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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: The Real-Life Musketeer
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born on 25 March 1762, on the island of Saint-Domingue, in a world defined by sugar, slavery, and the brutal economics...
Samuel Achilefu: The Nigerian Scientist Who Built Goggles That See Cancer
Samuel Achilefu was born in northern Nigeria in 1963. When he was five years old, his family moved to the southeast of the country...
Junius G. Groves: The Potato King of the World
Junius George Groves was born into slavery on 12 April 1859, in Green County, Kentucky. His parents were Martin and Mary Anderson Groves. He...
How Dina Asher-Smith Became the Most Decorated Athlete in European Championships...
Dina Asher-Smith was thirteen years old when she first made the athletics world take notice. She ran the 300 metres in 39.16 seconds, a...
The Maasai Gift – Fourteen Cows for America
In June 2002, nine months after the September 11th attacks, a remarkable ceremony took place in a remote village in western Kenya. Hundreds of...
Bonnie Greer: From Chicago’s West Side to the Heart of British...
Bonnie Greer was born on 16 November 1948 in Chicago, the eldest of seven children. Her father Ben was a factory worker, the son...
The Teacher Who Gave Away 80% of His Salary and Was...
Peter Tabichi was born in the highlands of Kisii, Kenya, in 1983. He grew up poor. He walked barefoot to school. The day he...
The Mother Who Bankrupted the Ku Klux Klan
Beulah Mae Donald was asleep when her son Michael left the house on the night of 20 March 1981. He was nineteen years old,...
The Man Who Broke the Colour Bar at Euston Station
In 1966, a letter arrived at Asquith Xavier's home that would change British history. Xavier was a train guard. He was experienced, qualified, and...
Simone Manuel – The First Black Woman to Win Olympic Swimming...
The facts, then. On August 11, 2016, Simone Manuel touched the wall in the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics in 52.70 seconds. She...
