Habib Koité (1958- )

Habib Koité (1958- )

by FoyartPaul | Feb 12, 2018 | Global African History, People

Habib Koité is a Malian musician, born in Thies, Senegal, in 1958. He grew up in a family of griots, who are story-tellers and musicians of the Khassonke ethnic group. Koité entered the Institute of Art of Bamako (INA) in Bamako, the capital of Mali, in 1978, and...
Usain St. Leo Bolt (1986- )

Usain St. Leo Bolt (1986- )

by MariaLQuintanaPhD | Aug 14, 2012 | Global African History, People

Image Courtesy of Erik van Leeuwen (GNU Free Documentation) Usain Bolt, known as the “fastest man on earth,” has won a phenomenal eight Olympic gold medals the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics, making Olympic history.  He has also broken multiple world records Bolt was...