Taung Child
The Taung Child (or Taung Baby) is the fossilised skull of a young Australopithecus africanus.
Lucy (Australopithecus)
Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of fossilized bone.
Ardi
Ardi was not the first fossil of A. ramidus to come to light. The first ones were found in Ethiopia in 1992, but it took 17 years to assess their…
Shirley Bassey
In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Chaka Chaka started singing at 19 in 1984 when Phil Hollis of Dephon Records discovered her in Johannesburg.
Miriam Makeba
Makeba was among the first African musicians to receive worldwide recognition.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been slaves, she started working in fields with her family at age five.
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author.
Tunnerminnerwait
Tunnerminnerwait (c.1812–1842) was an Australian Aboriginal resistance fighter and Parperloihener clansman from Tasmania.