Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, born around 1460 in Sines, Portugal, to a noble family—his father, Estêvão da Gama, a knight and fortress commander, and mother Isabel...
Author : joe bodego
Preston John Porter Jr.15 – Lynched in Limon, Colorado
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On November 16, 1900, a mob of over 300 white residents from across Lincoln County dragged 15-year-old Black teenager Preston “John” Porter Jr. from a...
Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region, a rural frontier area straddling the border between North and South Carolina. The...
The Dark Legacy of Compulsory Sterilization
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America’s Eugenics War on Black Women’s Bodies (Early 1900s–1970s) In the shadow of the American Dream, a nightmare unfolded for thousands of Black women across...
Remembrance Day?? – I don’t think so.
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November 11, 2025 – As poppies bloom and ceremonies unfold across the United States and Commonwealth nations, Remembrance Day (or Veterans Day in the U.S.)...
The Catastrophic Legacy of European Colonialism
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A Reckoning Through the Lens of Human Lives Lost A profound and unflinching argument takes shape when we confront the staggering death tolls inflicted by...
Lillian Lawrence
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The Forgotten Visionary Who Revolutionized Haircare With Light Lillian Lawrence, a brilliant African American inventor from Chicago, changed the history of beauty technology and phototherapy...
Shehu Shagari
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Nigeria’s First Executive President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (February 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Nigerian statesman, educator, and politician who became the...
Ghana Must Go – The 1983 Expulsion That Shaped West Africa’s Migration Story
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During the early months of 1983, a dramatic migration crisis unfolded in West Africa. Nigeria expelled over two million foreigners, including nearly one million Ghanaians....
Brenda Sykes
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A Trailblazing Actress of the 1970s Brenda Sykes was born on June 25, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of a dedicated postal worker, though...