Nicolás Guillén Landrián was one of the most original filmmakers of the Cuban Revolution’s first decades. An Afro-Cuban...
José Leonardo Chirino (25 April 1754 – 10 December 1796) stands as one of the most significant anti-Maafa...
Joseph Antonio Emidy (c. 1775–23 April 1835) was an Afro‑Portuguese violinist, composer, and teacher who became one of the most prominent musical figures in early nineteenth‑century Cornwall. Today, he is celebrated...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for...
“Afrikans are in bondage today because they approach spirituality through religion provided by foreign invaders and conquerors.” ~Haile Selassie I Elliot Rivera, known as the Urban Shaman, has over 40 years...
“There can be but one result for the Cubans. That is victory…” Lieutenant General José Antonio de la...
Juan Garrido was an African-born, free Black man who participated in the early Spanish invasions of the Caribbean,...
“The legend of the Palmares quilombo and its greatest leader, Zumbi, are central to the history and ongoing struggle of Brazilians who recognize their Afrikan ancestry. Across Brazil there are, or...
“There was a militarily gifted and exceptionally daring woman in the front line: Carlota, of Lucumbi origin…” In...
Celia Cruz was a Black Cuban and Cuban American singer whose extraordinary career made her one of the...
Alonso de Illescas was an Afro‑Ecuadorian leader and an icon for people of African descent in Ecuador. A symbol of struggle, resistance, and intelligence, Illescas was regarded as the single most powerful...
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…
