Cassandra Wilson was one of the most original vocal artists in American music: a jazz singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and interpreter whose deep contralto carried Mississippi’s tonal memory into a strikingly modern...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke was a Pan-Africanist scholar and historian and a pioneer of Africana studies, who became...
Anacaona (c. 1474–1503) was a distinguished Taíno poet, and composer of sacred areitos, and a leading cacica of...
Marimba Ani stands as one of the most incisive and fearless architects of African-centered thought. As a scholar-activist,...
“We were here at least 56,000 years ago; Africans came over. The Mongolians don’t come until 2,600 BC...
“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
Angelo Soliman who achieved considerable fame as a “Princely Moor” in eighteenth-century Vienna, is historically recognized by some...
“I’ve Come to Take You Home” is one of the most significant political poems of the late twentieth...
“Musicians have always educated people through music, you know even though now a days a lot of music...
Catherine Flon holds a revered place in Haitian history as the woman most closely associated with the creation...
Sun Ra was a visionary American jazz composer and bandleader celebrated for his pioneering role in the Afrofuturism movement. Born as Herman Poole Blount, he later renounced his legal identity to...
Every day, at the Noir de Rio Museum, hundreds of people venerate an image of a Black woman...
Billy Strachan was a World War 2 RAF hero and civil rights pioneer. A campaigner against colonialism, he...
Four Black (African) women created history in the 10000m finals (12 August 2016) in the Summer Games of the Olympics 2016. 37 female athletes from around the world competed in the...
“Your country? How come it yours? Before the Pilgrims landed we were here. Here we have brought our...
Ossian Sweet was an African American physician in Detroit, Michigan, noted for his armed self-defense in 1925 of...
Jacob Lawrence was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, widely renowned for his modernist depictions of everyday life as well as epic narratives of African American history...
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761, following her marriage to King George...
Alvin Ailey Jr., the African American choreographer, dancer and activist is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing...
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922) was a distinguished Brazilian novelist, journalist, and short-story writer renowned for his incisive social criticism and satirical depictions of Rio de Janeiro society. Born on...
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...