Phillip Emeagwali achieved a high career mark on February 28, 1990 when he was awarded the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, considered the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” At the time, the Nigerian computer scientist’s program created the fastest computer calculations ever recorded. Emeagwali was born August 23, 1954 in Nigeria. After obtaining a high school equivalency […]
Kofi Annan gave a dignified air to the role of Secretary-General of the United Nations, leading the way for humanitarian efforts and global development during his tenure. He made history as the first African-born Black person to lead the U.N.. Annan was born April 8, 1938 in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, to a well-known […]
Esther Afua Ocloo isn’t a widely known name in the world of business, but that might change this week thanks to a beautiful Google Doodle this week honoring her. The Ghanaian businesswoman and pioneer of micro-lending would have been 98 years old this past Tuesday, and her rise to the top is a truly inspiring […]
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General, was elected to the post on December 18, 1996 after serving decades as an international civil servant for the organization. Mr. Annan’s efforts with the U.N. a led to he and the organization jointly being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. Kofi Atta Annan was born April […]
The Summer Olympics does more than gather the world’s best athletes and places them upon a grand stage. It is also a collective of individual feats and heroics that often propels a nation and the winning athletes into the annals of history. One such hero is Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila, who won the 1960 Rome Summer […]
Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first Black African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in 2004. Dr. Maathai, who hails from Kenya, was given the award by the judges based on her “contributions to sustainable development, democracy, and peace” according to the Nobel organization. Maathai was born April 1, 1940 […]
