Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmony-hushers, “even if you are not...
Three African‑Caribbean women on St. Croix stood at the forefront of a mass insurrection against the Danish government,...
Mathias de Sousa, possibly of African and Portuguese ancestry, is considered the first known Portuguese immigrant on record to have settled in North America. He is also recognized as the first...
“If you are still angry at the person who hurt you, if you haven’t been able to forgive,...
The ‘proverbs’ below are drawn from Egyptian Yoga: The Philosophy of Enlightenment by Muata Ashby. The book explores...
About eight years ago, I discovered Waiting for the Rain by Charles Mungoshi during a visit to the library. The novel’s beauty and wisdom captivated me so profoundly that I wondered...
Tiny bit of humanity, Blessed with your mother’s face, And cursed with your father’s mind. I say cursed...
James Weldon Johnson was an African-American writer, who distinguished himself in civil rights, diplomacy, education, journalism, law, literature,...
“All you need to understand is that the officer carries with him the power of the American state and the weight of an American legacy, and they necessitate that of the...
“There can be but one result for the Cubans. That is victory…” Lieutenant General José Antonio de la...
“Walter Rodney was Most Rare. He is an exemplar. He belongs in that rare category of Marcus Garvey,...
In this book, Stolen Legacy, George James argues that “Greek philosophy is stolen Egyptian philosophy, which first spread to Ionia, thence to Italy and thence to Athens.” James notes in his introduction...
