Kimpa Vita: African Prophetess
July 2, 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...
Paul Bogle is one of Jamaica’s National Heroes and a central figure in the Morant Bay Rebellion of...
Kwame Ture was a prominent Pan-African revolutionary who served as the Honorary Prime Minister of the Philadelphia chapter...
Edward Kamau Brathwaite — born Lawson Edward Brathwaite on May 11, 1930 — was a Barbadian poet, historian, linguist and cultural theorist who became one of the towering figures of Caribbean...
Cassandra Wilson was one of the most original vocal artists in American music: a jazz singer, songwriter, guitarist,...
Rudolph Fisher (1897–1934) was a physician, radiologist, writer, musician, and orator whose remarkable, though brief, life had a...
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...
On January 24th, 1773, the captive people aboard the New Britannia declared war. The ship, anchored on the...
Rosa Parks, often honored as “The First Lady of Civil Rights” and “The Mother of the Freedom Movement,” occupies a central place...
“I write to tell the truth about the Black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a Black woman’s view of the world… The most fundamental truth to...
Laurie Cooper is an African-American artist born and based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BA degree from...
Kerry James Marshall has built his career around a defining ambition: to place Black people at the center...
Okomfo Anokye occupies a foundational place in Asante history. A priest, healer, counselor, and political thinker, he is remembered alongside Osei Tutu I as a co-founder of the Asante nation 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,...