The arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury on 22 June 1948 stands as a defining moment in modern British history. The passengers aboard, alongside the broader wave of post-war migration from...
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough—known to the world as Bernie Mac—was an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose fearless...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a Black Canadian-American educator, abolitionist, writer, newspaper publisher, army recruiter, suffragist, and legal...
Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, is an expansive and compelling anthology of words and writings by...
Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution. Sanité, whom...
George Robert Carruthers was an African American space physicist and engineer, and a pioneer in ultraviolet astronomy. His...
Thomas Mundy Peterson—also recorded during his lifetime as Thomas Peterson, Thomas Mundy, Thomas Peterson-Mundy, and Thomas H. or...
Alonso de Illescas was an Afro‑Ecuadorian leader and an icon for people of African descent in Ecuador. A...
Nat Turner (c. 2 October 1800–11 November 1831) was a Black preacher, religious visionary, and revolutionary whose leadership...
Celia Cruz was a Black Cuban and Cuban American singer whose extraordinary career made her one of the...
H. Rap Brown—later known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin—was one of the most forceful voices of the Black Power...
In her beautiful poem, Ancestral Intelligence, CJ Spears evokes a deeper intelligence rooted in the body, in community,...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey (August 9, 1924– December 28, 1992) was a Ghanaian diplomat during the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah and the first diplomat from a Black African nation to serve as...
“We were here at least 56,000 years ago; Africans came over. The Mongolians don’t come until 2,600 BC...
“Walter Rodney was Most Rare. He is an exemplar. He belongs in that rare category of Marcus Garvey,...
Job Maseko stands out as one of the most remarkable South African figures of the Second World War—a Black serviceman whose daring act of sabotage in German-occupied Tobruk showcased extraordinary technical...
Alvin Ailey Jr., the African American choreographer, dancer and activist is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing...
“Understanding who you are is the clear light. Without it, you are walking in the dark, the unknown.”...
Around 1830–31, the grave of a young southern African man was violated. French taxidermists then transformed his body into a commercial specimen, which was displayed in Europe for generations—most infamously at...
[dropcap size=small]N[/dropcap]ehanda Charwe Nyakasikana was a female spiritualist leader from Mashonaland and a key leader in the First...
Ahmed Baba was one of the greatest African scholars. Amongst the Songhai, he was known as “The Unique...
David Harold Blackwell (April 24, 1919 – July 8, 2010) was an American statistician and mathematician whose groundbreaking work in game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics shaped the foundations...
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…
Before Ten Figures in Black British History Before Windrush became an essay, it was a school presentation. In...
We shall return To the houses, to our crops,to the beaches, to our fieldswe shall return To our...
“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned,...
“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...