Viola Desmond: Black Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer
July 6, 2015
“We are not there yet. Not yet Uhuru. Uhuru meaning freedom. We see it every day with our children at school. The trials and tribulation that they go through….with African Canadian young...
On November 2–3, 1920, a Euro-American mob attacked the African-American community of Ocoee, Florida, after they attempted to...
Loïs Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) was a pioneering painter, designer, and educator whose...
“Study History, Erase The Mystery.” Professor James Small has devoted his life to Pan-Africanism, bringing together historical scholarship,...
“We need enlightenment. We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love. Love creates...
“We are not a people of yesterday. Do they ask how many single seasons we have flowed from...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
Anacaona (c. 1474–1503) was a distinguished Taíno poet, and composer of sacred areitos, and a leading cacica of...
Samora Moisés Machel stands as one of the twentieth century’s most inspiring and influential African leaders—a visionary guerrilla...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
“Slavery is not an indefinable mass of flesh. It is a particular, specific enslaved woman, whose mind is...
Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the most innovative and critically acclaimed bands of the 20th century, has...
Peter Tosh was a founding member of the Wailers and one of reggae’s most uncompromising voices. Alongside Bob...
“I have a sense of passion about Black, about African people, so I want to use any vehicles we have to uplift Black people and I see history and ‘knowledge of...
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur (1758-August 8, 1858 ), was the Empress of Haiti (1804-1806) as the spouse...
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, television producer, businessman, and environmental justice campaigner whose defense of the Ogoni people...
François Makandal (also spelled Mackandal) is a legendary figure in Haitian history. As a Maroon leader, he orchestrated one of the earliest and most sustained efforts to dismantle the French system...
“I tell people in most of my presentations don’t believe a word I say. I’m not here to...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and...
Samuel “Sam” Sharpe was one of the principal leaders of the Baptist War, the largest uprising of captive people (Xaymacans) in Jamaican history and the Caribbean territories under British oppression. Also...
Arna Wendell Bontemps was a prominent American writer, poet, and librarian who played a key role during the...
Dihya, later remembered as al-Kāhina, was an Amazigh political and military leader associated with the Aurès region of...
Abdul Badi was born in Washington, D.C., but spent his formative years in Brooklyn, New York. As a young boy, he was obsessed with working with his hands, especially drawing. In...
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…
“Let us all pass on the knowledge,planting trees in the shade of whichwe ourselves may never sit.”~Margaret Busby...
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,...