Author: Barbara Quarshie

David Onley CM OOn was a Canadian broadcaster and author who served as Ontario’s 28th lieutenant governor from 2007 to 2014. David C. Onley died Saturday, January 15, 2023, evening at the age of 72, according to the lieutenant governor’s office. His cause of death was not given. David Charles Onley was born on June…

David C. Onley, Ontario’s 28th lieutenant governor, died Saturday, January 14, 2023, evening at the age of 72, according to the lieutenant governor’s office. His cause of death was not given. He is survived by his wife Ruth Ann, and his children; Jonathan, Robert, and Michael. From 2007 to 2014, Onley was the first person…

Samuel Johnson is considered one of the greatest critics of the English language. He was an 18th-century English writer, poet, and lexicographer who made significant contributions to the English language. He is best known for his “A Dictionary of the English Language,” published in 1755, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest…

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He had four children with his wife, Coretta Scott King. Their oldest child, Yolanda Denise King, was born on November 17, 1955. She was an actress, speaker, and civil rights activist, following in her father’s footsteps. She…

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. In 1964, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial…

Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian national, died on 14 January 2023. According to news outlet Mizan’s tweets, Alireza Akbari was hanged for crimes including “corruption on Earth.” The date of the execution was not specified. The outlet sent out two tweets Saturday, January 14 2023, charging Akbari with “extensive cooperation with British intelligence officers” in…

Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian national, was executed on 14 January 2023, after being sentenced to death in Iran. Mr Akbari’s family was asked to pay a “final visit” to his prison on Wednesday, January 11 20223, and his wife said he had been moved to solitary confinement. In 2019, the ex-deputy Iranian defence minister…

Coretta Scott King is most famous for her role as the wife of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and her contributions as an advocate for civil rights and social justice. One of her most notable accomplishments was her efforts to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. After her husband’s…

Coretta Scott King is buried next to her husband, Martin Luther King Jr. They are both interred at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, also known as the King Center, in Atlanta, Georgia. The centre was established by Coretta Scott King after her husband’s death in 1968 and serves as a…

After the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., in 1968, Coretta Scott King took on a leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement, continuing the work that her husband had started. One of her first major efforts was leading the campaign to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. She…