Mary Elizabeth Carnegie was a ground-breaking nurse, educator, and author who championed the cause of African American nurses....
Addie Mae Collins was one of the four African-American girls, murdered in a racially motivated terrorist attack perpetrated...
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika (God Bless Africa). Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika has been part of the South African national anthem since 1994. It was the official...
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was the only known adult passenger of African ancestry who died on the ill‑fated...
Lucy Craft Laney was an early African-American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children...
[dropcap size=small]M[/dropcap]artin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was staying at the Lorraine Motel in Room 306. Around 6PM, he stepped out on the...
John Willis Menard, an African American journalist, civil rights leader, editor, and poet became the first African American...
Gil Scott-Heron was the African American poet, novelist, musician, and songwriter known primarily for his work as a...
Jeremiah “Jerry” Alvin Jones (March 30, 1858 – November 23, 1950) was an African Canadian soldier who served in World War I. He was apparently recommended for a Distinguished Conduct Medal...
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918–August 17, 1990) was an African American singer and actress whose career spanned...
Windradyne (c.1800–1829), known as Saturday, was a prominent Indigenous Australian resistance leader from the Wiradjuri nation. He belonged...
Chloe Cooley was a young enslaved Black woman in Canada during the late 1700s. On March 14, 1793 she was sold against her will, back into the Maafa (Atlantic slavery) in...
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…
