African American sculptor, teacher, and advocate
African American sculptor, teacher, and advocate for black artists Augusta Savage was born Augusta Christine Fell in Green Cove Springs, …
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James Reese African legendary Musician
The music was called ragtime, and in late 19th and early 20th century America, it soared in popularity, leading to a dance craze in the c…
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Sterling Allen Brown was born in Washington
Sterling Allen Brown was born in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1901. He was educated at Dunbar High School and received a bachelor’s degree…
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Day 23 of Black History Month
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., was the first African American selected to be an astronaut. He was also a test pilot and senior United States …
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PAMUNKEY FAMILY: VIRGINIA INDIAN TRIBES
The Pamunkey nation are one of eleven Virginia Indian Tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The historical tribe was part of…
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AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRSTS - MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER (1857-1924)
Moses Fleetwood Walker, often called Fleet, was the first African American to play major league baseball in the nineteenth century. Born …
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Pharaoh Piye
Piye ruled between 744–714 BCE from his seat in Namata located in modern-day Sudan. He took over Egypt following the rulers’ squabbles an…
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Persiapan keberangkatan ke Belanda
Persiapan keberangkatan ke Belanda oleh Bapa Papoea Van Echoud dan Nikolas Jouwe Oktober 1949 hadiri Konferensi Meja Bundar.
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Tribal Combs of Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Oceania
Tribal Combs of Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Oceania These combs was used in #kemet and it is still being used today across Africa. Our history, our …
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Afar, Amharic Adal, Arabic Danakil
Afar, Amharic Adal, Arabic Danakil (singular; now pejorative), a people of the Horn of Africa who speak Afar (also known as ’Afar Af), a language of …
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Wendell Phillips Dabney was born on Nov. 4, 1865
Today's page takes a look at the publisher and editor-in-chief of the oldest Black newspaper published in Cincinnati, Ohio: Wendell P. Dabney. Es…
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𝗘𝗗𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗜𝗨𝗦 (1829-1880)
Edmond Albius was born a slave in 1829, in St. Suzanne, on the island Réunion. His mother died during childbirth, and he never knew his f…
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1912, Captain Charles Young
#DidYouKnow In February 1912, Captain Charles Young was featured on the front cover of The Crisis magazine? The February 1912 issue of Th…
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R.L. BURNSIDE (1926-2005) was a charismatic singer and guitarist
R.L. BURNSIDE (1926-2005) was a charismatic singer and guitarist, in the deepest Mississippi Hill Country tradition. He learned and was …
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Gitu wa Kahengeri African Telephone Engineer l
#funfactsfromabook Gitu wa Kahengeri started his working life, in the early 40s, as a telephone operator, first in Ruiru and later in Makuyu, Muranga…
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A pioneer in the world of African American music education, Harriet Gibbs Marshall
A pioneer in the world of African American music education, Harriet Gibbs Marshall was born in Victoria, British Columbia on February 18,…
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HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS AS A RESULT OF CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT?
A commentary by Hon. Don Pomb Polye, CMG, MBA, MP Let me first send my LOVE and POSITIVE ENERGY to all PNGeans. My sincere GOOD WILL and…
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BLIND WILLIE McTELL (1898-1959) and his wife, Kate, taken in 1934
McTell was from Thomson, Georgia and had a stunning and fluid approach, with a clear tenor voice, singing and playing blues, rags and gos…
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