Octavia Estelle Butler was born on June 22, 1947. She received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award. NASA named the landing site of the agency’s Perseverance rover “Octavia E. Butler Landing,” after the science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. Read Octavia E. Butler Biography. Read more
Wunmi Mosaku, 5′ 9″ (1.74m) tall, was born in Zaria, Nigeria, on 31 July 1986. She emigrated to Manchester, where she attended Trinity Church of England High School and Xaverian Sixth Form College. Read Wunmi Mosaku Biography and Profile. Read more
Born 11 September 1964, UK to Nigerian parents, Mo Abudu moved to Lagos in 1993 and spent more than a decade in the corporate world, where she launched a consulting firm and, later, a hotel. Mo Abudu, Nigerian media entrepreneur and talk show host, is the founder of Ebony Life TV. Read more
Oscar Onyema holds the Nigerian national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON); is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IOD); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS); Associate of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) in the UK; Holder of FINRA Series 7, 24, and 63 in the USA. Read Oscar Onyema Biography. Read more
Odetta gave life to the songs by workingmen and slaves, farmers and miners, housewives and washerwomen. Odetta once observed: “I’m not a real folksinger. I don’t mind people calling me that, but I’m a musical historian.” Read more
BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene”, is a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. After bringing together the seven young artists, Big Hit Entertainment’s Bang Si-hyuk first debuted BTS to the world in 2013 with their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool and lead single “No More Dream” to moderate success. They also entered the Japanese market with a Japanese-language version of their single. BTS continued to release albums in Korean and Japanese and to tour Asia over the following years, with a few stops in the U.S. in 2015 for KCON. Read more
“Irrfan Khan’s demise is a loss to the world of cinema and theatre,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “He will be remembered for his versatile performances across different mediums. My thoughts are with his family, friends and admirers.” Read more
Colonel Thomas Moore, known informally as Captain Tom, a former British Army officer, was born on 30 April 1920. Captain Tom Moore helped raised over £29m for NHS regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19). Here’s Tom Moore Biography.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to Captain Moore: “If we, as a country, can show the same spirit, optimism and energy shown by Captain Tom Moore, then I have absolutely no doubt we will beat it. Together, we will come through this all the faster and the United Kingdom will emerge stronger than ever before.” Read more
Joe Burrow (also know as Joseph Lee Burrow), was born 10 December 1996. Parents are Robin and Jimmy Burrow. His dad, along with his two older brothers, Jamie and Dan, all played football at Nebraska. The Cincinnati Bengals selected former Louisiana State University quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was held virtually for the first time ever. Here’s Joe Burrow Biography and Profile. Read more
King Sunny Ade is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a pioneer of modern world music was born on 22 September 1946. Sunny Ade was deemed ‘King’ because he is his country’s No. 1 popular musician. Here’s King Sunny Ade Biography and Profile. Read more