From Late Antiquity and into the early Middle Ages, Upper and Lower Nubia formed three independent kingdoms, Nubadia (called Nubia in Arabic) between the First and Third Cataracts, Makuria between the Third and Fifth Cataracts, and Alodia (called Alwa in Arabic) above the Fifth Cataract. These kingdoms converted to Christianity around the sixth century AD, [...]

Miriam BenjaminMiriam Benjamin was the second black woman to receive a patent for an invention she called a Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels.Miriam Benjamin was a Washington D.C. school teacher and the second black woman to  receive a patent. Miriam Benjamin received a patent for an invention she called a Gong and Signal Chair [...]

The Blacks Stars said it all in their first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance this summer. Ghana, West Africa, is ready to score goals on the international playing field and become a number one tourist destination. With over 22 million people, the country is rich with luscious geography, a unique role in world history and some [...]