Stephen Sang is a Kenyan lawyer and politician who currently serves as the second Governor of Nandi County in Kenya. He previously served as Senator for Nandi County from 2013 to 2017. Stephen Kipyego Sang was born on 1 January 1985. He attended Kapsabet High School in Nandi County, and the University of Nairobi, where …
Inna Hengari is a Namibian politician, student leader and youth activist. A member of the Popular Democratic Movement, she became a member of the National Assembly on 20 March 2020, the youngest since McHenry Venaani in 2004. Previously she served as Vice President of the UNAM SRC and the Students Union of Namibia. Hengari was …
Ogiame Atuwatse III is a Nigerian traditional ruler, paramount ruler of the Kingdom of Warri, and the 21st Olu of Warri. He was born Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, also known as Tsola Emiko on 2 April 1984 to Olu Atuwatse II, the 19th Olu of Warri and Gladys Durorike Emiko in Warri. He attended NNPC Primary School …
Teenah Jutton,Parliamentary Private Secretary, Mauritius National Assembly. The PPS of constituencies Nos. 11 and 12 states that she is really motivated to serve her country. She’s participated in several events: ceremony of handing over the keys of the houses of the NHDC in St Hilaire; ceremony of handing over title deeds to the employees of …
Robert Patillo is the Executive Director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A graduate of Clark Atlanta University and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Attorney Robert Hillard Patillo, is a lifelong civil and human rights activist. He is entirely dedicated to serving the poor and underprivileged. As an activist Patillo has led workers on organization campaigns to petition for …
Chokwe Antar Lumumba is the 53rd mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi. He was 34 years old, making him the youngest mayor in Jackson’s history. He is an attorney, a husband, a father, and the son of two life-long community activists—the late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Nubia Lumumba. Mayor Lumumba earned his Juris Doctorate and …
Damian Williams is the U.S Attorney in Manhattan, Southern District of New York. He’s the first black person in 232 years to hold this position! Damian was born in Brooklyn to Jamaican parents. He graduated in 2002 from Harvard University, where he majored in economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an …
Francisca Oteng-Mensah is a member of parliament and a member of the New Patriotic Party for the Kwabre East Constituency and was known as the youngest parliamentarian of the fourth republic of Ghana at the time of her election in 2006. Francisca was born at Aboaso Hospital at Mamponteng, Ashanti Region on 14 February 1993. …
Viviane Ferreira is the President of SPCine. She is also Brazilian director, screenwriter, producer, a lawyer and an activist of the Black movement and founder of Odun Filmes. She is also president and co-founder of the Brazilian Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals. Born in the periphery, she combines her education as a lawyer and as …
So our CEO had a chat with Jaydee Tarpeh, CEO, Ten Thousand Africa, MIPAD Class of 2018 Honoree based in Canada. Here’s a short biography about him : Kamil is a true embodiment of a global thinker making local impact who has lived, schooled, worked and/or visited 30+ countries on 5 continents. He considers himself …