“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...
On 14 April 1816, the largest Maafa uprising in Barbados’s history broke out. Now known as Bussa’s Rebellion,...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
“I’ve Come to Take You Home” is one of the most significant political poems of the late twentieth...
Dr. Umar Rashad Johnson is a Pan-Africanist scholar, certified psychologist, activist, and one of the most outspoken contemporary...
Abram Petrovich Hannibal, also known as Gannibal or Ganibal, was kidnapped from his parents in Africa and brought...
This pictorial post features a powerful 40-panel visual narrative by Haitian artist Joseph Kendy titled “Noir & Blanc”...
“You came to our country — you have driven us from our haunts, and disturbed us in our...
In 1851, in Christiana, Pennsylvania, one of the earliest armed confrontations took place between a group of African-Americans...
Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford was a West African barrister, author, and political leader who dedicated his life to helping improve conditions for the people of West Africa. Casely Hayford was born...
Jomo Kenyatta was the first President of Kenya. His date of birth, sometime in the early to mid-1890s, is...
George Dixon also known as “Little Chocolate,” was a Black Canadian professional boxer. He was the first black...
James Van Der Zee was a renowned African American photographer and a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his evocative portraiture. Over his long career, he combined technical mastery...
Eldridge Cleaver was one of the best-known and most recognizable symbols of African-American rebellion in the 1960s as...
Billy Strachan was a World War 2 RAF hero and civil rights pioneer. A campaigner against colonialism, he...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (ONH) was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist who created a ‘Back to Africa’ movement in the United States. Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, became an inspirational figure for...
Assata Shakur stands as one of the most enduring and controversial voices of Black resistance in the twentieth...
Tony Oladipo Allen is a Nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who has been described as “perhaps the greatest...
Frederick Bruce Thomas also known as Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas was an African American who led an extraordinary life in Russia and later, Constantinople (now known as Istanbul). Frederick Bruce Thomas was...
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...