Personality
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Alessandro De’ Medici, the Black Duke of Florence, Italy
During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Italian Renaissance was an incredible time for culture, arts and science. From artists…
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PanAfricanist Addai-Sebo eulogizes late Dr. Thomas Mensah
Some of us believe our brother, Thomas Owusu Mensah, made a ‘fatal’ mistake by openly saying he helped with the…
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Meet Rosy Fynn, Country Director, Mastercard Foundation Nigeria
Rosy Fynn is currently the Ghana and Nigeria Country Director at the Mastercard Foundation, overseeing the delivery of the Foundation’s…
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Remembering Dr. Thomas Mensah, Ghanaian fibre optics pioneer
Thomas Mensah (PhD), a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who gained global recognition for his pioneering work in fibre optics,…
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Meet world’s first surviving nonuplets from Mali
Considered miracle babies, the world-famous nonuplets (nine babies) from Mali were born on 4 May 2021 and achieved the Guinness…
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Hayford Okine, Croatia-based Ghanaian is world ‘King of Balance’
Croatia-based Ghanaian performer, Hayford Okine holds multiple Guinness World Records for balancing objects. He’s known as the ‘King of Balance’ internationally,…
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10 remarkable black professors and scholars
It’s no doubt that black scholars and professors have also made some significant contributions to academia and society. Their works…
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Lesley Lokko now 1st African woman to win RIBA Royal Gold Medal
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator and author Lesley Lokko as the 2024 recipient…
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Ghanaian Chef Failatu completes a record 227 cooking hours
Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak appears to have broken the world record after cooking non-stop for more than 227 hours. Her…
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Nigerian Helen Williams holds record for longest handmade wig
Nigerian wigmaker Helen Williams holds the record for world’s longest handmade wig, measuring 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in). Helen spent…
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