Charles L. Reason: Maths Prodigy, Educator and Activist
Charles L. Reason was an African American mathematician, linguist, educator, and abolitionist. In 1849 he became the first African American to hold a regular professorship
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Frantz Fanon: The Psychologist of Oppression
“A normal black child, having grown up in a normal family, will become abnormal at the slightest contact with the [whyte] world.” Frantz Fanon was
Ten Revolutionary Quotes by Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon was a revolutionary political thinker, originally from Martinique. His book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) is seen as the “bible of Third Worldism.” In
Richard Potter: The first African-American magician
Richard Potter was the first African-American magician and the first American-born magician to gain fame in his own country. Potter who called himself, the Emperor
Joseph Lee: The Bread Maker Inventor
Joseph Lee was an African American restaurateur and caterer who invented the use of breadcrumbs and the automatic bread maker. Joseph Lee was born on
Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar Nelson: An African American Diarist
Alice Ruth Moore, educator, author and social activist, was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance. An
Nelson Mandela: The Father of a Nation.
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered
Lemuel Haynes: Religious leader and anti-Maafa activist
“An African…has an undeniable right to his Liberty.” Lemuel Haynes was an influential African-American religious leader who argued against the Maafa (slavery). Haynes was the
Alexander H. Johnson: The first drummer boy
Alexander H. Johnson enlisted at the age of 16 as a drummer boy in the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. He was the first Black musician to
“Spirit of Freedom” monument by Ed Hamilton
In 1993, The District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities commissioned a new memorial to African-American soldiers and sailors who fought in the