Frances E.W. Harper was a leading African-American poet and writer. She was also an ardent activist in the...
“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being…When you...
Troy Anthony Davis was an African American man convicted of and executed for the murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. Davis was on death row in Georgia for...
“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...
Jakob Marenga (also known as Jacob Morenga), is a national hero of Namibia. Marenga, which means King in Otjiherero, was an early resistance hero of Namibia. He fought over 50 battles...
David Downey, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia is an all-around athlete in softball, basketball, volleyball, baseball, track, and...
George Wells Parker was an African-American political activist and historian who co-founded the Hamitic League of the World,...
Andrew “Rube” Foster was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster also founded and managed the...
Alberta Christine Williams King was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s mother and the wife of Martin Luther King, Sr....
Jesse Owens achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished, and was recognized in his lifetime as “perhaps...
John Ware lived in what we may consider the golden age of the ranching frontier and achieved heroic status for his impressive physical strength, remarkable horsemanship, good nature and courage. Ware...
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…
