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  Tade Thompson: the Nigerian who writes crime thrillers at dawn and works as a doctor by day

  Theodora Aidoo

  Tade Thompson is a medical doctor who writes science fiction, fantasy and crime thrillers that have received rave reviews and prizes. To maintain his full-time job as a hospital psychiatrist, Thompson...

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  Way before Tiger Woods, Calvin Peete was the most successful Black golfer despite broken arm

  Theodora Aidoo

  Calvin Peete blazed a trail in the 1980s as the most successful black golfer on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) tour before Tiger Woods. He was a renowned professional golfer who made history by...

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  Remembering Somalia’s ‘Mother Teresa’ and fearless doctor, Hawa Abdi

  Theodora Aidoo

  Renowned Somali doctor and human rights activist, Dr. Hawa Abdi, has died. Her daughter, Amina Abdi, confirmed the news of the fearless woman, popularly known as the ‘Mother Teresa of Somalia’...

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  McBride Sisters: Meet the sister duo behind the largest Black-owned wine company in U.S.

  Theodora Aidoo

  Founders of McBride Sisters Wines, Robin and Andréa McBride, are the first African-American sister duo to found and establish a wine company. Living across the world from each other – Robin...

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  After becoming a millionaire in June, Tanzanian miner earns $2m for another rare gem

  Theodora Aidoo

  Saniniu Laizer, a Tanzanian small scale miner who became an overnight millionaire after digging up two huge Tanzanite stones – one of the world’s rarest gemstones and earned $3.4 million, has...

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  How Navy Seal David Goggins overcame obstacles to become the ‘World’s Toughest Man’

  Theodora Aidoo

  David Goggins is an ex-Navy SEAL who is often referred to as the ‘Toughest Man Alive”. He is the only man to complete SEAL training, Army Ranger School, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller...

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