Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
“I have strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.” Mary Edmonia Lewis, known in childhood as “Wildfire,” was one of the most extraordinary artists of the nineteenth century: a...
“Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the...
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1894–1978) was Kenya’s leading nationalist figure at independence: first Prime Minister of self-governing Kenya from...
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“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) was a Pan-Africanist scholar, historian, writer, lecturer, and one of the formative architects...
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...
Lucy Craft Laney was an early African-American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children...
On the morning of 9 September 1739, a group of African captives in South Carolina began an uprising...
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“The real story of the scramble for Africa is presented…as having started some time around 1830 AD when...
Jean-Michel Basquiat, known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text, was the...
Fanny Jackson Coppin was an African-American educator and missionary and a lifelong advocate for female higher education. Fanny Jackson was born enslaved in Washington D.C. on October 15, 1837. She gained...
Ann Cole Lowe was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Lowe’s one-of-a-kind designs were...
Walter S. McAfee was an African-American scientist and astronomer, notable for participating in the world’s first lunar radar...
John Lee Love was an African American inventor best known for patenting a portable pencil sharpener, widely known as the “Love Sharpener.” Very little is known about his early life, and...
Dorothy Irene Height was an African-American activist, administrator and educator, who dedicated her life to seeing racial and...
Ossie Davis was one of the most recognized and influential African American performers and activists of the late...
“Art at its best can heal. It can inspire the human spirit to soar new heights for the greater good.” ~Michael Anthony Brown Michael Anthony Brown is a gifted multi-media artist...
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...