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Nels Abbey: ‘I was mistaken for a security guard at my first banking job’
"On my first day in my first banking job I was waiting…
Charmaine Coetzee: ‘I joined a gang because I wanted to belong’
Charmaine Coetzee is a former gang member from South Africa. She grew…
Malik Al Nasir: ‘My ancestors were both slaves and slave owners’
Nearly 20 years ago, British poet, author and filmmaker, Malik Al Nasir…
Black Lives Matter’s Alicia Garza: ‘Leadership is no longer a symbol, it should be about substance’
Alicia Garza admits the events of 2020 have been anything but typical,…
Sierra Leone’s Augustus Kargbo left mum at 13 and now plays in Italy
In order to fulfil his dream of playing professional football in Europe,…
Tendayi Gwata: Zimbabwe woman’s struggle to avoid mastectomy
A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a…
Mary Cholhok: Overcoming adversity to become Uganda’s second professional netball player inspiring young girls
"Why don't you want to grow as a very successful woman, a…
Fritz Pollard: First black American football quarterback and first black coach
Fritz Pollard Jr suffered from Alzheimer's during the final years of his…
Len Johnson: The boxer with 93 wins who could never become British champion
Most boxers will tell you the punches don't hurt as much as…
‘I made a new hand for my younger brother’
This is a story of how after a life-changing accident, a man…
