Sojourner Truth: Aint I A Woman?
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and symbol of Black womanhood. Truth was born into the Maafa (slavery) in New York; enduring...
Category : History Makers
Angelo Soliman: Father of Pure Masonic Thought
Angelo Soliman who achieved considerable fame as a “Princely Moor” in eighteenth-century Vienna, is historically recognized by some as the “First Moorish Freemason.” Soliman was...
Nancy Green: The first living trademark
Nancy Green known as the Pancake Queen, was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark...
Yaa Asantewaa: Queen Mother of the Ashanti Empire
“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921)...
John S. Rock: Originator of “Black is Beautiful”
John Stewart Rock was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United State. Rock was an...
Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First African American Senator
Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political orientation and oratorical skills honed from years...
Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera: The first Black Olympian
The first Black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Haitian-born French rugby player Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, who competed for France in 1900. As...
Dr. José Celso Barbosa: The father of Puerto Rican statehood
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and political leader, known within Puerto Rico as the “father of the Statehood for Puerto...
Queen Mother Moore: 20th Century Woman Warrior
“Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children’s children. For this reason, we must correct history that at...
Salem Poor: African American Soldier at Bunker Hill
Salem Poor was a distinguished military hero during the American Revolutionary War. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Battle of Bunker...