Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe (/ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ/ ⓘ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe;16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of…
Bilali Muhammad Document
The Bilali Muhammad Document is a handwritten, Arabic manuscript on West African Islamic law. It was written in the 19th century by Bilali Mohammet, an enslaved West African held on…
William Ansah Sessarakoo
William Ansah Sessarakoo (c. 1736 – 1770), a prominent 18th-century Fante royal and diplomat, best known for his enslavement in the West Indies and diplomatic mission to England. He was…
Wreck Of The Ship Utile On Tromelin Island
Wreck of the ship Utile On 31 July 1761 the French ship Utile (“Useful”), a frigate of the French East India Company, chartered by Jean-Joseph de Laborde and commanded by…
Ruben Um Nyobè
Ruben Um Nyobè (1913 – 13 September 1958) was an anti-colonialist Cameroonian leader, slain by the French army on 13 September 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the…
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown (c. 1814 – November 6, 1884) was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834…
Nomoli Figurines
A Nomoli (/ˈnoʊmoʊliː/) is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of soapstone, limestone or granite.
Evidence Of Africans In Zambia Building Wood Structures Nearly 500,0000 Years Ago
A recent published study shows evidence of early humans in Zambia building wood structures. Here is the study below.: Article Open access Published: 20 September 2023 Evidence for the earliest…
First Africans in Virginia
The first Africans in Virginia were a group of “twenty and odd” captive enslaved persons originally from modern-day Angola who landed at Old Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia in late…
Emeagwali, Philip
News wires white papers and books Emeagwali, Philip 1954– Emeagwali, Philip 1954– Views 2,187,298Updated Philip Emeagwali 1954– Mathematician, engineer, computer scientist Hated Computers Set—and Broke—World Record Sources Philip Emeagwali (pronounced…