Understanding who you are!
“Understanding who you are is the clear light. Without it, you are walking in the dark, the unknown.” ~from, “First Word” by Kwaku Person-Lynn *Painting:...
Author : Meserette Kentake
Hole In The Head: A Life Revealed
Hole In The Head: A Life Revealed by Wilbert Smith, based on the award-winning documentary, is a compelling, highly moving, human-interest story that vividly conveys...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became...
The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas
In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and...
Remembering Maya: Quotes from Mom & Me & Mom
“Frequently, I have been asked how I got to be this way. How did I, born black in a white country, poor in a society...
“Free Within Ourselves”: Introduction to The Black Scholar Series
The Black Scholar Series is a new initiative by Kentake Page to interview the prominent scholars in the Black/African community, and introduced them and their...
Ten Powerful Quotes by Maya Angelou
“I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition.” “The more you know of your history, the more liberated...
Ahmed Baba: The Greatest African Scholar of the 16th Century
[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]hmed Baba was one of the greatest African scholars. Amongst the Songhai, he was known as the “The Unique Pearl of His Time”. According...
Queen Judith
Ethiopia was once ruled by a mighty Queen who destroyed Axum and its countryside, the churches and Christian monuments, killing thousands in the process. Her campaigns...
Pearl Bailey
“No one can figure out your worth but you.” Pearl Bailey was born on March 29, 1918, in Newport News, Virginia. The daughter of a preacher,...