Marcus Mosiah Garvey: Jamaica’s first National Hero
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (ONH) was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist who created a ‘Back to Africa’ movement in the United States. He became an inspirational...
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Frantz Fanon: The Psychologist of Oppression
“A normal black child, having grown up in a normal family, will become abnormal at the slightest contact with the [whyte] world.” Frantz Fanon was...
Rei Amador: General Captain of War
Rei Amador, known as also “General Captain of War” and “King Amador” is a major figure in the history of Sao Tome and Principe, and...
Kimpa Vita: African Prophetess
Kimpa Vita, also known as Dona Beatriz (1684–1706), was a Kongo prophetess and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism. She is known as the...
Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey (1767 – July 2, 1822) was a free black who masterminded what would have been the largest Maafa (slavery) uprising in American history. A skilled...
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)
“Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation’s out of breath. We ain’t running no more.” ~ Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) Born June 29,...
Vicente Guerrero: The First Black President in North America
Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña ( August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831), the Mexican national hero was the first Black president in North America, when...
Solitude of Guadeloupe
“As for Solitude, not only does her name now grace squares and avenues in Guadeloupe but she has also become a poem, a song, a...