James A. Harris
James A. Harris was an essential member of the team at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory that produced two previously unknown elements—Element 105, created in 1969, and...
The Role of the Black Churches During the Civil Rights Movement
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I am many things to many people. But in the quiet recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher. This is...
African delegation to Jamaica to apologise for tribes’ role in slavery
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Nana Dr. Ama Amissah III, President of Queen Mothers Association of the Central Region of Ghana, will be participating in a symbolic reconciliation and apology...
Elijah McCoy
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Elijah McCoy was a prominent African American inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of mechanical engineering. Born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada...
Josiah Henson
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While some have expressed concern over Josiah Henson being the model for Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the life of...
Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman was a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to fighting for freedom and equality. Born into slavery in Maryland in the early 1820s,...
THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF SLAVES AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FROM 1801-1865
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THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF SLAVES AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FROM 1801-1865 During 1801 and 1865, South Carolina College (today University of South Carolina) owned slaves...
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor
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Born November 26, 1878, in Indianapolis, Indiana, cyclist Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor began racing professionally when he was 18 years old. By 1900, Taylor held...