Cyril Valentine Briggs
Cyril Valentine Briggs, an influential African-Caribbean American writer and political activist, made significant contributions to the advancement of Pan-Africanism in the early 20th century. His...
Category : The Word – Media
The Crusader
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The Crusader was a pioneering black communist magazine that emerged on the American media landscape in September 1918. Established by journalist Cyril Briggs, with the...
Ethel Lois Payne
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Ethel Lois Payne, born on August 14, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois, to William A. Payne and Bessie Austin, was a pioneering journalist who left an...
The Turner Diaries
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The Turner Diaries is a controversial novel by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald. Published in 1978, it depicts a violent revolution in...
Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras
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Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras, an influential figure in the world of literature and storytelling, was born on February 2, 1903, in Cidra, Puerto Rico....
Fabián Jesús Colón López
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Fabián Jesús Colón López, born on January 20, 1901, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, was a pivotal figure in the island’s Marxist, socialist, and communist movements,...
Carlos Moore
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Charles George Moore Wedderburn, known as Carlos Moore, was born in Cuba in 1942 to Rebecca Winifred Wedderburn and Victor Moore. As the fourth of...
Soul on Ice
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“Soul on Ice” is a groundbreaking collection of essays by Eldridge Cleaver, first published in 1968. Cleaver, a prominent figure in the Black Panther Party,...
Timuel D. Black Jr
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Timuel D. Black Jr. was a prominent figure in African American history, known for his significant contributions as an educator, civil rights activist, historian, and...
Paula Giddings
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Paula Giddings is a renowned historian and author known for her groundbreaking work in African American and women’s history. With a career spanning decades, Giddings...