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,…
Mary Cholhok: Overcoming adversity to become Uganda’s second professional netball player inspiring young girls
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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
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Yvonne Connolly: Britain’s first black woman headteacher
When Yvonne Connolly took up a post as headteacher of Ringcross Primary…
David Adjaye: The first black architect to receive top award from Royal Institute of British Architects
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye this week became the first black recipient of…
August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance
Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving…
Edouard Mendy: How Chelsea’s new goalkeeper beat setbacks to succeed
New Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy's journey to the top has been far…
Faris Gezahegn: ‘I was forced to flee my country because of my sexuality’
Faris Cuchi Gezahegn is an LGBT rights activist who lives in Austria…
Nigeria’s Kelechi Nwakali: Visa issues nearly derailed my career
A light seems to have shone at the end of the tunnel…