The Black power salute that debuted at the 1968 Olympics is an iconic moment in the US Civil rights movement and its and makes for yet another interesting read on our blog today!!
HAIL AFRICAN INNOVATORS
Written By komugisha Anita Do we have to go to Africa for our camping trip? I know we want the full camping experience, but are certain we want it to be in a dark place with no electricity? I think we need to tone down our wild west fantasies”, May said. “Well I have no…
The Man Who Invented The Personal Computer: Mark Dean.
Mark Dean is an American inventor and computer engineer who was born on March 2nd, 1957 in Jefferson City Tennessee. Right from an early age, Mark has always shown prowess and genius in engineering that he impressed his white friends and teachers at Jefferson City high school. Dean stated that one of his best friends…
Blacks in world war 1
Charles Williams once said that in the years to come who will read of the work of the negro Stevedores without feeling that America owes a great deal to these men? “Here we go again, Ada remarked rolling her eyes, Grandma starting her war stories with a quote. Should we be worried though that she…
Blacks In Mexico
Afro-Mexicans, commonly known as Black Mexicans (Spanish: mexicanos negros), are Mexican citizens who identify as such and have ancestry in Sub-Saharan Africa. The term “Afro-Mexican” refers to people who are descended from black Africans who came to Mexico during the colonial era, both free and enslaved, as well as post-independence immigration. After the Spanish conquest…
Robert Leroy Johnson
Robert Leroy Johnson is believed to be the father of the genre “ blues music.” He is remembered mostly for his controversial choice in music whose lyrics were centered on dark thoughts and the devil. Robert Johnson may be the first ever rock star and his legend eclipsed only by his skill. He was born…
Black Spies In The American War Of Independence
The names of the name and women who risked their lives for the British and patriot forces are just one of the many details that historians are still piecing together about the spies’ operations during the American Revolution, even over 100 years after the war’s events. The American war of independence, much like any other…
CRACKING THE MINDSET OF CHEIKH ANTA DIOP THE GREAT SENEGALESE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY
With the world of science rapidly evolving and shaping better advanced societies we are going to talk about one of the early scientists that have laid a foundation for these new day scientists this week. Oneof these scientists is Cheikh Anta Diop. Cheikh Anta Diop was born in Diourbel, Senegal on December 23, 1933 to…
Jan Matzeliger And The Shoe Lasting Machine.
The creation of the shoe-lasting machine by Jan Ernst Matzeliger at the beginning of the 20th century proved to transform South America’s impoverished labor into a capitalist paradise, despite the fact that it may be difficult to discern how he altered the dynamics of the Americas. Let’s start from the beginning. On September 15, 1852,…
“Father Of Black Consciousness”: Steven Biko.
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who was born on December 18th, 1946, is credited with developing the Black Consciousness Movement in the late 1960s along-side empowering and mobilizing the black community’s in South Africa. In an effort to promote the concerns of Black students at the then-University of Natal, accompanied with the failure of…
60Unknown Black Achievers 