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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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Mansa Musa, the ninth emperor of the Mali Empire, is among the most renowned rulers in world history....

Ossian Sweet was an African American physician in Detroit, Michigan, noted for his armed self-defense in 1925 of...

Emmett Chappelle is an African American scientist who has made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry. Chappelle is the recipient of 14 U.S. patents and has...

Rosa Parks, often honored as “The First Lady of Civil Rights” and “The Mother of the Freedom Movement,” occupies a central place...

“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa...

John Stewart Rock was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United State. Rock was an eloquent African American activist and master...

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (born Hubert Gerold Brown; October 4, 1943 – November 23, 2025), also known as H....

Venture Smith, was the son of a royal family, who was kidnapped from his homeland in Africa as...

i am accused of tending to the pastas if i made it,as if i sculpted itwith my own hands. i did not.this past was waiting for mewhen i came,a monstrous unnamed...

“But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought...

Huey P. Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African American activist best known for...

Four Black (African) women created history in the 10000m finals (12 August 2016) in the Summer Games of the Olympics 2016. 37 female athletes from around the world competed in the...

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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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