Uchenna Edeh is a Montreal born and raised artist of Nigerian descent.
His goal is to translate his love for African and Caribbean history and mythology into empowering visual imagery.
He is also committed to bring to light the hidden or overlooked figures of Black, and particularly Black Canadian history.
“History is the struggle and record of humans in the process of humanizing the world, i.e., shaping it in their image and interests.” (Black history...
Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige (July 7, 1906-June 8, 1982) was an African-American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who became a legend...
Sergeant Henry Johnson (1897-July 5, 1929), a member of the all-Black 369th Army Infantry became a hero when, after being wounded 21 times, he singlehandedly...
Although Peter Jackson never fought for the heavyweight crown, he is generally regarded as an all-time great. Jackson was a top contender of his day,...
Medgar Wiley Evers was a Black civil rights activist murdered in 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi for his efforts to overturn segregation at the University of...