Miriam Makeba, lovingly known as Mama Africa, was a South African singer, freedom fighter, and cultural worker who turned her...
William Harvey Carney was an African American soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of...
Patrick Henry Reason was one of the earliest African-American engraver and lithographer in the United States. His artistic skills were discovered when he was very young, and he rose to fame...
[dropcap size=small]B[/dropcap]lanche Kelso Bruce was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate,...
“I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to...
“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.” Marian Anderson was one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Anderson...
[dropcap size=small]J[/dropcap]ames Cameron survived being lynched from a maple tree in Marion, Indiana, when he was sixteen years...
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was the best known spokesperson for African-American rights during the first half of...
Angelina Weld Grimké was an African-American poet and playwright, an important forerunner of the Harlem Renaissance. “I oft have dreamed the bliss Of the nectar in one kiss.” Grimké was born in...
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…
