Tupac Shakur: “All Eyez on Me”
Tupac Amaru Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971, was an American rapper, actor, poet, and activist whose brief yet impactful life produced...
Category : History Makers
Kanya King: Founder of the MOBO Awards
“Thirty years ago, the MOBO Organisation was born out of a desire to create space where there was none — to recognise, celebrate and elevate...
Jacques Roumain: Voice of the Haitian People
Jacques Jean-Baptiste Roumain was born on 4 June 1907 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, into an old and affluent family whose social standing placed him near the...
Pemulwuy: Earth, Crow, and Resistance
Pemulwuy (c.1750–1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug Nation and and one of the most formidable resistance leaders against British encroachment and violence in...
Lunsford Lane: Entrepreneurship, Resilience, and Legacy within the Maafa
Lunsford Lane (1803–1879) was a remarkable nineteenth-century entrepreneur, abolitionist, and author who rose from captivity as a house servant in Raleigh, North Carolina, to become...
Maurice Bishop: Grenada’s Revolutionary Son
Maurice Rupert Bishop (1944–1983) was a charismatic revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1979 until his assassination in 1983. After overthrowing the...
Sonny Rollins: The Saxophone Colossus
Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins (September 7, 1930–May 25, 2026) was an American tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Over his remarkable seven-decade career, Rollins became one...
Miles Davis: The Greatest Trumpeter in Modern Jazz
Miles Davis (1926–1991) was an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative artists in the history of...
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson: Godfather of Tap Dance
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (1878–1949) was a pioneering African American tap dancer, actor, and singer who rose to become the most renowned and highest-paid Black entertainer...
Joseph Ignace: African Son of Guadeloupe, Guardian of Freedom
Joseph Ignace of Guadeloupe (c. 1769–1802) was a renowned freedom fighter and French Republican military officer, celebrated as one of the foremost heroes of Guadeloupe’s...