Nigerian-Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo signs largest deal in NBA history

Nigerian-Greek NBA star and reigning two-time MVP Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo has signed a record-breaking, five-year supermax contract extension deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, a statement released by the team on Tuesday said. At $228.2 million, this is said to be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. The basketball star’s agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski that the deal also includes an opt-out after the fourth year.

Eight-year-old girl successfully climbs Africa’s second-highest mountain

An eight-year-old girl, Elsie Akeyo, observed Kenya’s Jamhuri Day the East African nation became a republic on December 12 by successfully climbing Africa’s second-highest mountain, Mount Kenya. And though officials at the Mt Kenya National Park and Reserve said they do not keep records of the youngest people who successfully reach its summit, Elsie’s feat has still gone down as very commendable.

France is rewarding hundreds of frontline immigrant workers with citizenship

The French government is rewarding migrant frontline workers with citizenship for their selfless acts of valour in the fight against COVID-19. “Health care workers, cleaning professionals, childcare workers and store clerks … They have proved their commitment to the nation. It is now up to the Republic to take a step toward them,” said French Junior Minister for Citizenship Marlene Schiappa’s office in a statement released on Tuesday.

Bellen Woodard, the world’s first crayon activist, named Time Magazine ‘Kid of the Year’ honoree

One’s age should never hinder them from being agents of change because as the saying goes, “if there is no seat at the table for you, create one.” Bellen Woodard, realizing there was no crayon that truly represented her skin shade, created her own multicultural crayons through her ‘More than Peach project’.

‘My hands are loud enough’ – Deaf TikToker goes viral for teaching Black American Sign Language

Black Deaf families have existed long before Nakia Charmay Smith took to TikTok to share videos on their dialect. The Black American Sign Language (BASL) is a dialect of the traditional American Sign Language (ASL) and so they have some similarities. What made Smith’s videos on TikTok go viral was how she and her family with hereditary deafness educated her followers on the history of BASL.

Eunice Hunton Carter: The Black woman lawyer who brought down America’s most powerful Mafia boss in 1936.

Eunice Hunton Carter, right from age eight, had the desire to study law. She once told a young boy on the beach that she wanted to be a lawyer to ensure “the bad people went to jail.” In three decades, Carter would bring down America’s biggest gangster in the 1930s, but not without certain difficulties.

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.