Nigeria’s Hilda Baci is officially a Guinness World Record holder, awarded 93 hours 11 minutes

“Hilda was not awarded 100 hours because almost 7 hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt. As with all ‘longest marathon’ records, the participant is permitted a five-minute rest break for every continuous hour of activity. These rest breaks can be accumulated if not taken. They were the only times Hilda could use the bathroom or sleep during the attempt.”

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London budding filmmaker, 25, Chinaza Onyechi awarded a MetFilm School Scholarship Worth £54,000.

Black London London budding filmmaker, 25, Chinaza Onyechi awarded a MetFilm School Scholarship Worth £54,000.
“There is a lot of work to do reforming the history curriculum in England, it tends to focus on American slavery and the Civil Rights movement, fast-forwarding over British involvement in the ‘not so nice aspects of black history.

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