Piye Kushite King
Piye (once transliterated as Pankhy or Piankhi; d. 714 BC) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 BC. He…
Pebatjma Nubian Queen
Pebatjma was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of King Kashta.
Kashta Kushite King
Kashta was an 8th century BC king of the Kushite Dynasty in ancient Nubia and the successor of Alara.
Alara of Kush
Alara was a King of Kush, who is generally regarded as the founder of the Napatan royal dynasty by his 25th Dynasty Kushite successors and was the first recorded prince…
Abar (Nubian Queen)
Abar was a Nubian queen of the Kingdom of Kush dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She is known from a series of stela found in Sudan and Egypt.
Emma Clarke (footballer)
Emma Clarke (born 1876) was a British footballer, considered to be the first known black women’s footballer in Britain.
Yasuke Black Samurai
Yasuke was one of the several Africans to have come with the Portuguese to Japan during the Nanban trade.
William Lanne
William Lanne (also known as King Billy or William Laney; c. 1835 – 3 March 1869) was a Tasmanian Aboriginal.
Fanny Cochrane Smith
Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 – 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834.
Tsodilo Hills
The Tsodilo Hills are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves. It gained its WHS listing in 2001 because of its unique…