Audrey Jeffers: Pioneer of Social Welfare in Trinidad and Tobago
September 6, 2026
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“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for...
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“First I’m Black and after that I’m many things.” ~Erik Olivera Rubio Afro-Cuban portrait artist Erik Olivera Rubio...
Juan Garrido was an African-born, free Black man who participated in the early Spanish invasions of the Caribbean,...
“There was a militarily gifted and exceptionally daring woman in the front line: Carlota, of Lucumbi origin…” In 1843, Carlota Lucumí, an enslaved African woman, led a major Maafa/Atlantic slavery uprising...
Celia Cruz was a Black Cuban and Cuban American singer whose extraordinary career made her one of the...
Alonso de Illescas was an Afro‑Ecuadorian leader and an icon for people of African descent in Ecuador. A...
Vicente Guerrero was one of the principal military leaders of Mexico’s struggle for independence and the country’s second president. A national hero in Mexico, he took office on 1 April 1829...
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…
