Akampene Island: Where Ugandan girls who got pregnant were left alone to die

In southwestern Uganda, close to the border with Rwanda, there is Bunyonyi, the deep lake lying between the towns Kisoro and Kabale. And on Bunyonyi is the Punishment Island, also called Akampene among the Bakiga people of Uganda. Indeed, there are dozens of islands on the Bunyonyi but Akampene is a bit different. It has been described as a swampy mangrove, “which is actually just a patch of waterlogged grass“.

Liberian-Latina Just Sam is American Idol’s first virtual winner

Many shows and events have gone virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic and faithful viewers have stuck by their favorite programs even during this much-needed transition. American Idol’s 18th winner, Just Sam, is now the first ‘home’ winner as the show took to virtual broadcasts over the last few weeks. The once subway singer began her journey on the show with an emotional rendition of Andra Day’s Rise up and now she also believes that dreams do come true.

Khaliah Guillory: the black woman who founded a Nap Bar for workers

Khaliah Guillory, an award-winning speaker, filmmaker, and philanthropist has founded a Nap Bar, the first white glove, self-care napping experience in Texas. It offers communities and companies onsite and in-suite sleep services to help reduce sleep deprivation and increase productivity. According to her profile, Guillory used to be an executive at a Fortune 500 company in the Greater Houston area working on a 75-per cent travel schedule.

From creating the hijab-wearing Barbie to turning food into art, meet Haneefah Adam

She has been sculpting portraits of mouthwatering Nigerian delicacies and sharing it on her Instagram but she became famous in 2016 after winning the #TechMeetsArtNG exhibition, a culinary exhibition that explores the artistic presentation of some of Nigeria’s local meals. Her winning entry, pictured below, represents an African woman adorned in vibrant colors.

‘Why didn’t she invest in Nigeria?’ – Twitter roasts Nigerian woman who just bought a club in Europe

Three years after it was announced that the wife of Ghanaian football star Michael Essien has bought a club in Europe, a Nigerian businesswoman has followed suit. Nneka Ede has bought the Portuguese football club, Lusitano Ginásio Clube, Futebol, SAD after a negotiation deal which was completed in June 2020.

Malone Mukwende a Medical student creates handbook to teach doctors how illnesses appear on dark skin

A Black medical student who was only taught how to recognize conditions on white patients has created a handbook showing how symptoms of diseases can look on darker skin. Malone Mukwende, a second-year student at St George’s, University of London, wrote Mind the Gap to help other medics spot symptoms of diseases on black and minority ethnic (BAME) people.

World’s rarest gorillas with babies spotted in Nigeria

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has captured new images of the world’s rarest gorillas with several babies in southern Nigeria. The rare sight of the Cross River gorillas was spotted in the Mbe Mountains in Cross River State. The WCS announced Wednesday that it “has released the first-known camera trap images of a group of Cross River gorillas with a number of infants of different ages.

‘If they come up with a vaccine, be careful’ – Louis Farrakhan to Black people amid Covid-19

Minister Louis Farrakhan, the leader of The Nation Of Islam, has urged Black people to be cautious of any future coronavirus vaccine as he claims America has a record of not being trustworthy when it comes to the health of non-white citizens. The 87-year-old gave this warning on the 4th of July holiday while delivering his long-awaited speech titled “The Criterion.”

Ever knew Halle Berry was Miss Ohio, Miss USA runner-up and first Black USA Miss World entrant?

You know 53-year-old Halle Berry as an academy award-winning actress. The only woman of African-American descent and the only woman of color to have won the Oscar for best actress. However, there was a time Berry was active on the beauty pageant circuit.

Amazon features children’s shirt with image of cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck

A T-shirt branded with the image of ex-cop Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of George Floyd was for a short time up for sale on Amazon but has since been pulled off. According to Amazon, the shirt was put up by a third-party vendor with an example photo of the shirt worn by a white child.