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Faces of Black Excellence
Julian Brown: The young inventor who turns plastic into fuel
“Plastic production has sharply increased over the last 70 years. In 1950, the world produced just two million tonnes,” according to the website Our World in Data. That figure grew to over 450 million tonnes by 2020. Much of that plastic ends up in landfills, oceans, and other environments. To help ensure that such materials…
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Will.i.am joins Arizona State University as professor for new AI course
As the world shifts towards AI-driven production and innovation, Arizona State University (ASU)...
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Gender-based violence: Meet the SA student whose smart earring can quietly capture attackers, alert police
Bohlale Mphahlele created a revolutionary device to combat South Africa’s gender-based...
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9-year-old makes history at Pennsylvania college, studying to become a pediatric neurosurgeon
At just 9 years old, Aiden Wilkins is sure of what he wants to do when he grows up. The gifted...
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This college student needed transportation to and from school, so he built his own electric bike out of wood
In July, an engineering student in Florida was seen showcasing an electric motorcycle he had built almost completely out of recycled wood. Reed Curry said he built the bike because he was having transportation...
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All about Dr. Walter Royal III, who is now Morgan State University’s first endowed professor in Brain Science
Morgan State University has appointed Walter Royal III, M.D., as the inaugural endowed professor in Brain Science and director of the Center for Brain Health Research, which was established recently for...
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Antonio Gates makes history becoming Hall of Famer despite not playing college football, here’s how he did it
On Saturday, August 2, Antonio Gates made history by becoming the first player without playing college football to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 45-year-old is now among the ranks of...
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Ciara becomes citizen of Benin
U.S. singer Ciara has become a citizen of Benin as part of the West African country’s initiatives encouraging people of African descent to reclaim their heritage. Ciara acquired citizenship at a...
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Spike Lee and wife appointed as Benin ambassadors for African Americans in U.S.
Benin has appointed acclaimed American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a producer, author, and civil rights activist, as its ambassadors for African Americans in the U.S. Spike Lee and...
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Josephine Baker makes a comeback in Paris with striking new mural honoring her legacy
American-French entertainer and civil rights pioneer Josephine Baker is being memorialized in Paris with a new mural, fifty years after her passing. Through the efforts of urban artist FKDL and a...
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Nigeria’s Okpatuma David Otujor just broke a 40-year record at Russia’s MGIMO University
Nigerian international development expert Okpatuma David Otujor is now the first Nigerian in nearly 40 years to graduate from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)...
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Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi is now the first African to surpass 22-meter mark in shot put
Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi made history on Saturday as he became the first African to hit the 22-meter mark in men’s shot at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene. With a throw of 22.10m...
