McHenry Boatwright: An African-American Bass-Baritone Opera Singer
John McHenry Boatwright was one of the leading baritone-bass opera singers in America. Boatwright made numerous appearances as a recitalist, and a soloist with orchestras
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Thomas Fuller: The Virginia Calculator
Thomas Fuller was an Afrikan man in captivity in North America, who became known as the Virginia Calculator. Although illiterate, he was able to perform
Jacob Carruthers: An Intellectual Warrior
“We must restore the historical consciousness of the African people. The reawakened Africans would then create a new African reality and be a major factor
Charity Still: Who twice liberated herself from the Maafa
Charity Still, the mother of William Still, twice liberated herself from the Maafa/Atlantic slavery with her children. After her first self-liberation, she was recaptured with
“I’ve come to take you home”: A Tribute to Sarah Baartman by Diana Ferrus
“I’ve Come to Take You Home” is one of the most significant political poems of the late twentieth century. The poem—an act of restoration and
Ten Poetic Quotes by Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was an African-American poet and social activist who became the leader of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. Born in Joplin, Missouri on
10 Poems By Langston Hughes You Should Know
Langston Hughes, considered the unofficial Poet Laureate of African-Americans, was a prolific writer, who published ten volumes of poetry. One of Hughes’s most widely anthologized
January 24, 1773 – The Slave Ship, New Britannia, is destroyed!
On January 24th, 1773, the captive people aboard the New Britannia declared war. The ship, anchored on the Gambian River in Senegambia, was blown up,
Makandal: The Haitian Maroon Leader
François Makandal (or Mackandal) is a legendary historical icon of Haiti. He was a Maroon leader who organized the first real attempt at the destruction
Daniel Hale Williams: The first African-American Cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart surgery
“A people who don’t make provision for their own sick and suffering are not worthy of civilization.” –Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams was one