Have you ever come across a Black man or woman with blue eyes? What was your first thought? I almost passed out when I saw one about 25 years ago on my way home from school. Because the person was not albino, my first thought was that she was a Mami Water (mermaid). It was scary to look at from …

King Hannibal was a Carthaginian army General Commander – in – Chief born in 247 BC in Carthage(today Tunisia). During the First Punic War between 264 and 241 BC his father, Hamilcar Barca, was a prominent Carthaginian Leader. King Hannibal is one of the greatest military leaders and greatest tactician commander in history of the world. When King Hannibal was …

George W. McLaurin provided the Oklahoma civil rights case that irreparably damaged the “separate but equal” legal position established in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Kansas and taught at Langston University, an all-black institution, until 1948. NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, Oklahoma attorney Amos T. Hall, and Black Dispatch newspaper editor Roscoe …

South Africa, one of Africa’s biggest economies has reaffirmed its call for a single African currency to help boost intra-continental trade. Naledi Pandor, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation revealed the country’s position on the much-expected policy. “In every available continental platform, South Africa has consistently reaffirmed her commitment to continuing to support the continental integration in line with the …

According to this legend, Kintu was the first person on earth and the first man to wander the plains of Uganda alone. He is also known as God or the father of all people who created the first kingdoms. LONG ago, a great man known as Kintu traveled with his prize cow from northern Africa to the land called Uganda. There he …

Ghana’s Independence Day is a national holiday observed every year. This day is an official state holiday for all Ghanaians, whether at home and abroad, to honor and celebrate the Ghanaian Heroes who led the country to freedom. Every year on March 6, Ghana celebrates its independence. Independence Day is also a commemoration of the day when Ghana declared independence from …

Man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified simply as Luwizo has tied the knot with triplets in a colorful ceremony. The 32-year-old got married to triplets, Nadege, Natacha, and Nathalie, in the ceremony held last month in Karehe, located in South Kivu, DR Congo. In an interview with Afrimax English, Luwizo said he met one of the triplets, …

Steel was produced in East Africa over 2000 years ago Since the invention of modern steel in 1847, we now discuss the Bessemer process for producing carbon steel. Carbon steel, on the other hand, had been produced much before Kelly or Bessemer. The Haya people used one of the oldest and most advanced ways. They are an African tribe living …

Much of what you think you know about African history is just incorrect. Until recently, the written history of Africa was heavily affected by nineteenth-century colonial narratives. These materials were undoubtedly twisted, portraying Africa as a backward region that was only changed by colonial overlords’ generosity (who simultaneously made a pretty penny out of plundering its natural resources). Through this …

Around 1770, Abla Pokou led her people from modern-day Ghana to the Ivory Coast, where she formed the Baoule nation. According to legend, she sacrificed her son to the river in order for her people to cross. Abla Pokou was born in the early eighteenth century. She was the niece of King Osei Tutu, the co-founder of Ghana’s Ashanti Empire. …