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Why this year’s New York African Film Festival must be on your itinerary

More than 50 films from across 25 countries will be showcased at the 2024 New York African Film Festival, organizers have said. The 31st annual festival is running from May 8 to 14. Film at…

By Nii Ntreh May 8, 2024
Thrive

Amie Fornah Sankoh is the first deaf Black woman to earn a doctorate in STEM

Amie Fornah Sankoh, a student from Knoxville, Tennessee, who suffered hearing loss at the age of 3, recently made history as the first Black woman with hearing loss to obtain a doctorate in STEM in…

By Nii Ntreh May 7, 2024
Innovation

Here are nine companies founded by serial entrepreneur Clarence Wooten

Clarence Wooten holds a distinguished place in American tech entrepreneurship. As the entrepreneur-in-residence at X, Alphabet’s cutting-edge moonshot factory, he leads teams at the forefront of developing revolutionary technologies to tackle global challenges. Joining X…

By Nii Ntreh May 6, 2024
News

Eighth-grader grabs wheel and averts accident after school driver suddenly falls unconscious

When a school bus driver suddenly fell ill behind the wheel and lost control of the vehicle, eighth-grader Acie Holland III sprang into action, took the wheel and averted what could have been a tragic…

By Nii Ntreh May 5, 2024

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Business

These are five major business investments by Kendrick Lamar

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, known widely by his first two names, is presently involved in one of the most exciting rap feuds of all time with Canadian rapper Drake. The California native has always been…

By Nii Ntreh May 3, 2024
News

This is why British singer FKA Twigs has created an AI deepfake of herself and her music

In her appearance at a United States Senate hearing on intellectual property amid growing Artificial Intelligence production, British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs revealed that she has created a clone of herself and acts. According to the…

Business

Have a quick look at the most powerful Africa’s most powerful passports in 2024

Very few people think of passports as an essential part of globalization. We know we need it to move between countries but the freedom of movement itself is core to commerce and communications, two ways…

By Nii Ntreh May 2, 2024
Thrive

What do you do when you are called a ‘diversity hire’?

As American political theatre churns out some of the most contrived understandings of racial equality, we often do not spare a thought for the fallout of these conversations on persons. When the Black Lives Matter…

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