Patrick Henry Reason was one of the earliest African-American engraver and lithographer in the United States. His artistic...
Harriet E. Wilson is considered the first female African-American novelist, as well as the first African American of...
Rose Fortune (March 13, 1774-February 20, 1864), a Black Loyalist originally from the US, is best-known for her talent as a businesswoman at a time when neither women nor Black persons...
Mme. Abomah was an international celebrity known as the Amazon Giantess and the African Giantess. In the early...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and...
In 1855, Anna Maria Weems escaped to freedom disguised as a man named “Joe Wright.” This fifteen-year-old girl had been planning her escape for two years, and she waited patiently for the...
“First man to die for the flag we now hold high was a Black man” (a line from...
On the night of 2nd March 1795, Julien Fédon, launched a revolution against British rule in Grenada, to...
[dropcap size=small]B[/dropcap]lanche Kelso Bruce was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, representing Mississippi as a Republican from 1875 to 1881. Bruce was also the...
“I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to...
Samuel Green was an African-American self-emancipated anti-slavery activist who was jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of...
“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.” Marian Anderson was one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Anderson...
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…
