Yaa Asantewaa
Yaa Asantewaa (17 October 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire – now part of modern-day Ghana – appointed by her brother…
Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer
Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer (July 12, 1854 – March 5, 1933) was an Afro-Cuban revolutionary leader in the Cuban War of Independence against Spain. He was a “close collaborator of…
1st Rhode Island Regiment
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment (also known as Varnum’s Regiment, the 9th Continental Regiment, the Black Regiment, the Rhode Island Regiment, and Olney’s Battalion) was a regiment in the Continental…
A.U.M.P. Church
The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called “the A.U.M.P. Church,” is a Methodist denomination. It was chartered by Peter Spencer (1782–1843) in Wilmington, Delaware, in…
Clara Brown
Clara Brown (c. 1800–1885) was a former enslaved woman from Virginia and Kentucky who became a community leader, philanthropist and aided settlement of former slaves during the time of Colorado’s…
Queen Amanirenas
Amanirenas (also spelled Amanirena) was a queen of the Kingdom of Kush from c. 40 BC to c. 10 BC. Her full title was Amnirense qore li kdwe li (“Ameniras,…
Marie-Joseph Angélique
Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (died June 21, 1734) was the name given by her last owner to a Portuguese-born black slave in New France (later the province of Quebec in Canada).…
Donald L. Hollowell
Donald Lee Hollowell (December 19, 1917 – December 27, 2004) was an American civil rights attorney during the Civil Rights Movement, in the state of Georgia. He successfully sued to…
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, also known as the Congo Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as…
Bill Russell
William Felton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from…