A collection of African History and Biographies posts
Lefifi Tladi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The thinker, poet and painter, Lefifi Tladi was born in 1949 in the…
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Miriam Tlali
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Miriam Tlali was born in Doornfontein in Johannesburg, Transvaal (Gauteng). She grew up in Sophiatown.…
Dr. Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was born on 6 January 1906 in Groutville, Natal. Vilakazi…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest…
Remembering Cde Herbert Chitepo 43 years after his assassination
On March 18, 1975 Herbert Wiltshire Pfumaindini Chitepo, an African Nationalist and Chairman of the…
When Black Ruled The World
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Dr Yosef Ben Jochannan ~ Black Man Wake Up!!!
Africana studies professor Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan was born on December 31, 1918 in Ethiopia…
Jesus Explained Dr John H Clarke and Ishakamusa Barashango African Spiritual Concepts
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“XENOPHOBIA IN SA”: Afrikans outside South Afrika – please read this post trying to explain the issue of “Xenophobic violence”
Pre-text: I am receiving a lot of complaints and concerns from Afrikans across the continent…
The Black on Black violence – and threats thereof – by Black South Afrikans against other Afrikan nationals
The Black on Black violence – and threats thereof – by Black South Afrikans against…
Black explorers we should celebrate instead of Columbus
Source: http://thegrio.com/ and written by Ronda Racha Penrice There was a time when Christopher Columbus was heavily…
Luther Vandross – Biography
Source: http://www.luthervandross.com/ In the world of contemporary music, there are just a handful of superstars whose…
Gukurahundi
Gukurahundi is a Shona language term which loosely translates to, “the early rain which washes…
Sipho Gumede – Biography
Source: www.sahistory.org.za Synopsis: South African jazz bass guitarist Sipho Gumede was born in Cato Manor,…
Busi Mhlongo – Biography
Source: www.sahistory.org.za For her excellent contribution to music and putting South Africa on the international…
Bantu Steve Biko’s mini biography and he speaks on The Black Consciousness Movement
This is a rare interview which took place just before the assassination of Steve Bantu…
National Liberation and Culture [Amilcar Cabral Series]
source: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/ This text was originally delivered on February 20, 1970; as part of the…
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy was a courageous resistance fighter who led a guerrilla war against the British settlement…
Nina Simone – Biography
Source: www.ninasimone.com She was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century, an icon…
Bheki Mseleku – Artist Biography
Source: MySpace.com Bheki Mseleku fused elements of traditional African township music, American bebop, and his…