America’s Eugenics War on Black Women’s Bodies (Early 1900s–1970s) In the shadow of the American Dream, a nightmare unfolded for thousands of Black women across...
November 11, 2025 – As poppies bloom and ceremonies unfold across the United States and Commonwealth nations, Remembrance Day (or Veterans Day in the U.S.)...
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The Forgotten Visionary Who Revolutionized Haircare With Light Lillian Lawrence, a brilliant African American inventor from Chicago, changed the history of beauty technology and phototherapy...
Nigeria’s First Executive President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (February 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Nigerian statesman, educator, and politician who became the...
During the early months of 1983, a dramatic migration crisis unfolded in West Africa. Nigeria expelled over two million foreigners, including nearly one million Ghanaians....
A Trailblazing Actress of the 1970s Brenda Sykes was born on June 25, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of a dedicated postal worker, though...
The Delaware Precursor to School Desegregation In the annals of American civil rights history, few cases loom as large as Brown v. Board of Education...
In the grand halls of Western academia and the polished drawing rooms of European capitals, there’s a persistent whisper—a smug assertion that European culture stands...