Nine-year Old David Balogun: A Case Study on Why American Schools Routinely Fail Highly Gifted Black Students
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Donna Ford Editor’s note: Amid numerous reports about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early age. The latest example is David Balogun, a 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy who recently became the second-youngest […]
Uneasy Peace And Hush Envelop Post-Election Nigeria
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Caleb Onyeabor/Special to The African Times/USA Nigeria’s recent Presidential and parliamentary elections February 25 had controversial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner and he is set to replace Muhammadu Buhari as President May 29th. According to the […]
Ten Reasons To Celebrate Black History Month With African Americans
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Black History Month, (February) also known as African American History Month, is the yearly observance and celebration in the United States and Canada the achievements and contributions of Black people in the evolution of the United States of America. Here are Ten Reasons why Black […]
Black History Special Essay: How An African Cavalry From West Africa ‘Conquered’ Europe
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Ron Mracky/Exclusive to The African Times/USA April 06, 711 AD (AH 92), was the date an African military cavalry of over 3,000 trained, equipped and in command formations, provided by the Empires of Ghana and Mali were placed under the command of an Islamic […]
ANALYSIS: Who Will Replace Buhari As President When Nigerians Go To The polls Next Month?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Asks Caleb Onyeabor/Analysis Exclusive to The African Times/USA Next month’s presidential election in Nigeria is likely to mark a defining moment in the political history of Africa’s most populous nation. This 2023 Presidential elections in Nigeria is going to be a lot different in many […]