Juan Rodríguez (Dutch: Jan Rodrigues; Portuguese: João Rodrigues) holds the distinction of being the first documented non-indigenous person...
“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for...
“There can be but one result for the Cubans. That is victory…” Lieutenant General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales was a Cuban general considered to be one of...
“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-Spanish conquistador, who is the first documented Black person to arrive in the United...
Hugo Chavez (28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was Venezuela’s first multiracial president. He was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chavez was the first...
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and political leader, known within Puerto Rico as...
[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]rthur Schomburg was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and...
“Compassion, my dear Brothers, is preferable to cleanliness. Reflect that with a little soap I can easily clean my bed covers, but even with a torrent of tears I would never...
Poet João da Cruz e Sousa, (November 24, 1861-March 19, 1898) was the leading figure of the Symbolist...
“There was a militarily gifted and exceptionally daring woman in the front line: Carlota, of Lucumbi origin…” In...
Alonso de Illescas was an Afro‑Ecuadorian leader and an icon for people of African descent in Ecuador. A symbol of struggle, resistance, and intelligence, Illescas was regarded as the single most powerful...
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…
