10 Black Scientists and Physicians Who Changed History With Their Groundbreaking Achievements
Source: Blerds.Atlantablackstar.com Benjamin Banneker (Nov. 9, 1731 – Oct. 9, 1806) Banneker was an astronomer,…
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Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens
Source: Wikipedia.org Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (also known as Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo – Mahlathini…
Kagiso Milton Mokgosi – Visual Artist Feature
I am an artist who’s hustling his way into the Industry of Visual Art. Since…
10 African Kingdoms No One Talks About But Should
Source: Atlantablackstar.com Bornu Empire (1380–1893) The Bornu Empire was a state of what is now…
The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, African ”Slave” And Mathematical Genius
Source: Yourblackworld.net/ Thomas Fuller, familiarly known as the Virginia Calculator, was a native of Africa.…
7 Medieval African Kingdoms Everyone Should Know About
Source: Atlantablackstar.com While Europe was experiencing its Dark Ages, a period of intellectual, cultural and…
7 Black Scientists and Engineers Who Helped Make Space Travel Possible
Source: Atlantablackstar.com Robert Shurney (1921-2007) Dr. Robert Shurney was a physicist from Tennessee State University,…
8 Black Female Inventors You Might Not Know
Source: Atlantablackstar.com Dr. Shirley Jackson is an American physicist. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973,…
5 Inventions by Enslaved Black Men Blocked by US Patent Office
Source: Atlantablackstar.com The Patent Act of 1793 and 1836 barred enslaved Africans from obtaining patents…
20 Black Inventions Over The Last 100 Years You May Not Know
Source: Atlantablackstar.com Lewis Latimer (1848 – 1928) What He Invented: The Carbon Filament For The…
Two Ancient Tombs Discovered Near Luxor Show the Breathtaking Majesty and Artistry of Ancient Egyptians
Source: Atlantablackstar.com In a breathtaking discovery, a team of American archaeologists discovered two beautiful ancient…
Khadja Nin – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Khadja Nin was born in Burundi, the youngest of a family of eight.…
Ismaël Lô – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo) is a Senegalese musician and actor. He was…
Angélique Kidjo – Biography
Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Angelique Kidjo was born in Ouidah, Benin on July 14, 1960. Her…
Youssou n’Dour – Biography
Source : http://africanmusic.org/ Youssou n’Dour was born in Dakar in 1959 and began singing as…
Cesaria Evora – Biography
Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Cesaria Evora was born in 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. The Cape…
Salif Keita – Biography
Source : http://africanmusic.org Salif Keita, born in 1949 in Djoliba, is sometimes called the Golden…
Miriam Makeba – Biography
Source: http://africanmusic.org Singer, Civil Rights Activist (1932–2008) South African diva Miriam Makeba is well known…
8 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About the Richest Man in History, Mansa Musa
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Richest Man to Ever Live Emperor Mansa Musa I, an African king from…
1885 Berlin Conference – How European leaders carved up Africa for colonisation
Source: http://www.dw.de In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa…