Thomas Nelson Baker Sr. (1860–1941) was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy (1903, Yale...
Dr.Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s...
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” ~MLK The Watts Rebellion, often called the Watts riots or Watts Uprising, unfolded over six days beginning on August 11, 1965, in Watts...
J. Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful of the early African American composers and singers during...
Alex Haley is the celebrated author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976). By April 1977...
“Only the BLACK WOMAN can say when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or special patronage, then and there the...
William Manuel “Bill” Johnson was an African American jazz musician, considered the father of the “slap” style of...
Clarence Cameron White (August 10, 1880 – June 30, 1960) was an African-American violinist and composer. Born in...
Whitney Houston, singer and actress, has sold close to 100 million albums worldwide during her lifetime. Her recognitions include two Emmy Awards, five Grammy Awards, 19 American Music Awards, five People’s...
Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey (August 9, 1924– December 28, 1992) was a Ghanaian diplomat during the presidency of Kwame...
Matthew Alexander Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer to reach the North Pole in 1909, as part...
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur (1758-August 8, 1858 ), was the Empress of Haiti (1804-1806) as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Félicité was born in Léogane to a poor but free...
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…
