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Meet the Chimbu skeleton people of Papua New Guinea who terrify enemies with their body art
The Chimbu, an ethnic and linguistic group, live in the Chimbu, Koro and Wahgi valleys in the mountainous central highlands of Papua New Guinea. They live in rugged mountain valleys between 1,400 and 2,400...
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John W. Mosley, the self-taught cameraman who countered stereotypical images of blacks with captivating photos
John W. Mosley’s contribution to the advancement of African Americans is valuable. The self-taught photographer’s over 300,000 images capturing African-American life in and around Philadelphia...
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Reverend Ike, the popular Black televangelist of the 1970s who worshipped wealth
Few religious men split opinion down the middle in the black community like Fredrick J. Eikerenkotter, better known as Reverend Ike. The American minister and evangelist’s detractors called him a...
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This police officer won Nigeria’s first Olympic gold – and then was dumped
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, also known as Chioma Ajunwa, endured great hardships as a child, and even as a sportsperson and wife, life was equally tough. Her fortune however changed when she switched from football...
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Criticized for being bow-legged and Black, Dominique Dawes beat the odds to become 3-time Olympian
Dominique Dawes is a renowned name in the history of American gymnastics but her advancement in the sport was nearly impeded from the start when as a black girl, her body was considered deviant because...
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Frederick Williamson, the action hero whose character got the girl, couldn’t be killed nor lose a fight
Frederick Robert Williamson began his adult life as a professional American football player in the American Football League during the 1960s, but it would be in film and on television that he will etch...
