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Cameroon goes strong on transgender people; convicts of ‘attempted homosexuality’
The central African country of the Republic of Cameroon registered a new dimension in the continent’s clampdown on LGBT individuals and affiliated bodies when it convicted two transwomen of the crime of “attempted homosexuality” apart from a failure to carry identification and The pair were arrested on February 8 due to their choice of clothing…
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Who is Tishaura Jones, St. Louis’ first Black female mayor?
A 49-year-old public servant, Tishaura Jones, will become the first Black woman to lead St....
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This Georgia legislator was arrested as governor signed election laws ‘targeting Black people’
What has been widely interpreted as unfair election laws aimed at hurting the Black vote in...
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Nigeria’s Ayodele Pamela on how she started her poultry farming with no prior experience and making it big
For so many years, the agriculture sector has been the mainstay of Africa’s economy until...
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How Black Panther film inspired this man to build Wokanda, a platform providing ‘Black-centric’ learning
The “Black Panther” movie has inspired many initiatives to empower African Americans and Blacks in general. Columbus-based entrepreneur Maurice Womack was moved by the Marvel film to co-found with...
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Here’s why Nigerian billionaire Orji Uzor Kalu wants to buy 35% shares in Arsenal Football Club
Nigerian businessman and politician Orji Uzor Kalu has revealed his desire to invest in English soccer Arsenal Football Club. The investment, he said, is inspired by his quest to help the London-based...
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How Morocco came to have its name
Morocco lies on the northern frontier of the African continent and the country is separated from Europe, specifically Spain, by a little more than 600 miles of Mediterranean water and rocks. The Mabhrebian...
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“We are doing it our own way”- New Youtube show #Odo2TheWorld explores how African Millennials are redefining love and Marriage
More and more African millennials are evidently redefining not only when to get married, but what marriage means to them. Unlike previous generations, many millennials are waiting longer to get married...
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In Zimbabwe, a Whatsapp status of a cartoon on Mnangagwa has landed a student in court
Not much has changed in Zimbabwe since the emergence of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country’s president in 2017. Under former President Robert Mugabe, it was a crime to insult the President. After seizing...
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‘The good old days of segregation’ – Lindsey Graham claims comment was sarcastic
The senior senator from the state of South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, has defended his reference to the era of segregation as the “good old days”, saying his description was with “deep...
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Four of the most iconic places in the Bahamas with interesting colonial history you should know
Settlers from what we know now as Cuba discovered the shallow islands of the Bahamas as early as 300 to 400 AD. It was not until 900 to 1500 AD that the Lucayan people settled on the islands where they...
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At 16, Paris McKenzie has become the youngest Black owner of a beauty supply business
Owning a business takes grit, determination, and passion, and one teenager in Brooklyn, New York, is proving she has what it takes to run her own beauty supply store. Paris McKenzie, who is about to enter...
