Sarah Baartman: The “first” known Black female victim of trafficking
“We cannot undo the damage that was done to her. But at least we can summon the courage to speak the naked but healing truth
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Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was
Ten Revolutionary Quotes by Thomas Sankara
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
Ernest Morrison: The first Black child movie star
Ernest Fredric “Ernie” Morrison was the first Black child movie star. Morrison, who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy, was most famous as one
William A. Hinton: The first African American to author a medical textbook
William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to publish an academic textbook. As a bacteriologist,
Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist
[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap] heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was renowned for his research into the treatment
Phillis Wheatley: The first published African-American female poet
Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. She was born in West Africa around 1753, before she was kidnapped and sold into the
Charles Alston: Reclaiming identity through art
Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist who created vital representations of black experiences and figures during
Sojourner Truth: Aint I A Woman?
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and symbol of Black womanhood. Truth was born into the Maafa (slavery) in New York; enduring
Dinknesh aka Lucy: The first lady of humanity?
“There is still a powerful tendency to deny that humanity originated in Africa and that the African peoples of the world are related to each