General Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian Military Head Of State – 1966 To 1975
General Yakubu Gowon, age 88 as of this recording was a military Head of State who oversaw a controversial Nigerian Civil War. Upon the conclusion…
Life & Legacy
General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, The First Military Head Of State of Nigeria – 1924 To 1966
General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was a Nigerian military officer and the first military head of state of Nigeria. He took control of the government amidst the…
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – The First Prime Minister Of Nigeria Oct. 1, 1960 – Jan. 15, 1966
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first and only prime minister of Nigeria at independence in 1960, before the country changed from a parliamentary system…
Rosa Parks – American Activist In The Civil Rights – 1913 to 2005
Have you ever wondered what single acts of defiance by an African American woman have sparked a revolution against racial segregation? When you think of…
Medgar Wiley Evers (American Civil Rights Activist) The Storytelling Series
Yesterday I was reading an interesting story about the life of an extraordinary personality, Medgar Wiley Evers. This was what got my attention in the…
Harriet Tubman, American Abolitionist and Social Activist – 1820 to 1913
In the annals of African American history, few names shine as brightly as that of Harriet Tubman. Born into slavery, she defied the chains of…
