Angelo Soliman who achieved considerable fame as a “Princely Moor” in eighteenth-century Vienna, is historically recognized by some as the “First Moorish Freemason.” Soliman was born in Africa, around 1721. His original...
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”...
“An African…has an undeniable right to his Liberty.” Lemuel Haynes was an influential African-American religious leader who argued...
Thomas Johnson was born enslaved at Rock Raymon, Virginia. Johnson spent the first twenty-eight years of his life—until...
On August 17, 1795, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao witnessed one of the most significant and far-reaching uprisings in its history, now remembered as Tula’s Revolt. Tula, a visionary leader,...
Thurgood Marshall was an African-American lawyer, civil rights activist and the first African American member of the Supreme...
Chinwe Ifeoma Chukwuogo-Roy MBE (1952–2012) was a distinguished Nigerian-British visual artist who gained international recognition for her portraiture,...
In 1628, the first Black person known to have lived in Canada was a native of Madagascar. He was kidnapped and sold between the ages of 6-9 years old by the...
John Wesley Gilbert was a classical scholar who was the first African-American archaeologist. Gilbert discovered the ancient Greek...
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or “Miss Lou” was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, activist, radio and television personality and...
“Your country? How come it yours? Before the Pilgrims landed we were here. Here we have brought our three gifts and mingled them with yours: a gift of story and song...
Jenny Slew was a Black woman kidnapped into American slavery, who later petitioned for her freedom in court....
“Kwame Nkrumah was Africa’s magnificent dreamer. He dared to believe that African people could be masters of their...
Chloe Cooley was a young enslaved Black woman in Canada during the late 1700s. On March 14, 1793 she was sold against her will, back into the Maafa (Atlantic slavery) 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…
“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...