Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe was a renowned Ghanaian doctor, anthropologist, author, poet, and politician. His research into the use of...
Ronald Moody (12 August 1900–6 February 1984) was a Jamaican-born modernist sculptor, writer, broadcaster, and trained dentist. Although...
Annie Lillian Evans, who would later become the famed classical singer Lillian Evanti, was the first African American to sing grand opera professionally anywhere in the world. She was known for...
Thomas Nelson Baker Sr. (1860–1941) was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy (1903, Yale...
Dr.Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s...
J. Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful of the early African American composers and singers during the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is most notable as the composer of the hymn...
Alex Haley is the celebrated author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976). By April 1977...
“Only the BLACK WOMAN can say when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my...
William Manuel “Bill” Johnson was an African American jazz musician, considered the father of the “slap” style of Double bass playing. Johnson who started out playing the guitar and mandolin switching...
Clarence Cameron White (August 10, 1880 – June 30, 1960) was an African-American violinist and composer. Born in...
Whitney Houston, singer and actress, has sold close to 100 million albums worldwide during her lifetime. Her recognitions...
Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey (August 9, 1924– December 28, 1992) was a Ghanaian diplomat during the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah and the first diplomat from a Black African nation to serve as...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
