Dr. Edward Scobie: An authority on the African presence in early Western Europe
“Don’t let our history die.” ~Edward Scobie Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie, author of Black Britannia: The History of Blacks in Britain, distinguished himself as a leading...
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Paul Bogle: Leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion
Paul Bogle is one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, and leader of the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion, an event that transformed the political system of the...
Peter Tosh: Reggae Icon
Peter Tosh was the most militant member of the world’s greatest reggae band, The Wailers (1963–1974). Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh created...
Sanité Bélair: The Tigress of Haiti
Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution. Sanité, whom Dessalines described as “a tigress,” is formally...
David Pitt: Founder of Britain’s first civil rights organization
David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead, was a Black British politician, general practitioner and political activist, who was the longest serving Black Parliamentarian in...
Learie Constantine – West Indian Cricket Legend and first Black man to be appointed to the House of Lords
Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, Kt. was a West Indian cricket legend, barrister, author, broadcast journalist and political activist who served as Trinidad’s High Commissioner...
Claude McKay: Radical Poet
Claude McKay was a Jamaican-American poet best known for his radical sonnet “If We Must Die,” one of the most militant and enduring poems associated...
Honourable Mrs. Louise Bennett-Coverley ‘Miss Lou’ – Mother of Jamaican culture
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or “Miss Lou” was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, activist, radio and television personality and educator. Writing and performing her poems in...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey: Jamaica’s first National Hero
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (ONH) was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist who created a ‘Back to Africa’ movement in the United States. He became an inspirational...
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur: Empress of Haiti
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur (1758-August 8, 1858 ), was the Empress of Haiti (1804-1806) as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Félicité was born in...