Alhaji Aliko Dangote (born April 10, 1957) is a businessman based in Nigeria. He is the owner of the Dangote Group, which has operations in Nigeria and several other countries in West Africa. A wealthy supporter of erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dangote controls much of Nigeria’s commodities trade […]
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Before becoming the head of NASA, Bolden was an astronaut who flew into space four times. He commanded two space shuttle missions. Bolden has worked both for the government and for private companies. He is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General. He is also the first African-American to be appointed NASA administrator. NASA’s Bolden: Mars […]
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Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician serving as the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born outside of the continental United States. His mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, born in Wichita, Kansas, was of mostly English ancestry.His father, […]
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Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: Black, Mexican & German Ms. Burris can also ride a motorcycle. https://vimeo.com/73812028 http://youtu.be/wL28p7_UKUw https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t50.2886-16/11166602_1427300634238977_399825477_n.mp4 Sports Her beautiful grandparents below
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Americans have grown accustomed to bad news about student performance in math and science. On a 2009 study administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 15-year-olds in the U.S. placed 23rd in science and 31st in math out of 65 countries. On last year’s Nation’s Report Card assessments, only one third of eighth […]
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In spite of adversity and limited opportunities, African Americans have played a significant role in U.S. military history over the past 300 years. They were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because many believed they lacked qualifications for combat duty. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the US military. Civil rights […]
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Afro American Farrah Gray made his first million when he was just 14. Now, he runs a successful portfolio of multiple profitable businesses, and is also a motivational and business public speaker. The lessons to learn from him is never give up, follow your dreams and to not let anything stop you from living up […]
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Greenwood is a neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As one of the most successful and wealthiest African American communities in the United States during the early 20th Century, it was popularly known as America’s “Black Wall Street”.
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As South Africa adopts affirmative action policies, we profile some of the blacks who have overcome racial inequality. Half of South Africa’s 30 million blacks live below the poverty line. Despite this depressing statistic, a few break the trend. Black millionaires! Having acquired his wealth during apartheid, businessman Richard Maponya is the richest black in the country. Emerging from his opulent villa he reflects on the turbulent times and his success in gatecrashing the horse racing set. Sam Tsima, winner of a 1988 study scholarship, is now the manager of the biggest bank in South Africa. Fighting for black rights, he teaches German twice a week to youngsters from Soweto. Many feel betrayed when rich blacks enjoy the spoils and move to wealthy suburbs. Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, singer and businesswoman, justifies her extravagant lifestyle as the result of dedication and hard work. Clapping and swaying to the music at a dinner-dance, she serenades the most successful of all black South Africans – Nelson Mandela.
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There’s a growing trend for people to alter their ethnic features — from double eyelid surgery, to chin implants, to skin lightening or darkening. In some cases, patients undergoing such ethnic cosmetic surgery say they are doing so to achieve a more ‘western look’. Others say it has nothing to do with trying to look […]
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“There were a whole lot of people upset by this study,” lead researcher Roberta Estes said. “They just knew they were Portuguese, or Native American.” In recent decades, interest in the origin of the Melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in DNA research and in the advent of Internet resources that allow individuals to […]
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First 5 minutes of documentary. The New Olreans Creole” by Maurice Martinez, PhD. The video can be purchased from: DOOR KNOB FILMS P. O. Box 16445 Wilmington, NC. 28408 The cost is $20 each plus $5 shipping and handling.
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