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Doris Miller, WWII hero, becomes first black man to be named after U.S. aircraft carrier
For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy said it will name its new aircraft carrier after a black sailor, Doris Miller who fought in World War II. This comes more than 78 years after the events that...
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At 22, this Liberian created a sustainable way to increase palm oil yields to curb deforestation
Liberian entrepreneur, Mahmud Johnson, has come up with a possible solution for deforestation caused by oil palms which are already threatening biodiversity. He is doing so through the installation of...
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Patrice Motsepe: South Africa’s first black industrialist and billionaire
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe is a South African mining magnate who became a billionaire in 2008. He is the first black African on the Forbes list of world billionaires. Motsepe, 53, bought low-producing gold...
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This world-renowned female artist’s sculptured piece on Queen Cleopatra disappeared for over a century
Mary Edmonia Lewis was born free in New York and became the first African American and Native American ancestry to attain fame as an internationally recognized sculptor in the fine arts world. Lewis had...
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Cindy Tawiah, the woman who launched the first-ever natural hair care vending machine
A Maryland entrepreneur, Cindy Tawiah, is revolutionizing the beauty industry. She launched the first-ever automated vending machine that sells natural hair care products in 2009. Her company, “Diva...
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Could Africa’s richest woman be the first female president of Angola?
The richest woman in Africa, Isabel Dos Santos, could be the first female president of Angola. Notwithstanding her recent financial scandal, the Angolan billionaire has expressed interest in the presidency....
