Audrey Jeffers: Pioneer of Social Welfare in Trinidad and Tobago
September 6, 2026
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Runoko Rashidi was an African American historian, anthropologist and public lecturer, and one of the world’s leading authorities...
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Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe was a renowned Ghanaian doctor, anthropologist, author, poet, and politician. His research into the use of...
Ronald Moody (12 August 1900–6 February 1984) was a Jamaican-born modernist sculptor, writer, broadcaster, and trained dentist. Although...
Thomas Nelson Baker Sr. (1860–1941) was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy (1903, Yale University). He was a writer, orator, ethicist, and advocate for a positive Black...
Matthew Alexander Henson was a pioneering African American Arctic explorer whose seamanship, craftsmanship, and mastery of polar travel...
James Peters was the first Black man to play rugby union for England. Peters was born on 7...
Bill Richmond was an American-born, British-based bare-knuckle boxer who rose from captivity to become one of Britain’s earliest Black sporting celebrities. Celebrated for his intelligence, quick hands, and elusive footwork, he...
William Kamkwamba (born 5 August 1987) is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author. He gained renown in Malawi...
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. Flowers was born on...
“Africa will furnish a development of civilization which the world has never yet witnessed. Its great peculiarity will be its mortal element.” Edward Wilmot Blyden was a Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and...
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…
