“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa...
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika (God Bless Africa). Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika has been...
David Stuurman was a leader of the Khoi people, who fought against Dutch and the British colonialism in the Eastern Cape. Stuurman played a key role in the Khoi Rebellion, or...
Taytu Betul was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia (1889–1913). She was the wife of Emperor Menelek...
St. Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born woman who was enslaved before becoming a Canossian Religious Sister in Italy,...
“There have been many outstanding leaders and generals in the African continent, but none captures the imagination as Shaka of Senzangakhona. From a small volunteer army of approximately 200 and a...
Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay, the widely acknowledged founding father of Nigerian nationalism, was instrumental in laying the foundation...
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the mother of musical legend, Fela Kuti, was also a legend, herself. Known as the Lioness...
Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford was a West African barrister, author, and political leader who dedicated his life to helping improve conditions for the people of West Africa. Casely Hayford was born...
“Kwame Nkrumah was Africa’s magnificent dreamer. He dared to believe that African people could be masters of their...
Jakob Marenga (also known as Jacob Morenga), is a national hero of Namibia. Marenga, which means King in...
Muhammad ibn Tumart (ca. 1080–1130) was a North African religious reformer who founded the Almohad movement in North Africa. His organisation of Berber warriors helped bring about the end of Almoravid...
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…
