Angelo Soliman who achieved considerable fame as a “Princely Moor” in eighteenth-century Vienna, is historically recognized by some...
Nancy Green known as the Pancake Queen, was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American...
Emmett Chappelle is an African American scientist who has made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry. Chappelle is the recipient of 14 U.S. patents and has...
“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa...
Henry Blair was the second documented African-American inventor to be issued a patent by the United States Patent...
John Stewart Rock was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United State. Rock was an eloquent African American activist and master...
Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political...
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and political leader, known within Puerto Rico as...
“Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children’s children. For this reason, we must correct history that at present denies our humanity and self-respect.”...
Salem Poor was a distinguished military hero during the American Revolutionary War. He is best remembered today for...
Benjamin Rucker, better known by his stage name Black Herman, was an African American magician and one of the most...
One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African American musician and composer. Blind from birth and born into the Maafa (slavery),...
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…
