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Bernardine Evaristo: The first Black British author to win the Booker Prize

In a historic victory, Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize in 2019…

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Elizabeth Yamoah: The 57-year-old student who wants to become a nurse

Dropping out of school in primary four when her father died was…

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Nigeria’s Kelechi Nwakali: Visa issues nearly derailed my career

A light seems to have shone at the end of the tunnel…

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How Vogue’s British-Ghanaian editor Edward Enninful is shaking up the fashion world

August 2020 saw no soca floats sliding along West London’s Ladbroke Grove.…

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Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football

Facing prejudice because of her age and gender is something Barbara Gonzalez…

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Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski: ‘I went from prison to PhD’

Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary story of how he transformed his life…

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Siya Kolisi: The first black captain of South Africa’s Springboks

Siya Kolisi made history in South Africa when he became the first…

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Kenyans lose jobs to become sewer workers during coronavirus pandemic

To help some of the hundreds of thousands of Kenyans who have…

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Liliane Coulibaly Caly: ‘They didn’t give me a job because of my kinky hair. Now, I teach people how to love their hair’

33-year-old Liliane Coulibaly Caly is a hairstylist empowering her fellow African women…

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Mercy Baguma: Ugandan family want answers from UK

The Ugandan family of Mercy Baguma, who died in the UK where…

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