Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
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“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
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“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
John Singleton is the African American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing Boyz n the...
On the word Maafa In this cine-essay, I advance an original reading of Sinners that treats the film as a...
Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) was an iconic painter and an important historical link in a pathbreaking generation of African-American artists. Her eclectic academic work, spanning...
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Chester Himes was an African American writer best known for his series of Harlem detective novels. In 1958...
On January 1, 1923 a massacre was carried out in Rosewood, a town with about 150 residents. Rosewood was an all-black community, except for one family. The massacre was instigated as...
Alfred Fagon was a Jamaican-born playwright, poet and actor. He was one of the most notable Black British...
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. Flowers was born on...
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Matilda Arabella Evans was the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. She became...
“It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land...
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) was a prolific and widely respected African-American poet. Clifton was the first author to have two books of poetry chosen as finalists...
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...