Education

The world has seen a few true geniuses over time. Some of the most well-known brains are, of course, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Could a third emerge from today’s young generation of thinkers? A good memory is important for children to learn and retain new information, both in school and at home. In fact, according to psychologist …

Phillis Wheatley was indeed a significant figure in American history, particularly for her accomplishments as a poet. Born in West Africa, likely in Senegal or Gambia, around 1753, Wheatley was kidnapped and sold into slavery at the age of seven. She was transported to Boston, Massachusetts, where she was purchased by John Wheatley as a domestic servant for his wife, …

The story of Benjamin Banneker and his wooden clock is an inspiring tale of ingenuity and accomplishment. Benjamin Banneker, an African American born on November 9, 1731, in Maryland, possessed an inherent curiosity and a strong aptitude for mathematics and mechanics. In 1752, Banneker garnered public acclaim by building a clock entirely out of wood. The clock, believed to be …

Kevin Hart may have found himself in the crosshairs of cancel culture again. The comedy box office star is currently globetrotting on his “Reality Check” comedy tour. On Dec. 9, he announced that he will be bringing the show to Cairo, Egypt. The performance is scheduled to take place at the Cairo Indoor Stadium on Feb. 21. It will mark the …

Marvel Studios has released the much expected second edition of the hit movie, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” which is scheduled to be aired in November this year. The action-filled trailer came with a mix of sympathy as the king was duly honored. The late Chadwick Boseman who starred as T’Challa in the first version released in 2018, was set upfront …

Cameroonian-born actress and celebrated producer, Constance Ejuma has been conferred with an honorary degree as Doctor of letters by Leicester University. This adds to the academic portfolio of the actress who earlier bagged a masters degree from same school. Ejuma, famed in the popular Wakanda movie took to her official website to share the news. “Many months ago, I received …

Edward Alexander Bouchet (September 15, 1852 – October 28, 1918) was an American physicist and educator who was the first African American to acquire a Ph.D. from any American university, finishing his physics dissertation at Yale in 1876. He was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society based on his academic achievements. He graduated from Yale College as one of …

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 …

Ruby Bridges born in 1954 was the first African American child to integrate an all-white public elementary school in the South. She later became a civil rights activist. Who Is Ruby Bridges? When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American child to attend a predominantly white Southern elementary school. Due to angry mobs, her mother …

Africa is home to a diverse range of complex and ancient civilizations that have thrived for thousands of years. Africa now boasts a vast variety of historical sites that can convey tales of long-forgotten cultures and people. The 75,000-year-old Adam’s Calendar believed to be create by Bokoni people in South Africa is one of these remarkable historical sites. Blaauboschkraal stone …