Ten Things To Know About Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano was born an Igbo around 1745, in what is now eastern Nigeria. He came from a prosperous home; his father was a local...
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Black Canadian History: An Interview with Dr. Afua Cooper
“We are not there yet. Not yet Uhuru. Uhuru meaning freedom. We see it every day with our children at school. The trials and tribulation...
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,...
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...
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...
Ed Wilson
Born on March 28th in 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, Ed Wilson became interested in art as a child while recovering from rheumatic fever. When he returned...
Arthur Mitchell
“The myth was that because you were black that you could not do classical dance. I proved that to be wrong.” Arthur Mitchell, born March...
Nehanda Nyakasikana
[dropcap size=small]N[/dropcap]ehanda Charwe Nyakasikana was a female spiritualist leader from Mashonaland and a key leader in the First Chimurenga uprisings against colonial settlers 1896-1897. She...