Congress seal
Few embodied blues like Howlin’ Wolf. A giant of a man, he stood over six feet tall and weighed nearly 300 pounds but crucially, he was an outstanding physical performer “who would prowl the...
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Was guitar legend Jimi Hendrix assassinated by US gov’t and manager with mob ties?
When famous African-American guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix was found dead in a London flat on September 18, 1970 aged a mere 27 years, newspaper reports claimed he had died from a heroin overdose while...
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The inspiration behind Ghana’s Coat of Arms designed by Nii Amon Kotei
West African country of Ghana had a good fortune of having Nii Amon Kotei as citizen. He designed the country’s Coat of Arms. Even more spectacular was that Kotei aside being a sculptor was also...
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Wilson Pickett, the gospel singer who redefined soul music in the 1960s
Although Wilson Pickett referred to Little Richard as “the architect of rock and roll,” there’s no doubt he was formidable and distinguished as a singer, songwriter and performer, as...
