Andrew Jackson Beard
Andrew Jackson Beard was born on March 29, 1849. He was a farmer, carpenter, blacksmith, a railroad worker, a businessman and finally an inventor. He...
Author : Meserette Kentake
Al-Kahina: The Queen of the Berbers
Dahia Al-Kahina was “the queen of the Berbers” who led the most determined resistance to the early Arab invasion of North Africa. Arab records describe...
Soledad Brothers
The Soledad Brothers were three African-American men charged with the murder of a white prison guard at California’s Soledad Prison on January 16, 1970. George...
Harold Lloyd Nicholas
Harold Lloyd Nicholas, born on March 27, 1921, was one half of the world-famous tap dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers. His older brother was Fayard Nicholas. They danced in vaudeville,...
Alexander Dumas: Alexandre the Greatest
[dropcap size=small]G[/dropcap]eneral Thomas Alexandre Dumas, called “Alexandre the Greatest” was the highest-ranking Black man of all time in a continental European army. He was the first Black...
Ten Powerful Quotes by Walter Rodney
“Walter Rodney was the symbol of a committed scholarship; tears came to his eyes whenever he spoke of the suffering masses of humanity.” ~Molefi Asante...
Janet Harmon Bragg
Janet Harmon Bragg was an American amateur aviator. She was the first African-American woman to hold a Commercial Pilot Licence. Janet Harmon was born Jane...
Tenderness by Andre Lorde
“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from...
ON THE PULSE OF MORNING: Inaugural Poem by Maya Angelou
A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here...
They came before the Moors
According to Ivan Van Sertima, 11 African kings ruled Spain for 157 years, before the Muslim invasion of Spain in 711AD. Around 1070 BC, there...