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Sudanese women’s rights activist wins award after being detained for refusing to wear headscarf

A prominent Sudanese women’s rights activist who was detained earlier this year…

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Sudan’s Spiderman: Resisting polical oppression as a masked ‘superhero’

Violence and arrests will not deter Sudan’s young activists from resisting the…

Kaamil Ahmed Kaamil Ahmed

Kwesi Arthur: From owing school fees to BET nomination

Kwesi Arthur is one of Ghana's most successful artists. This rapper, singer…

DJ Edu DJ Edu

My teacher said I was more likely to be dead by 25 than a footballer as a black person

There weren’t many expectations of me when I was at school. Nobody…

Troy Deeney Troy Deeney

Making it to the Champions League final after everything I had been through was surreal

I don’t like goodbyes. But I will try to make this one…

Antonio Rüdiger Antonio Rüdiger

69-year-old father of 11 starts university

An Ethiopian father of 11 has become a social media sensation in…

Kalkidan Yibeltal Kalkidan Yibeltal

Eritrean Biniam Girmay becomes first black winner of a Grand Tour stage

Biniam Girmay made history as the first black African winner of a…

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Army Captain adopts baby from CAR during peacekeeping deployment

Zambian army Captain Mwila Chansa has spoken of her battle to adopt…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

My father fought against HIV prejudice at the peak of his music career

I was 12 when my dad was told he had HIV, he…

Tezra Lutaaya Tezra Lutaaya

Leaving behind his life of crime, Marvin Birch spreads love in his community

Marvin Birch has lived on the Kingsmead estate in Hackney his entire…

Sirin Kale Sirin Kale