Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
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Queen Charlotte’s racial identity remains one of the most intensely debated topics in modern British royal historiography. The...
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“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
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“Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from ships, ’cause they knew death was better...
Faith Ringgold is an African-American painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist best known for her...
Alice Augusta Ball was an African American chemist who developed the most effective treatment of leprosy until the 1940s and died at the very young age of 24. She was also...
Mary Ann Shadd, was the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper and the first...
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy (July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African American conjoined twins who...
James Peters was the first Black man to play rugby union for England. Peters was born on 7 August 1879 at 38 Queen Street Salford, Lancashire, England. His Jamaican father, George...
Walter S. McAfee was an African-American scientist and astronomer, notable for participating in the world’s first lunar radar...
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Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1899—February 2, 1979) was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Douglas’ distinctive style of...
“A Black Wedding Song” by Gwendolyn Brooks is a brief, blessing‑like lyric that frames Black marital love as...
The Richard Pryor Show was an American comedy-variety show starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday,...
Alexander H. Johnson enlisted at the age of 16 as a drummer boy in the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. He was the first Black musician to enlist during the Civil War and...
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…
“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,...
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I have been on a rampage, as we would say in Jamaica. It feels as if I am...
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