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Nigerian striker Asisat Oshola becomes the best-ever African women player, wins award for a record 5th time
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Actress Yara Shahidi bags Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, big achievement
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27-Year-Old Makes History as The First Black Female Pilot to Fly a Boeing 777 for Air Canada
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Young Lady Graduates with 4.73 First-Class Degree While Juggling Full-Time Job
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Yes She Can: Overcoming Four Admission Rejections to Graduate with First-Class Honors in Mathematics and Earn Best Student Award
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Dentaa Amoateng MBE Crowned 2019 EMY’s Young Female Achiever of The Year
The Founder and CEO of GUBA Enterprise, Mrs. Dentaa Amoateng MBE was crowned as Young Female Achiever of the Year…
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Richard Jenkins: The 18-year-old homeless boy who won full scholarship to Harvard university
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The first Black African to win a stage of Tour de France
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