The long-overdue African unity and the unity of people of African descent have been impeded by foolishness including greed and selfishness of leadership, ignorance, lack of education and poverty which is the real root of all evil. At the individual level, people are engaging in divisive arguments over who has the best colonial language andContinue reading “African Americans and Africans at each other’s throats over who was oppressed the most”
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Yes! She is just a 28-year-old black woman but owns a McDonald’s franchise
While 28-year-olds are struggling to find a career path that best suits their desires, Jade Colin has made history as the youngest black woman to own a McDonald’s franchise in the United States. The New Orleans native and business management graduate of the University of Louisiana went straight for her dream after graduating in 2012Continue reading “Yes! She is just a 28-year-old black woman but owns a McDonald’s franchise”
How South African boys are initiated into adulthood, an age-old subject of debate
Many South African men of the amaXhosa tribe and some Nguni speaking people have gone through the sacred Ulwaluko initiation rite which ushers boys into manhood. The ancient ritual includes traditional circumcision and weeks of seclusion to teach boys about their history, culture and responsibilities as men. The controversial ritual has resurfaced in many communitiesContinue reading “How South African boys are initiated into adulthood, an age-old subject of debate”
You’ll soon have to pay a $2,200 tax before marrying a woman from eSwatini
eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has tabled a bill before its parliament to impose taxes on foreigners who want to marry women in the Kingdom. The bill proposes that the couple must pay a sum of 30,000 lilangeni ($2,200) to the Ministry of the Interior so as to “protect Swazi women”. Government spokesman Percy Simelane explained to theContinue reading “You’ll soon have to pay a $2,200 tax before marrying a woman from eSwatini”
A black woman finally makes it on the world’s 500 richest people’s list
She is very popular and rich but was never on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index until this week. Media mogul and billionaire Oprah Winfrey were just announced as the first black female entrepreneur to rank among the world’s 500 richest people. Oprah Winfrey is the 494th richest person on the list, which has only 65 women of which sixContinue reading “A black woman finally makes it on the world’s 500 richest people’s list”
Ismail Akwei 