Heroes of the MaafaHistory MakersMaafaSheroSolitude of Guadeloupe: Warrior, Mother, and Eternal Symbol of ResistanceMeserette KentakeMarch 26, 2014May 27, 2026 by Meserette KentakeMarch 26, 2014May 27, 20260 Solitude was born into the Maafa in Guadeloupe around 1772, the daughter of an African woman who was raped aboard a slave ship by a French...
African AmericanBlack FirstsSheroSistoryJanet Harmon BraggMeserette KentakeMarch 24, 2014December 26, 2020 by Meserette KentakeMarch 24, 2014December 26, 20200 Janet Harmon Bragg was an American amateur aviator. She was the first African-American woman to hold a Commercial Pilot Licence. Janet Harmon was born Jane...
Afro-LatinoBrazilHistory MakersMaafaResistanceSheroAnastacia: Saint of BrazilMeserette KentakeSeptember 7, 2013June 9, 2020 by Meserette KentakeSeptember 7, 2013June 9, 20200 Every day, at the Noir de Rio Museum, hundreds of people venerate an image of a Black woman wearing a mask and collar. They pray…...