Toussaint Louverture: The Precursor of the First Black Republic
“I am Toussaint Louverture; perhaps my name has made itself known to you. I have undertaken vengeance. I want Liberty and Equality to reign in...
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Catherine Flon: Seamstress of the Haitian Nation
Catherine Flon holds a revered place in Haitian history as the woman most closely associated with the creation of the first Haitian flag and, by...
The Day Captivity Ended in Brazil
On 13 May 1888, a brief law signed in Rio de Janeiro brought a formal end to centuries of organised African captivity in Brazil. Known...
Cape Coast Fortress: An Architecture of Transatlantic Trafficking
Cape Coast Fortress stands as one of the largest and best-preserved European fortifications on the West African coast, and is one of more than 30...
Doctor Caesar: The Power of Black Medical Knowledge in Early South Carolina
Caesar was an African healer living under forced servitude in early South Carolina whose knowledge of botanical medicine became valuable enough to secure his freedom....
José Leonardo Chirino: Freedom Fighter of Coro
José Leonardo Chirino (25 April 1754 – 10 December 1796) stands as one of the most significant anti-Maafa freedom fighters in eighteenth-century Venezuelan history. A...
Tereza of Cabinda: A meditation
This meditation on Tereza of Cabinda emerged from a dialogue between me and an AI voice I call Tylis. Please see my commentary below the...
Dandara of Palmares: The Warrior Spirit of Afrikan Resistance in Brazil
“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for other women.” — Andrade and Lelis (loose translation) In...
Ottobah Cugoano: The Pioneer of the Black Radical Tradition
Ottobah Cugoano was a pioneer of the Black radical tradition, becoming a prominent leader in the British abolitionist movement in 1787 with the publication of...
Marie Couvent: A Controversial African-American Philanthropist
“Marie Couvent was the first [Black] woman to set the example of an enlightened charity, and that for a long time she was the only...