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The Overton Hygienic Building that revolutionized Black businesses in the face of restrictions in 20th century
The Overton Hygienic Building is one of the most iconic centers that became a springboard for African- American businesses that were facing restrictions and fierce exploitation in the 20th century. The building played an instrumental role including acting as an incubator in nurturing entrepreneurs in Chicago’s African-American community, known as the Black Metropolis. According to…
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Mosi-oa-Tunya: the story behind the real name of Victoria Falls before a Scottish man named it after the Queen
Also known as “Mosi-oa-Tunya” in Bantu which means “The smoke that thunders”, the awe-inspiring...
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Basic arithmetic emerged from Africa with the discovery of Ishango bone dating back 25,000 years
The Ishango bone was initially thought to be 9,000 years old but advanced scientific analysis...
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When the first African American elected into public office in Providence had to move to Liberia over racial discrimination
He was the first African American to have been elected to public office in Providence on Rhodes...
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That unforgettable Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 which desegregated bus rides in U.S.
The 1947’s Journey of Reconciliation was a blatant attempt to test the Supreme Court’s ruling in Morgan v. Virginia that prohibited segregated seating in buses across states on a large scale. The decision...
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Risien Russell, pioneering neurologist in UK who propounded the theory that nobody is sane
A blue plaque was recently instituted in his honor at 44 Wimpole Street where he resided and ran his private practice as a neurologist from 1902 to when he died in March 1939. Dr. Risien Russell was one...
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St. Joseph AME, the Lord’s vineyard in Durham that did not do only missionary work but raised Black businesses in 1900s
The St. Joseph African Methodist Episcopal Church began on a humble note with a modest makeshift structure made up of four posts planted in the ground with four boards nailed to each corner to provide...
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The 1898 Monument of Wilmington that took over 100 yrs to acknowledge the wrongs of race riot that ended in coup d’état
It was a monument to institutionalize the culture of inclusiveness in the psyche of the Wilmington society of North Carolina and pay a glowing tribute to the efforts undertaken to ensure there is not a...
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90,000 years ago, Africans in Congo were undertaking fishing expeditions to catch giant fishes
Evidence of early men eating fish abounds in archaeological findings around the world. They either used their hands or crude methods to satisfy this need for protein from the waters. This may have extended...
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Abydos Boats, the Pharaohs’ afterlife boats that shaped the evolution of boat design
As early as the Second Dynasty, ancient Egyptians were making preparations to help the dead, especially kings and emperors, on their journey to the afterlife. It is commonly held that monarchs do not travel...
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The overlooked story of the soldiers of African descent who fought for Canada in the War of 1812
The active role played by soldiers of African descent in the War of 1812 between Canada and the United States, many a time is buried and glossed over by Canadian authorities. Publicity campaigns surrounding...
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Emotan, the market woman who saved a Benin king from being killed by his own brother
In the past, women have pushed the boundaries to ensure that they shatter the glass barrier, speak out against tyranny, and tenaciously defend what they believe to be their own from oppressors. The duties...
