Black historical figures who shook the world, from a warrior queen …
2021年2月15日 · Renaissance ruler, son of a pope, scion of one of the most famous families in history, Alessandro de' Medici was likely Europe's first Black head of state when he ruled Florence as its first duke in 1532 at the age of 19. Born to an African Medici household servant, at the time his father was publicly known to be Lorenzo de' Medici II, though ...
Black History Month: 5 Black environmentalists you should know
2021年2月25日 · 4. Dr. Warren Washington. A meteorology and climate pioneer, Dr Washington was one of the first people to develop atmospheric computer models in the 1960s, which have helped scientists understand climate change. These models now also incorporate the oceans and sea ice, surface water and vegetation.
7 powerful, memorable books that explore racial injustice in the US
2020年6月7日 · 4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In Between the World and Me, African American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates tackles issues of race and injustice in the US in a fresh and moving way: through a letter to his adolescent son. The book by the Atlantic writer was called one of the most influential in the last decade.
A brief history of racism in healthcare | World Economic Forum
2020年7月23日 · A brief history of racism in healthcare. The COVDI-19 pandemic has highlighted racial inequality. In the US, UK and elsewhere, COVID-19 is hitting Black and other ethnic minority groups hardest – creating a renewed focus on racism in healthcare. In the 19th century, Black people were seen as ‘racially different’, which was used to justify ...
How to address racial inequity in the film and TV industry | World ...
2021年3月19日 · Black people are significantly under-represented in the film and TV industry, according to a McKinsey report. Increasing opportunities for Black people in film and TV could improve equality and also generate over $10 billion in annual revenues across the industry. The report also showed that few Black people are given creative, off-screen roles ...
4 great leaders who had mental health problems
2015年10月9日 · A few drops of desperation.”. Martin Luther King Jr. Despite being one of the most widely researched leaders of modern times, very little is ever written about Martin Luther King Jr’s experience with depression. As a 1968 Time Magazine profile of him notes, he twice attempted to commit suicide before the age of 13, following the death of ...
Olympics: A history of racial justice protests in sport | World ...
2021年7月23日 · There has been a long-standing tradition of Black athletes in particular using their positions to draw attention to social justice issues. We can go back to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where Tommie Smith and John Carlos decided that they were going to raise their fists in the air on the podium in a protest to racial and social injustices.
6 highly successful people who didn’t finish university
2016年1月8日 · Bill Gates. National Merit Scholar Bill Gates started programming personal computer software at the age of 13. He enrolled at Harvard in 1973, but dropped out before graduating and founded Microsoft. He now invests much of his wealth into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which works to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty in ...
Black History Month: Key events in a decade of Black Lives Matter
2022年2月16日 · February is Black History Month and marks 10 years since the death of Trayvon Martin sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter has evolved from a hashtag to a global movement for racial justice. Here are some of the key events over the decade. Ten years ago on 26 February, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin went to buy a bag of ...
Black Lives Matter – for Pakistan's Sheedi community too
2020年8月14日 · The Pakistani diaspora in the US must acknowledging that Black people fought for the very civil rights that allow Pakistani-American communities to exist. After all, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 allowed the majority of Pakistanis currently living in the US into the country in the first place, by eliminating restrictive ...