The War of General Bussa: The largest Maafa revolt in Barbados
On April 14, 1816, the largest Maafa (Atlantic slavery) revolution in the history of Barbados, broke out. Now known as Bussa’s Rebellion, the uprising lasted...
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Black History from across the African World. African, African-American, African-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, Australasia, Black-British, Black-Canadian, Black Presence in Arabia, Asia and Europe.
William Tucker: The first African American child
“Out under the moon and the stars, alone with his son…he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face...
The Demerara Revolt
There were three major Maafa (Atlantic slavery) revolutions in the Caribbean during the early 19th century: Barbados (1816), Demerara (1823), and Jamaica (1831-32). The Demerara...
Dinknesh aka Lucy: The first lady of humanity?
“There is still a powerful tendency to deny that humanity originated in Africa and that the African peoples of the world are related to each...
Rio Olympics 2016: Four African women went under 30 mins in the greatest 10k race in history
Four Black (African) women created history in the 10000m finals (12 August 2016) in the Summer Games of the Olympics 2016. 37 female athletes from...
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...
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company: First Black American Movie Company
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company organized by Black filmmakers, and developed a solid reputation for producing films that, according to...
The Chicago Defender: The most influential Black weekly newspaper in America
The Chicago Defender was the United States’ most influential Black weekly newspaper by the advent of World War I, with more than two thirds of...
The Scottsboro Boys: Nine young Black men falsely accused of rape
The Great Depression of the 1930s, threw millions of Americans out of work. During the depression years, Blacks and whytes routinely “hoboed” (hitchhiked) freight trains,...
Bloody Sunday: Selma
“They came with horses. They came with nightsticks. And I was standing, and people were running… I did not run, so he hit me at...