| - Brian Orakpo All in all, Orakpo is an explosive player with a work-ethic that’ll aid him a lot in the years to come, adding 50 pounds of muscle over his college career attests to that. Injuries notwithstanding, Orakpo is an awesome natural athlete....more |
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| - Sophie Okonedo Born in London to a Nigerian father and British mother, Sophie Okonedo never considered being an actress when she grew up, let alone an international star. A voracious reader all her lifea government official visiting the familys home marveled at the large bookcase stocked with booksOkonedo got her start through a writing workshop she took with renowned novelist and playwright, Hanif Kureishi...more |
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| Chiwetel Ejiofor Chewy With a disarming façade and quiet intensity, actor Chiwetel Ejioforor Chewy for those who cant pronounce ithas seemingly come out of nowhere to poise himself as the next Big Thing to come out of England. Whether on stage or screenboth large and small Ejiofor has carved out an impressive career in the short time hes been an actor. more |
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Carmen Ejogo Ejogo was born in London, England, the daughter of Elizabeth, a tour guide, and Charles Ejogo, an entrepreneur. Her mother is Scottish and her father is Nigerian. |
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Nkeiru Okoye A composer, conductor and a performer. She has works programmed by the Virgina, Detroit, New Jersey and Richmond Symphonies. American born Nigeria African heritage, she has received many awards and honors, including an ASCAP foundation, young composer award. She received her Bachelor's in music composition from the Oberlin conversatory of music and M.A. and Ph.D Music Theory and Composition from Rutgers Univerisity. more |
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Alex Okosi Alex Okosi, 32, Nigeria-born and U.S.-bred, has spent two years building what now is one of the fastest-growing international outposts of the farthest-reaching cable channel in the world--MTV. He has done it on a continent infamous for famine, poverty, genocide, despots, never-ending wars and AIDS: Africa. more |
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Martin "Chariots" Offiah MBE (born 29 December 1965 in London, England) is an English former rugby league and, briefly, rugby union footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. He is also known as 'Chariots' Offiah after the film 'Chariots of Fire',when playing in Australia he was also known as 'Great Balls' although (contrary to widespread popular belief) the correct pronunciation of his surname is 'Offier' – with the stress on the first syllable. more |
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Ugo Monye: On a wing and a prayer Ugo Monye’s life changed when he found faith. Now there’s no stopping the England speedster. The story of his life could begin in his ninth year, on the day his dad Theo disappeared from the family home in north London. Florence, his mum, just said: “Daddy’s gone on a holiday,” and such was the strength of his mum’s character, what she said became reality. more |
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