Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, murdered in a coup, aged 37, was the leader of the Burkinabe Revolution. Sankara, a pan-Africanist, transformed the French...
Rosa Parks, often honored as “The First Lady of Civil Rights” and “The Mother of the Freedom Movement,” occupies a central place in the history of American social justice....
Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician. Marley served as a world ambassador for reggae...
Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, was an icon of American music. Known as the ‘High Priestess of Soul’ because of her seductive and hypnotic...