This black physician’s speech in 1858 inspired the powerful term ‘black is beautiful’
Many have associated the phrase “Black is beautiful” with the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the 1960s and 70s when the world was introduced to iconic leaders such…
Meet the woman behind a new distillery honouring the black slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey
The contributions of black people to America’s history across various fields have, over the years, been largely forgotten and this is also evident in the spirits industry. The story of…
New Harriet Tubman Movie to Hit US Theatres
A new movie titled ‘HARRIET’ starring Black British singer and actress Cynthia Erivo, throws more light on the efforts of and roles played by women in abolishing the slave trade….
Thomas Fuller-The Enslaved African Math Genius
Often called the “Virginia Calculator”, Thomas Fuller was born in 1710, somewhere between the “Slave Coast” of West Africa (present-day Liberia) and the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin). He was…