One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African...
In 1628, the first Black person known to have lived in Canada was a native of Madagascar. He...
Every people should be originators of their own destiny. Martin Robinson Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) stands as one of the most formidable and multifaceted intellectuals of the...
“We now come to the harbour of Keelwa; from this port a very considerable trade carried on with...
Chloe Cooley was a young enslaved Black woman in Canada during the late 1700s. On March 14, 1793...
Patrick Henry Reason was one of the earliest African-American engraver and lithographer in the United States. His artistic skills were discovered when he was very young, and he rose to fame...
“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...
“First man to die for the flag we now hold high was a Black man” (a line from Stevie Wonder’s song “Black Man”).Crispus Attucks is widely regarded as the first person...
On the night of 2nd March 1795, Julien Fédon, launched a revolution against British rule in Grenada, to...
[dropcap size=small]B[/dropcap]lanche Kelso Bruce was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate,...
Samuel Green was an African-American self-emancipated anti-slavery activist who was jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, after being suspected...
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…
