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...
H. Rap Brown—later known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin—was one of the most forceful voices of the Black Power...
Celia Cruz was a Black Cuban and Cuban American singer whose extraordinary career made her one of the...
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough—known to the world as Bernie Mac—was an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose fearless...
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...
Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution. Sanité, whom...
Thomas Mundy Peterson—also recorded during his lifetime as Thomas Peterson, Thomas Mundy, Thomas Peterson-Mundy, and Thomas H. or...
George Robert Carruthers was an African American space physicist and engineer, and a pioneer in ultraviolet astronomy. His...
Powhatan Beaty was a Black Union soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, actor, playwright, and civic figure whose life...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a Black Canadian-American educator, abolitionist, writer, newspaper publisher, army recruiter, suffragist, and legal...
Josiah Henson, was a spiritual leader, author and founder of the Black community settlement at Dawn in Ontario,...
“But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought...
Richard “Tiger” Ihetu was one of the greatest boxers to come out of Africa. He made history in 1962 when he won the world middleweight title in New York. He triumphed...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the 24th President of Liberia. She was the world’s first elected Black female president...
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy (July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African American conjoined twins who...
“This old hammer killed John Henry But it won’t kill me, it won’t kill me.” John Henry is an African American folk hero of extraordinary strength. John Henry was a “steel-driving...
Cape Coast Fortress stands as one of the largest and best-preserved European fortifications on the West African coast,...
“Art at its best can heal. It can inspire the human spirit to soar new heights for the...
Mary Elizabeth Carnegie was a ground-breaking nurse, educator, and author who championed the cause of African American nurses. She was the first Black nurse to serve as a voting member on...
Jakob Marenga (also known as Jacob Morenga), is a national hero of Namibia. Marenga, which means King in...
Henry Armstrong was the first boxer to hold simultaneous world championship titles in three different divisions: the featherweight,...
Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay, the widely acknowledged founding father of Nigerian nationalism, was instrumental in laying the foundation of modern Nigeria. He was also a pan-Africanist who championed the history 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…
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...