Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
“I have strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.” Mary Edmonia Lewis, known in childhood as “Wildfire,” was one of the most extraordinary artists of the nineteenth century: a...
“Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the...
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1894–1978) was Kenya’s leading nationalist figure at independence: first Prime Minister of self-governing Kenya from...
Anacaona (c. 1474–1503) was a distinguished Taíno poet, and composer of sacred areitos, and a leading cacica of...
“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) was a Pan-Africanist scholar, historian, writer, lecturer, and one of the formative architects...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
George “Buddy” Guy is an African American blues guitarist and singer, described by Eric Clapton as “the best...
“Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.” “In the end anti-black, anti-female,...
On January 24th, 1773, the captive people aboard the New Britannia declared war. The ship, anchored on the Gambian River in Senegambia, was blown up, killing everyone on board. This act...
How will I ever forget you, magic leaf Tormented as I am by your taunts The prodding jeers...
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante is one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars. Asante is known for his writings...
Quamina Gladstone, commonly known as Quamina, was an African-born Guyanese man of Akan/Coromantee heritage and the father of Jack Gladstone. He and his son were central figures in the Demerara Rising...
In 1999, Thomas Peters, one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone, was honoured by the Sierra Leone...
Thomas Fuller was an Afrikan man in captivity in North America, who became known as the Virginia Calculator....
“Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is today all but forgotten in the country of his birth. The works of this talented composer are now out of fashion; and little of his music is available...
“I want Black people to engage in, not in searching for rights, but I want them to search...
Almost sixty years before the Haitian revolution, a group of West African Atlantians (enslaved people) took control of...
Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins (September 7, 1930–May 25, 2026) was an American tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Over his remarkable seven-decade career, Rollins became one of the most influential and important...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
“We must take the unequivocal position that if the Black race is to perish, the world must perish...
I conclude this series with two istwa that some readers may consider controversial choices: the Cuban Revolution and...
“What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of...
Part 1 of My Top Ten Black History Events explored how I define Black history and where I...
A few months ago, I reflected on the meaning of Black history and the ten major events that...
Toni Morrison once wrote, “If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet,...
Dear Subscribers, I’m excited to announce that Kentake Page has undergone a complete transformation—our brand new website is...
People often ask where to begin learning Black history. Usually, they ask for the name of a book,...
The Kentake Page website recently developed internal issues that prevented me from publishing new posts. After the passing...
I have been on a rampage, as we would say in Jamaica. It feels as if I am...
Ryan Coogler’s birth chart features a Yod, a rare astrological configuration often called the “finger of fate” or...
Today is World Bee Day—an opportunity to honor both Blackness and “Beeness”, and to celebrate the long, buzzing...