Five Inspirational Poems for Black Women
March 8, 2016
“The real story of the scramble for Africa is presented…as having started some time around 1830 AD when...
“We cannot undo the damage that was done to her. But at least we can summon the courage...
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And...
Ernest Fredric “Ernie” Morrison was the first Black child movie star. Morrison, who performed under the stage name...
William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to...
[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap] heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was renowned for his research into the treatment and cure of syphilis, leprosy, sporotrichosis,...
Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. She was born in West Africa around 1753, before...
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and symbol of Black womanhood. Truth was born into...
Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883, to February 28, 1897. During her reign, Queen Ranavalona III tried to stop...
Angelo Soliman who achieved considerable fame as a “Princely Moor” in eighteenth-century Vienna, is historically recognized by some...
Nancy Green known as the Pancake Queen, was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American...
Mansa Musa, the ninth emperor of the Mali Empire, is among the most renowned rulers in world history. Remembered for immense wealth, expansive rule, and patronage of scholarship and architecture, he...
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…
