David Adedeji Adeleke better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. His 2011 single “Dami Duro” was well-received throughout Nigeria. Along with his elder brother Adewale Adeleke, Davido is the co-owner of HKN Music (a record label home to Sina Rambo, B. Red and DeeKay). He has produced …
Danielle Belton was born and raised at St. Louis, Mo. on a healthy diet of news programming, pop culture, black history and “snark,” Danielle C. Belton examines the irreverent side of American life. She is currently editor-in-chief for The Root, the leading African American news site for news and commentary. With two million readers in …
Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Kaepernick played college football for the University of Nevada in Reno, where he was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the Year twice and became the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to amass 10,000 passing …
Érico Brás de Oliveira better known as Érico Brás, is a Brazilian actor, singer and comedian. He did street theater and worked in many professions until joining the Olodum Theater Band. It premiered on television with the role of the taxi driver Reginaldo in the series Ó Paí, Ó; role he had already done in …
Olubankole Wellington known by the stage name Banky W, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and actor. Banky W was born in the United States to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria when he was five years old. He started singing at a young age in the church choir. He schooled in Lagos for …
Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Ryan Coogler from a screenplay by him and Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa / Black Panther, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela …
Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus is a Norwegian professional boxer and former kickboxer. In boxing, she has reigned as the undisputed female welterweight champion since 2014 and is the first woman in any weight class to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles simultaneously. She is also one of only four boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four titles simultaneously, along with Bernard Hopkins(2004–2005), Jermain Taylor (2005), …
Armando Cabral was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a European male fashion model well regarded for his strong cheekbones and flawless skin complexion. Growing up in Portugal with his family, Cabral’s first tentative steps towards a career in modeling began in 2001 when, encouraged by his sister, he approached an agency based in his …
Dana Danelys De Los Santos, known by her stage name, Amara la Negra, is a Dominicana American Musician and multi-talented artist who is a part of Love and Hip Hop: Miami. Since her participation in the prime time television show, La Negra’s presence as a dynamic artist has pushed boundaries concerning the idea of Racism in the Afrolatino communities in the United …
Afua Hirsch is a writer, broadcaster, and former barrister. She has worked as a journalist for The Guardian newspaper and as the Social Affairs and Education Editor for Sky News until 2017. Hirsch studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Peter’s College, Oxford. After her graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford University, …