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...
“Thirty years ago, the MOBO Organisation was born out of a desire to create space where there was...
Andrew Jackson Beard was born on March 29, 1849. He was a farmer, carpenter, blacksmith, a railroad worker,...
Henry Sylvester Williams was a Trinidadian lawyer, writer, and activist widely regarded as a founding figure in organized Pan-Africanism, and is therefore known as the Father of Pan-Africanism. He is often...
On May 28, 1998, twelve-year-old Jody-Anne Maxwell made history at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C....
Euphemia Lofton Haynes was an American mathematician and educator. In 1943, she became the first African-American woman to...
Mahalia Jackson was gospel music’s first superstar and is considered the greatest gospel singer ever to live. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as “the single most powerful Black woman...
“A people who don’t make provision for their own sick and suffering are not worthy of civilization.” –Daniel...
“Understanding who you are is the clear light. Without it, you are walking in the dark, the unknown.”...
“There is no mental health for Black people without understanding racism and [European] supremacy; it is the major origin of stress that impacts us… There will never be peace as long...
Marcus Wicker is the acclaimed author of three poetry collections: Dear Mothership (2026), Silencer (2017), and Maybe the...
On July 9, 1841, four Black rivermen—Madison Henderson, Alfred Amos Warrick, James W. Seward, and Charles Brown—were executed...
“There is still a powerful tendency to deny that humanity originated in Africa and that the African peoples of the world are related to each other, or even that Black people...
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...