Marshall “Major” Taylor: The Black Cyclone
“It is my thought that clean living and a strict observance of the golden rule of true sportsmanship are foundation stones without which a championship...
Author : Meserette Kentake
Zumbi dos Palmares: Hero of Brazil
“The legend of the Palmares quilombo…and its greatest leader, Zumbi, are central to the history and modern day struggle of Brazilians who recognize their African...
The Aba Women’s War
The Aba Women’s Riot, also known as the Women’s War, was an insurrection in Nigeria when it was occupied by the British to redress social,...
Goree: Memory Island
“The Island of Gorée is an exceptional testimony to one of the greatest tragedies in the history of human societies: the slave trade. The various...
King Shaka Zulu: One of the greatest warriors of all time
“There have been many outstanding leaders and generals in the African continent, but none captures the imagination as Shaka of Senzangakhona. From a small volunteer...
The Wilmington Massacre of 1898
The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 was a politically motivated attack by European-Americans against the city’s leading African American citizens. The massacre occurred because Southern Whyte...
Dorothy Dandridge: The Iconic Leading Actress
“America was not geared to make me into a Liz Taylor, a Monroe, a Gardner.” ~Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to...
George Poage: The first African-American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games
George Coleman Poage was the first African-American athlete to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games...
Carlota: Heroine of Cuba
“There was a militarily gifted and exceptionally daring woman in the front line: Carlota, of Lucumbi origin…” In 1843 Carlota, an enslaved woman, led a...
Patricia E. Bath: World-famous Ophthalmologist
Patricia E Bath discovered and invented laserphaco, a new device for cataract surgery. Bath is also the first Black woman doctor to receive a patent...