The Truth Behind Black Africans with Blue Eyes

Have you ever seen a Black man or woman with blue eyes? What was your initial reaction? I almost fainted when I saw one about 25 years ago while trekking home from school. My first thought was, This must be a Mami Water (mermaid) since the person was not an albino. It was scary to look at from afar, but when I moved closer, the lady looked so pretty and interesting.

Barack Obama opens up on how his time at the White House took a toll on his marriage

In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir obtained by CNN, former US president, Barack Obama, opened up on how his time at the White House took a heavy toll on his marriage with his wife Michelle due to pressures and demands of the job.

No road, no vote – Residents in this Ghanaian electoral area refused to vote at all in the general election

General elections in Ghana took place on December 7 as the West African nation held its eighth uninterrupted polls in 28 years to choose a president and lawmakers. Election officials say results may be known by the middle of the week although there was an earlier promise to declare the winner of the presidential race in 24 hours.

A look at the first criminal trial which used fingerprints as evidence

Thomas Jennings had gotten out of jail not too long ago when he invaded the home of Clarence Hiller on the night of September 19, 1910. Hiller was the chief clerk in the freight department of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

A Tanzanian MP just lost his job for struggling to take oath of office

Magufuli addresses members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) at the party's sub-head office on Lumumba road in Dar es Salaam, October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Sadi Said. A Tanzanian MP who was set to be a deputy Minister for Minerals has lost his post after being unable to read the content of his oath of office at a swearing-in function on Wednesday.

The overlooked Black cowboy whose discovery changed the field of archaeology

Before the 1920s, there was no general agreement on how long humans had been in the Americas. Many historians believed that humans had been in the region for only about 4,000 years but thanks to a game-changing discovery in 1908 by Black cowboy George McJunkin, scholars were able to place mankind in North America almost 7,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Simone Williams now holds the Guinness World Record for largest afro

Measuring at 20.5 cm (8.07 in) in length, 22.5 cm (8.85 in) in width and 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) in circumference, Brooklyn native Simone Williams is officially the new record holder for the world’s largest female afro. Williams takes over the coveted spot from Aevin Dugas, a social worker from New Orleans who held the record for eight years.

62-year-old Yolanda Holder is the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours

Yolanda Holder’s achievements are amazing. The 62-year-old is a two-time Guinness World Record Holder for “most marathons completed in a calendar year” and the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours.

Inside Africa’s first mine where all workers are women

In mines across the world, men dominate the labour force. It is so because mining is labour-intensive and women are often thought of as not having the physical ability to mine. In mines where women are hired, more often than not, they do minor labour activities.

Born without arms, Mércia Viriato Lica became the youngest MP in Mozambique at 23

December 3 marks the annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the UN, the day is set aside “to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.