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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Abiola Oke is an African entrepreneur. He is the CEO and Publisher of OkayAfrica, founded in 2011, the leading media company of its kind connecting a global audience to Africa. As CEO, Abiola has shepherded the company’s rapid audience growth and business. OkayAfrica now has offices in New York, Lagos, Johannesburg, and London. Abiola began …