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How Malawi came to have its name
The southeastern African country of Malawi did not become independent from British colonial rule until July 6, 1964, when the territory formerly known as Nyasaland became a republic in1966 under the presidency...
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Judge in Virginia refuses to try Black defendant in a court with portraits of white people
Terrance Shipp will be tried in a courtroom without the portraits of white former jurists in the state of Virginia, according to the insistence of Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard. Shipp...
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Kizzmekia Corbett helped develop a COVID vaccine – now, she wants Black people to trust her and science
What Kizzmekia Corbett could be feeling at this point in time may be likened to the eternally awe-inspiring opening of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: these are the best of times, these are...
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Liberia president releases another puzzling song shaming a certain ‘Mr Liar Man’
Liberia’s President George Weah has released yet another song to the total surprise of his citizens and this time, the former world’s best soccer player is lamenting about a liar who is “trying...
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Singer, actor, athlete and lawyer: Why you must know about civil rights pioneer Paul Robeson
Off the back of his successful cinematic storytelling of the life of Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave, British director Steve McQueen promised in 2014 to bring the life of the intriguingly versatile...
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Hundreds of Nigerian students feared abducted after gunmen exchange fire with army
Nigeria is looking for hundreds of students feared abducted by a group of gunmen who exchanged fire with the Nigerian Army on Friday in the northern state of Katsina, police say. The men were said to have...
