Jan Ernst Matzeliger: Inventor
Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo (the capital city of then Dutch Guyana, now Suriname) on 15th September 1852. His father was…
Black History Features
Hernando Arias de Saavedra: Hernandarias
As Governor, Hernandarias served two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata between 1597-1599 and…
Francisco Javier de Balmis
Whilst the involvement of Spain has largely been to the detriment of South Americans in general, it did…
Balmis Expedition: Changing the Americas
The Balmis Expedition was a three-year mission to the Americas between the 30th November 1803 and 1806. Led…
West Indies Federation
Existing from January 3rd, 1958 till May 31st 1962, the West Indies Federation, was a short-lived political union between various…
Ortoiroid people: Indigenous Caribbeans
The Ortoiroid people were the second wave of human settlers of the Caribbean who began their migration into the Antilles around 2000…
Saladoid: Indigenous Caribbeans
Saladoid culture is a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of territory in present-day Venezuela and the Caribbean that flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE. Concentrated…
Guanahatabey: Indigenous Caribbeans
The Guanahatabey (also spelled Guanajatabey) were an indigenous people of western Cuba at the time of European contact. Archaeological and historical studies suggest…
Nina Simone: Singer, Songwriter, Civil Rights Campaigner
Born to a Christian family on February 21st, 1933; Nina was the sixth child to a North Carolina…
Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Womens Rights Campaigner
Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, Truth was born into slavery to the Baumfree family in Swartekill, Ulster County,…
Phillis Wheatley: The First Published African-American Poet
Phillis Wheatley (original birth-name unknown) was born somewhere in West Africa sometime during 1753. The exact place and…
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL HITS LONDON’S SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
Motown the Musical has been a huge hit on Broadway, are you excited to bring the show to…
Angela Davis
Angela Yvonne Davis is an American Scholar, Political Activist and Author who emerged as a prominent counterculture activist…
Black Studies Adrift in Academe
For the twenty-first year running blue-collar workers, council officials, retirees, and school children will be organising or attending…
WATCH: The latest trailer for Jesse Owens’ biopic ‘Race’ is here
Now Owens is being immortalised in a different way, with “Selma” actor Stephan James playing him in the…
Eight universities recognised at launch of new Race Equality Charter
Eight universities recognised at launch of new Race Equality Charter as Minister applauds this ‘welcome step’ towards diversity…
Rest In Power: Frances Cress Welsing
Best known for her 1970, award winning essay, The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy), Welsing…
Lewis Hamilton Leads Stellar Nominees List at the 2016 Lycamobile BEDSAs
Hamilton will go head-to-head with James DeGale, the current IBF World super middleweight champion, and Yorkshire and England…
Cameo Club Refuses Entry to Black Guests But Refutes Claims of Racism
The incident took place on December 4th at the Cameo Club in Bournemouth, where 15 Men from London…
Bill Richmond – the pioneering pugilist
Yet the undisputed founding father of black sporting endeavour is none of the above. In fact, to trace…
