What is the Maafa?
April 19, 2026
On August 17, 1795, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao witnessed one of the most significant and far-reaching...
Three African‑Caribbean women on St. Croix stood at the forefront of a mass insurrection against the Danish government,...
On 14 April 1816, the largest Maafa (Atlantic slavery) uprising in the history of Barbados broke out. Now known as Bussa’s Rebellion, the revolt lasted for over two days before being...
There were three major Maafa (Atlantic slavery) revolutions in the Caribbean during the early 19th century: Barbados (1816),...
Quamina Gladstone, commonly known as Quamina, was a Guyanese Coromantee captive who was the father of Jack Gladstone....
“Revolution moves in a mysterious way, its wonders to perform.” –C.L.R. James “It was the first time in human history that enslaved people had destroyed a slave system, declared themselves rulers,...
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…
