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How Mabel Keaton Staupers fought for black nurses to be admitted into the American military
Mabel Keaton Staupers was a Caribbean-American nurse who successfully led the decades-long charge to integrate black nurses into the military’s nursing corps in the U.S. In 1948, Staupers also successfully...
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At 25, Sinenhlanhla Passcara Mthembu runs her own law firm
At 25, Sinenhlanhla Passcara Mthembu has already established her own law firm. She is the founder and director of Passcara and Partners Incorporated based in Durban, South Africa. Amongst others, her firm...
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Namibian president bans new cars for ministers to save money to fight virus
Namibian government on Thursday announced a five-year ban on buying new cars for senior politicians and government officials to help the country save cash to fight the novel coronavirus. President, Hage...
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MOVE Bombing: Philadelphia City Council members apologise after 35 years
Philadelphia City Council members have issued a formal apology for the MOVE bombing of 1985. Thirty-five years ago, the Philadelphia Police Department bombed a West Philadelphia row home occupied by MOVE,...
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Daphne Tyus: Cleveland’s only black woman firefighter retires
For the past 30 years, Daphne Tyus has been the only black female in Cleveland’s Fire Department. The City of Cleveland hasn’t hired a female firefighter since 1989. There are only three women...
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Mali’s 13th-century instrument Sosso Bala is the world’s oldest balafon
The world’s oldest balafon, a musical instrument similar to xylophone known as the “Sosso-Bala”, has been in existence since the 13th Century. The ancient West African instrument can...
