“The reuniting of African-American jazz with its African roots.” Kofi Ghanaba, also known as Guy Warren, was one...
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika (God Bless Africa). Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika has been...
David Stuurman was a leader of the Khoi people, who fought against Dutch and the British colonialism in the Eastern Cape. Stuurman played a key role in the Khoi Rebellion, or...
“There have been many outstanding leaders and generals in the African continent, but none captures the imagination as...
Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay, the widely acknowledged founding father of Nigerian nationalism, was instrumental in laying the foundation...
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the mother of musical legend, Fela Kuti, was also a legend, herself. Known as the Lioness of Lisabi, she was a Nigerian teacher, political campaigner, and women’s rights activist,...
“Kwame Nkrumah was Africa’s magnificent dreamer. He dared to believe that African people could be masters of their...
Jakob Marenga (also known as Jacob Morenga), is a national hero of Namibia. Marenga, which means King in...
Muhammad ibn Tumart (ca. 1080–1130) was a North African religious reformer who founded the Almohad movement in North Africa. His organisation of Berber warriors helped bring about the end of Almoravid...
Richard “Tiger” Ihetu was one of the greatest boxers to come out of Africa. He made history in...
Tony Oladipo Allen is a Nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who has been described as “perhaps the greatest...
Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe was a renowned Ghanaian doctor, anthropologist, author, poet, and politician. His research into the use of the Abochi drug against human parasites is widely reported in Ghanaian and Ewe sources and...
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…
