AfricanBlack FirstsHerstoryHistory MakersSarah Baartman: The “first known Black female victim of traffickingMeserette KentakeDecember 29, 2016June 7, 2020 by Meserette KentakeDecember 29, 2016June 7, 20200 “We cannot undo the damage that was done to her. But at least we can summon the courage to speak the naked but healing truth...
African AmericanHerstoryHistory MakersMme. Abomah: The African Giantess who was once the tallest woman in the worldMeserette KentakeMarch 11, 2016July 6, 2020 by Meserette KentakeMarch 11, 2016July 6, 20200 Mme. Abomah was an international celebrity known as the Amazon Giantess and the African Giantess. In the early 1900’s, she traveled all over the world...
African AmericanFamous CapricornHerstoryBetty Lou William: Four-Legged BeautyMeserette KentakeJanuary 10, 2016August 16, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJanuary 10, 2016August 16, 20200 Betty Lou William was the highest paid human marvel in history. Betty Lou Williams was born Lillie B Williams in Albany, Georgia on January 10,...
Famous CancerHerstoryMaafaMillie McCoy and Christine McCoy: The Carolina TwinsMeserette KentakeJuly 11, 2015August 16, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJuly 11, 2015August 16, 20200 Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy (July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African American conjoined twins who went by the stage names “The Carolina...