Things You May Not Have Known About an Average Day for an Enslaved African in the Americas
He lives in a cabin, not a house. Historians Daniel Littlefield, William Dusinberre, and Peter Wood explain that despite the …
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Shameful Pictures of Europeans Placing African People in Human Zoos
From the end of the 18th to the 20th century, Europeans established “human zoos” in cities like Paris. Hamburg, Germany; …
What Does Arkansas Slavery Look Like? New Exhibits Have Answers
How was slavery in Arkansas during the Civil War? The answer to this question is the theme of reopening the …
Invasion: The Aboriginal Holocaust In Tasmania
The mention of Tasmania summons the comic recollections of the Tasmanian devil–the voracious marsupial that was popularized in American cartoons. …
TRC: The Humane Traditional African Justice System
When you hear “Ubuntu,” your first thoughts end up with Ubuntu Linux, and that is not the Ubuntu I want …
Historical Figures Many People Don’t Know Are Black
General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762–1806) Thomas-Alexandre Davy da Pailleterie, also known as Alexandre Dumas, is a general of the French army and …
Intrepid Black Female Warriors Throughout History
Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840–October 17, 1921) Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa is the queen mother of the Edweso tribe of …
Ancient Mesopotamia Is Among The Ancient Black Civilizations That Were Not in Africa
Numerous researchers have presumed that the authors of the first Mesopotamian human advancement were Dark Sumerians. Mesopotamia was the Scriptural …
The Chevalier De Saint-Georges Of France: Joseph Bologne
The historical backdrop of African individuals is so tremendous yet so stupendous, that one barely realizes where to start. What’s …
Miracle Workers And Holy Icons: The Black Madonnas Of Europe
Of all the differed parts of African womanhood, none are more captivating than the many portrayals of Dark Madonnas. In …
Nyabingi Priestesses Muhumusa: The Fearless Black Female Warrior
Muhumusa and Kaigirwa were dreaded pioneers of the East African Nyabingi priestesses that were compelling in Rwanda and Uganda from …
Carlota Lukumí Among The 10 Fearless Black Female Warriors In History
Carlota (died 1844) was abducted from her Yoruba clan, acquired chains to Cuba as a youngster and constrained into bondage …
Amanirenas: The One-Eyed African Queen who Defeated The Roman Empire
Amanirenas (spelt Amanirena as well) was one of the best kandakes, or sovereign moms, who managed over the Meroitic Kingdom …
The Black Woman Who Invented The Permanent Wave Design
Marjorie Stewart was born in 1896 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to parents who were descended from slaves. …
Fearless Black Female Warriors: Queen Nanny
Queen Nanny, a Jamaican national legend, was an outstanding pioneer of the Jamaican Maroons in the eighteenth century. Nanny was …
Story Of Yoruba Female Who Drove Un Upset In 1844 To Free Slaves In Cuba
The 1800s, in the Americas and Europe, was a fascinating and occupied period, loaded up with honourable opposition and …