Africa – Nigeria
The Role of the Bantu-Speakers in the Spread of Agriculture Across Africa
The Bantu-speaking populations of Western Africa consist of a diverse group of over 500 distinct ethnic groups, all of whom...
Islam Is Introduced into West Africa (750 CE)
Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad spread Islam throughout the Arabian...
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
Emmanuel W. Onunwor (1954- )
Emmanuel W. Onunwor, was the first African-born American politician to be elected mayor of an American city when he in...
Damilola Odufuwa (1991- )
Business executive, tech entrepreneur, and activist Damilola Odufuwa, a Yoruba woman, born in 1991 and reared in Lagos, Nigeria, has...
Damola Adamolekun (1989- )
Damola Adamolekun is a Nigerian-American business executive and restaurateur. He was the first Black CEO of P. F. Chang’s, a...
Blessing Adeyemi ‘Yemi’ Mobolade (1979- )
The first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Blessing Adeyemi (popularly known as Yemi) Mobolade was born in Lagos, Nigeria...
Christian Uzoma Onyeji (1967- )
Christian Uzoma Onyeji Sr., a composer, ethnomusicologist, and pianist, is deeply dedicated to promoting classical music drawn from Nigerian-based content...
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
Educator, political campaigner, and women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Olufela Folorunso Thomas on October 25,...
