Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
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Thomas Mundy Peterson (October 6, 1824 – February 4, 1904), a school custodian from Perth Amboy, New Jersey...
David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead, was a Black British politician, general practitioner and political activist, who...
Harry Jerome was one of the fastest men in the world for nearly a decade. He equaled and set numerous Canadian sprint records, as well as several world records. He participated...
Frances E.W. Harper was a leading African-American poet and writer. She was also an ardent activist in the...
“Kwame Nkrumah was Africa’s magnificent dreamer. He dared to believe that African people could be masters of their...
LLearie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, Kt., was a West Indian cricket legend, barrister, author, broadcast journalist, and political activist. He served as Trinidad’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and became...
Jakob Marenga (also known as Jacob Morenga), is a national hero of Namibia. Marenga, which means King in...
Jesse Owens achieved feats that made him one of the most celebrated track-and-field athletes of the twentieth century....
Euphemia Lofton Haynes was an American mathematician and educator. In 1943, she became the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics. Euphemia Lofton Haynes was born Martha Euphemia Lofton...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
