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Meserette Kentake

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 Afrikan/Black history—especially the Maafa. She earned a post-graduate certificate in African History after her MA program was suspended just before completion. Undeterred, Meserette continues her independent scholarship and is working on a debut book about the Maafa. For enquiries, contact Meserette at meserette@kentakepage.com.

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The ‘proverbs’ below are drawn from Egyptian Yoga: The Philosophy of Enlightenment by Muata Ashby. The book explores...

About eight years ago, I discovered Waiting for the Rain by Charles Mungoshi during a visit to the...

Tiny bit of humanity, Blessed with your mother’s face, And cursed with your father’s mind. I say cursed with your father’s mind, Because you can lie so long and so quietly...

James Weldon Johnson was an African-American writer, who distinguished himself in civil rights, diplomacy, education, journalism, law, literature,...

“All you need to understand is that the officer carries with him the power of the American state...

“There can be but one result for the Cubans. That is victory…” Lieutenant General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales was a Cuban general considered to be one of...

“Walter Rodney was Most Rare. He is an exemplar. He belongs in that rare category of Marcus Garvey,...

In this book, Stolen Legacy, George James argues that “Greek philosophy is stolen Egyptian philosophy, which first spread...

“In your desire to accomplish greatness, you must first decide in your mind in what direction you desire to seek that greatness, and when you have so decided in your own...

Mary Turner was a young African-American woman lynched on May 19, 1918, near Valdosta, Georgia, in a horrific...

Redoshi was born in modern-day Benin and abducted from her home aged 12 before being sold as a...

John McHenry Boatwright was one of the leading baritone-bass opera singers in America. Boatwright made numerous appearances as a recitalist, and a soloist with orchestras and on the opera stage. He...

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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 Afrikan/Black history—especially the Maafa. She earned a post-graduate certificate in African History after her MA program was suspended just before completion. Undeterred, Meserette continues her independent scholarship and is working on a debut book about the Maafa. For enquiries, contact Meserette at meserette@kentakepage.com.

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