When Olamide Olowe, co-founder and CEO of skincare label Topicals, announced her company had secured $10 million in funding from CAVU Consumer Partners, she became the youngest Black entrepreneur to get over $2 million in funding. Topicals raised $2.6 million in funding from Lerer Hippeau and Mucker Labs since its founding in August 2020 and in March 2021, it launched […]
Never before has a black politician been named a party leader in the United States of America’s Congress. Never before New York’s Hakeem Jefferies rewrote history after he was unanimously voted by Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. This is historic! 52-year-old Jeffries replaces California Representative and current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as head of the Democratic […]
Several people in the community extended best wishes to the Kunle Animashaun after he bagged a PhD from the prestigious Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Congratulations Kunle Animashaun on your remarkable achievement graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a Doctorate. We, at Bold & Beautiful International Magazine are thrilled for you on this accomplishment. Meet Dr Kunle Animashaun Dr. Kunle […]
The whole football world and fans were thrown into a wild emotion yesterday after arguably the most expensive and expressive picture presently on the planet earth emerged on the internet. Having dominated discussions over who is the greatest footballer of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi starred in their first joint advertisement for luxury clothing brand Louis Vuitton […]
The International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual event to celebrate men and boys. It is a day to recognize men’s political, cultural and socio-economic accomplishments. This done in over 70 countries of the world. The day was first celebrated by Dr Jerome Teelucksingh in 1999. Teelucksingh was a history lecturer at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and […]
For black football managers, getting a foothold in the coaching management space in America, Europe or other parts of the world is a tough nut to crack. Even in their own homes, they struggle to share their own space with white coaches. However, Michael Nsien, a Nigerian American is writing his name on the sand of time, gradually climbing […]
Marvel Studios’ award-winning $1.3 billion grossing movie, “Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to “Black Panther,” had a premiere locally (Nigeria) — with a large group of talent, filmmakers and press on hand for the black carpet rollout. Film’s director, Ryan Coogler, and several leading actors attended the event in Lagos. The film follows the death in 2020 of Chadwick Boseman, who […]
The Commanding General of the United States Army Cadet Command, Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera on Thursday morning announced that Amanda Azubuike, a United States Army officer of Nigerian descent, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the force. Amanda received her 1st star from Gen. James Rainey during a ceremony with family, friends, & fellow community leaders, the […]
Real Madrid and France’s Karim Benzema won the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or tittle after topping the 2021-22 season voting. The 34-year-old had been the strong favourite heading into the Theatre du Chatelet and has now been named the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane back in 1998 with Juventus. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches last season for […]
In commemoration of the Black History Month 2022, the African Community in Surrey and Sussex held a ‘Black Book Launch’ on 12th October 2022 at Horley Library. The event was the first of its kind and the first on the activities scheduled for the commemoration of this year’s Black History Month. The association also plans to host a training […]
