Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
Harriet E. Wilson is considered the first female African-American novelist, as well as the first African American of...
Rose Fortune (March 13, 1774-February 20, 1864), a Black Loyalist originally from the US, is best-known for her...
Mme. Abomah—also billed as the “Amazon Giantess” and the “African Giantess”—was an African American performer who became an international celebrity during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Promoters often advertised...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and...
In 1855, Anna Maria Weems escaped to freedom disguised as a man named “Joe Wright.” This fifteen-year-old girl had...
“I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be in...
“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.” Marian...
Ann Cole Lowe was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Lowe’s one-of-a-kind designs were...
Taytu Betul was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia (1889–1913). She was the wife of Emperor Menelek II and was also the inspiration behind the 1896 Ethiopian victory over colonialism...
St. Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born woman who was enslaved before becoming a Canossian Religious Sister in Italy,...
“I early conceived a liking for, and sought every opportunity to relieve the suffering of others.” [dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]ebecca...
Lear Green was an enslaved African American young woman who escaped from Baltimore slaveholder James Noble by hiding in an old wooden sailor’s chest. The chest containing Green was delivered to...
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…
