Sylvester Magee was an African American who may have been the last living former enslaved American. Although Magee’s...
“The voyages of Columbus mark the starting point of world capitalism and the beginning of European colonial domination...
Mary Ann Shadd, was the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper and the first woman to study for a law degree at an American university. Mary Ann...
“It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land...
John Armstrong Howard was the first Black Olympic athlete from Canada, competing in the 1912 Summer Olympics. The...
“One day I know the struggle will change. There’s got to be a change—not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the...
Lonnie George Johnson is an African American inventor and engineer who holds more than 80 patents. Johnson is...
Thomas Mundy Peterson (October 6, 1824 – February 4, 1904), a school custodian from Perth Amboy, New Jersey...
Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution. Sanité, whom Dessalines described as “a tigress,” is formally recognised by the Haitian Government as...
David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead, was a Black British politician, general practitioner and political activist, who...
Nathanial “Nat” Turner was the leader of a powerful Maafa (slavery) revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831....
Alonso de Illescas was an Afro‑Ecuadorian leader and an icon for people of African descent in Ecuador. A symbol of struggle, resistance, and intelligence, Illescas was regarded as the single most powerful...
