Franklin Okechukwu Bernad

In 1960, a 6 year old girl, Ruby Bridges became the world symbol of the courage to learn amidst untold intimidation and hate. The US Supreme court had just ordered that all schools be desegregated in the US to allow black children and white ones study together. The American South, the heart of racial segregation could hear none of it. New Orleans, where Ruby’s parents had settled from Mississippi decided on a plan to keep off the black youngsters and scuttle the court order. They decided to have very difficult entry examinations that black students couldn’t pass to frustrate their efforts to study with white students and the exam was only given to black students. Despite the painfully difficult exams, six black children passed, including Ruby. The examinations body decided Ruby Bridges be admitted to the William Frantz Elementary school to begin her nursery studies. The community, teachers of the school and pupils would hear none of it. When Ruby reported for her first day in nurs...

Remember this Ghanaian teacher whose photos broke the internet after he was pictured teaching IT to his students on a blackboard without computers? Well, Microsoft has promised to send him new computers and equipments to enhance his teachings. Richard Appiah Akoto's school did not have the resources to buy computers, so he improvised and showed students using coloured chalk. His 'needs must' attitude has resulted in Microsoft stepping in to help out. The computer giant said it would send him free equipment and free access to online resources. His story was brought to the attention of Microsoft by entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong who tweeted the company to point that he was teaching the use of their product without having physical access to it. 'Surely you can get him some proper resources,' she suggested. On Tuesday, the software giant acted on her request. The information and computer technology (ICT) teacher has been contacted by Microsoft afte...

Well, Maame is the history-making Ghanaian born 17-year-old who became a viral sensation after making the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team. Maame Biney blew the world away when she became the first African American woman to make the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. As she trains in Salt Lake City for the games, she has become appreciated for her ability to keep everyone smiling. Biney was born on January 28, 2000 in Accra, Ghana. She started skating lessons at six years old after moving to Reston, Virigina to live with her father, Kweku. The father and daughter were driving one day when Kweku saw a “learn to skate this fall” sign on the side of the road. He asked Biney if she was interested, then had to explain to her what ice skating was. “She didn’t even know what that word [skating] was and I explained it to her. The only thing cold in Ghana is cold beer,” Kweku told the AP. She started with figure skating lessons then switched to speed skating on a coach’...