Yagan: Warrior, Patriot, and Eternal Hero of the Noongar Nation
“You came to our country — you have driven us from our haunts, and disturbed us in our occupations. As we walk in our own...
Category : History Makers
Lucien Victor Alexis Sr.: Architect of Black Educational Excellence in New Orleans
Lucien Victor Alexis Sr. was a New Orleans-born educator, scientist, military officer, entrepreneur, and civic leader whose life embodied disciplined achievement, intellectual ambition, and community...
James Van Der Zee: Portraitist of Black Harlem’s Renaissance
James Van Der Zee was a renowned African American photographer and a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his evocative portraiture. Over his...
Tupac Shakur: “All Eyez on Me”
Tupac Amaru Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971, was an American rapper, actor, poet, and activist whose brief yet impactful life produced...
Kanya King: Founder of the MOBO Awards
“Thirty years ago, the MOBO Organisation was born out of a desire to create space where there was none — to recognise, celebrate and elevate...
Jacques Roumain: Voice of the Haitian People
Jacques Jean-Baptiste Roumain was born on 4 June 1907 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, into an old and affluent family whose social standing placed him near the...
Pemulwuy: Earth, Crow, and Resistance
Pemulwuy (c.1750–1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug Nation and and one of the most formidable resistance leaders against British encroachment and violence in...
Lunsford Lane: Entrepreneurship, Resilience, and Legacy within the Maafa
Lunsford Lane (1803–1879) was a remarkable nineteenth-century entrepreneur, abolitionist, and author who rose from captivity as a house servant in Raleigh, North Carolina, to become...
Maurice Bishop: Grenada’s Revolutionary Son
Maurice Rupert Bishop (1944–1983) was a charismatic revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1979 until his assassination in 1983. After overthrowing the...
Sonny Rollins: The Saxophone Colossus
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...