Demetrius Purvis II is not your average 12-year-old. He is a multi-talented young entrepreneur who has a passion for football, writing, and fashion. He owns his own clothing line and air fresheners, and he recently released his first children’s book, “All Through the Game”. The book, which he started writing at age 9, is a…
From Nigeria to NASA, Wendy Okolo has made history as the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is also a research engineer at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where she works on cutting-edge technologies for aircraft safety and efficiency. Okolo was…
Wode Maya, hailing from Ghana, is known for his roles as a YouTube personality, vlogger, digital media influencer, and aeronautical engineer. He is also known as Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, his birth name. He was born on March 3, 1990 in Ahekofi, a village in the Western region of Ghana. He studied Aeronautical Engineering at…
Lani Adeoye is not your average designer. She is a Nigerian-Canadian artist, consultant and founder of Studio Lani, a design brand that creates furniture, lighting, wearables and assistance devices with a universal appeal and a deep sense of place, history and identity. She is also the first African designer to win the prestigious Salone Satellite…
Candice Luter stands out from the crowd as a home decor artist with a unique flair. She is a single mom, a self-taught designer, and a successful entrepreneur who has created a unique brand of wood and fiber art that has caught the attention of major retailers and customers across the country. In this article,…
Daimiyan Menya is not your average 14-year-old. She is the founder and owner of HoneyBee Butters, a business that sells handmade butters with various flavors and ingredients. But what inspired her to start this venture? It all began with a bout of COVID-19 that knocked out her senses of taste and smell. Menya told WJHL…
Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie is not your average innovator. He is a Sierra Leonean who came to South Africa with only $3 in his pocket, but he had a vision to create something that would change the world. He is the founder of the African School of Technology, and the developer of the first operational humanoid…
Jessikah Inaba was born with a rare eye condition called bilateral microphthalmia, which means her eyes are smaller than usual. She grew up in Lewisham, southeast London, with her parents and siblings. She attended local schools that had units to support pupils with visual impairments. She then moved to Camden, where she lives now. She…
Ntombizodwa Merriam Mahlangu is a woman who defied the odds and achieved her dream of getting a higher education. She was born in Tonteldoos, near Dullstroom in Mpumalanga, South Africa, where she faced many challenges such as poverty, poor education system, lack of resources and development, and an unplanned pregnancy. She had to give up…
Sthembile Mngwengwe is a 40-year-old woman from South Africa who has achieved her dream of earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). What makes her story remarkable is that she worked as a cleaner at the same university for 14 years before becoming a student there. Sthembile graduated from…
