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Polititics and legacy of african enslavement

February 6, 2020

Article transferred from African Holucaust, more references and structure are work in progress The word ”’Maafa”’ (also known as the African Holocaust) is derived from a Swahili word meaning disaster, terrible occurrence or great tragedy. 1)The term today collectively refers to the Pan-African discourse of the 500 hundred years of suffering of people of African heritage… read more »

Anthony Joshua

December 8, 2019

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time unified heavyweightchampion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019, and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016…. read more »

Wole Soyinka

December 6, 2019

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wole Soyinka Wole Soyinka in 2018 Born Akínwándé Olúwolé Babátúndé Sóyíinká[1] 13 July 1934 (age 85) Abeokuta, Nigeria Protectorate(now Ogun State, Nigeria) Occupation Author poet playwright Nationality Nigerian Education Abeokuta Grammar School University of Leeds Period 1957–present Genre Drama novel poetry Subject Comparative literature Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature 1986… read more »

Omoyele Sowore

December 6, 2019

Omoyele Sowore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Omoyele Sowore Sowore in 2016 Born 16 February 1971 (age 48) Ondo State, Nigeria Education University of Lagos Columbia University Occupation human rights activist, blogger, writer, lecturer Spouse(s) Opeyemi Sowere m. 2004 Website saharareporters.comhttps://aacparty.org/ Omoyele Sowore (born 16 February 1971) (“Yele”) is a Nigerian human rights activist, pro-democracy campaigner,… read more »

Fela Kuti

December 2, 2019

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fela Kuti Kuti in 1970 Background information Birth name Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti Also known as Fela Anikulapo Kuti Born 15 October 1938 Abeokuta, Western Region, British Nigeria (now Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria) Died 2 August 1997 (aged 58) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Genres Afrobeat highlife Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter musician activist Instruments… read more »

NO BLACKS” IN ARGENTINA

December 2, 2019

Premiered Oct 3, 2019 “NO BLACKS” IN ARGENTINA. Argentina is perceived by many to be a primarily white, European country, with Buenos Aires often referred to as the “Paris of Latin America” in popular culture. This perception is rooted in a post-colonial eugenics process where Argentine leaders and intellectuals in the 19th century, especially… read more »

Maro Amos

November 29, 2019

Maro Amos Born 22 July 1991 (age 28)[1] Warri, Nigeria is a Nigerian business executive. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Mandatech Global Ventures, Cinemaro Productions. Also, a Filmaker, Tech innovator and anthropologist. Contents 1. Career 2. Personal life 3. References 4. External links Maro is an Allumni of Ambrose Alli University, where he studied Geography and Environmental Sciences… read more »

List of astronauts by first flight to space

November 28, 2019

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of astronauts by first flight, in chronological order, according to the international definition of an astronaut; the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale criterion of achieving an altitude higher than 100 km (62 mi; 330,000 ft), thereby crossing the Kármán line. Personnel who qualify only for the United States Astronaut Badge, awarded… read more »

Yuri Gagarin

November 28, 2019

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Gagarin” redirects here. For other uses, see Gagarin (disambiguation). For the band, see Yuri Gagarin (band). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Gagarin. Yuri Gagarin Gagarin in Helsinki, 1961 Native name Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин Born Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin 9 March 1934… read more »

Onyeka Nwelue

November 25, 2019

Onyeka Nwelue (born 31 January 1988) is a Nigerian cultural entrepreneur, filmmaker, professor and author who is best known for his novel The Abyssinian Boy, which was published when he was 21 and won the TM Aluko Prize for Fiction, came second at the Ibrahim Tahir Prize for First Book. He has been nominated thrice… read more »