“Revolution moves in a mysterious way, its wonders to perform.” –C.L.R. James “It was the first time in human history that enslaved people had destroyed a slave system, declared themselves rulers, and...
“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
This pictorial post features a powerful 40-panel visual narrative by Haitian artist Joseph Kendy titled “Noir & Blanc”...
Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe was a renowned Ghanaian doctor, anthropologist, author, poet, and politician. His research into the use of...
Dr. Umar Rashad Johnson is a Pan-Africanist scholar, certified psychologist, activist, and one of the most outspoken contemporary...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
Abram Petrovich Hannibal, also known as Gannibal or Ganibal, was kidnapped from his parents in Africa and brought...
“I’ve Come to Take You Home” is one of the most significant political poems of the late twentieth...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
Sun Ra was a visionary American jazz composer and bandleader celebrated for his pioneering role in the Afrofuturism...
Carl Owens is one of the great African-American artists of Detroit. He is best known as an illustrator,...
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, nicknamed the “Sunshine super girl” is an Australian former World No. 1 female tennis player. She was one of the world’s leading players in the 1970s and early...
Jacques Stephen Alexis (1922–1961) was a Haitian novelist, neurologist, and Marxist political activist whose life and work came...
“I’ve been marked for death within the next five days.” By early 1965 most of Malcolm’s closest friends...
The most outstanding Maafa (Atlantic slavery) revolutionary movement in Brazil were the series of Islamic risings in Bahia from 1808 to 1835. The Malê uprising was the most important. Well organized...
On January 1, 1923 a massacre was carried out in Rosewood, a town with about 150 residents. Rosewood...
“We’re universal entities. The way our DNA is coded, there’s nothing we don’t know. It’s a matter of...
Stevie Wonder, born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan, is celebrated as one of the most influential and visionary artists in modern music. His career as a...
Marie Selika Williams (c. 1849/1850–20 May 1937) was one of the most accomplished and pathbreaking African American classical...
Dihya, later remembered as al-Kāhina, was an Amazigh political and military leader associated with the Aurès region of...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman...
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…
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...
Can you name ten ships that took your ancestors from Africa to the Americas? No? This question was...