“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...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a Black Canadian-American educator, abolitionist, writer, newspaper publisher, army recruiter, suffragist, and legal...
“Racism is really a mental disorder. Manifestation of racist behaviour as a result of domination are the denial...
Anna Albertine Olga Brown was a famous late 19th‑century circus performer known as Miss La La. Lala was born on April 21st, 1858, in the then German (now Polish) city of...
Maya Angelou lived many lives in her 86 years. She was an author, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage...
On 13 May 1888, a brief law signed in Rio de Janeiro brought a formal end to centuries...
“The legend of the Palmares quilombo and its greatest leader, Zumbi, are central to the history and ongoing struggle of Brazilians who recognize their Afrikan ancestry. Across Brazil there are, or...
Okomfo Anokye occupies a foundational place in Asante history. A priest, healer, counselor, and political thinker, he is...
Jayne Cortez (born Sallie Jayne Richardson) was a visionary African American poet, performer, and cultural activist whose fierce,...
Harold Arundel Moody was a Jamaican-born physician whose work in London joined medical care, Christian service, and the struggle against racial discrimination. As founder and president of the League of Coloured...
There was the cycle of the mineral, the rock. There was the cycle of the plant. And now...
Ayi Kwei Armah is a Ghanaian novelist, essayist, and Pan-African thinker whose writing confronts the betrayal of freedom...
Solitude was born into the Maafa in Guadeloupe around 1772, the daughter of an African woman who was raped aboard a slave ship by a French sailor during the transatlantic crossing. Her...
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,...