Catherine Flon holds a revered place in Haitian history as the woman most closely associated with the creation...
John Conyers Jr. (1929–2019) was the longest-serving African American in congressional history. He was a central architect of...
Anacaona (c. 1474–1503) was a distinguished Taíno poet, and composer of sacred areitos, and a leading cacica of Xaragua—the westernmost and most culturally sophisticated of the five Taíno kingdoms of Ayiti...
Juan Rodríguez (Dutch: Jan Rodrigues; Portuguese: João Rodrigues) holds the distinction of being the first documented non-indigenous person...
Joe Louis, the “Brown Bomber,” was one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in boxing history and a...
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922) was a distinguished Brazilian novelist, journalist, and short-story writer renowned for his incisive social criticism and satirical depictions of Rio de Janeiro society. Born on...
“Whatever path we seem to take, it always has one end: a racist bullet. A racist bullet murdered...
How will I ever forget you, magic leaf Tormented as I am by your taunts The prodding jeers...
Edward Kamau Brathwaite — born Lawson Edward Brathwaite on May 11, 1930 — was a Barbadian poet, historian, linguist and cultural theorist who became one of the towering figures of Caribbean...
Jayne Cortez (born Sallie Jayne Richardson) was a visionary African American poet, performer, and cultural activist whose fierce,...
Rudolph Fisher (1897–1934) was a physician, radiologist, writer, musician, and orator whose remarkable, though brief, life had a...
I went to the crossroadFell down on my kneesI went to the crossroadFell down on my kneesAsked the Lord above, “Have mercy now,Save poor Bob, if you please.” Robert Leroy Johnson...
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…
