[dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]ucy Terry Prince, known as Lucy Terry, (c. 1730–1821) was brought to Rhode Island from Africa. Her...
Herbert Henry “Herb” McKenley OM was a Jamaican sprinter and the only athlete to reach an Olympic track...
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. A leading figure of “poesia égra” (“black poetry”), and an influential campaigner for social justice, he is best...
Rafael Cepeda Atiles is known as “The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena.” He was the patriarch of...
Arthur Ashe is the first African American, and is still the only, African-American male player to win the...
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator, known as “The First Lady of The Struggle” because of her commitment to giving African Americans a better life. Bethune was appointed a...
June Jordan, the Caribbean-American poet, activist, journalist, essayist, and teacher, was known for her fierce commitment to human...
Jean-Pierre Boyer (born 1776—died July 9, 1850) was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution and President...
Rei Amador, also known as the “General Captain of War” and “King Amador,” is a central figure in the history of São Tomé and Príncipe. He led the renowned Maafa (Atlantic...
William Harrison “Bones” Dillard was an African‑American Olympic track and field athlete. Dillard was the finest hurdler of...
Margaret Walker was an African American poet and writer. She began her literary career in the 1930s and...
For my people everywhere singing their slave songs repeatedly: their dirges and their ditties and their blues and jubilees, praying their prayers nightly to an unknown god, bending their knees humbly...
