A collection of African History and Biographies posts
5 Inventions by Enslaved Black Men Blocked by US Patent Office
Source: Atlantablackstar.com The Patent Act of 1793 and 1836 barred enslaved Africans from obtaining patents…
Browsing: African History and Biographies
20 Black Inventions Over The Last 100 Years You May Not Know
Source: Atlantablackstar.com Lewis Latimer (1848 – 1928) What He Invented: The Carbon Filament For The…
Two Ancient Tombs Discovered Near Luxor Show the Breathtaking Majesty and Artistry of Ancient Egyptians
Source: Atlantablackstar.com In a breathtaking discovery, a team of American archaeologists discovered two beautiful ancient…
Khadja Nin – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Khadja Nin was born in Burundi, the youngest of a family of eight.…
Ismaël Lô – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo) is a Senegalese musician and actor. He was…
Angélique Kidjo – Biography
Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Angelique Kidjo was born in Ouidah, Benin on July 14, 1960. Her…
Youssou n’Dour – Biography
Source : http://africanmusic.org/ Youssou n’Dour was born in Dakar in 1959 and began singing as…
Cesaria Evora – Biography
Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Cesaria Evora was born in 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. The Cape…
Salif Keita – Biography
Source : http://africanmusic.org Salif Keita, born in 1949 in Djoliba, is sometimes called the Golden…
Miriam Makeba – Biography
Source: http://africanmusic.org Singer, Civil Rights Activist (1932–2008) South African diva Miriam Makeba is well known…
8 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About the Richest Man in History, Mansa Musa
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Richest Man to Ever Live Emperor Mansa Musa I, an African king from…
1885 Berlin Conference – How European leaders carved up Africa for colonisation
Source: http://www.dw.de In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa…
Fela Kuti – Biography
Source: http://www.biography.com Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Drummer, Songwriter (1938–1997) “If you see me strictly as…
Ebukhosini Solutions – BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEMINARS 2015
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEMINARS 2015 For Black History Month this year, eBukhosini Solutions…
25 Facts about Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Source: http://www.blackhistorystudies.com 1. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jnr was born on 17 August 1887 in St…
The Life and Times of Chris Hani including an Interview with Afravision
Chris Hani tells us about the Wankie campaign, the first attempt at an armed incursion…
Insightful interview of Nelson Mandela pre 1994 with Ted Koppel and The famous Rivonia Trial Speech
Nelson Mandela, 1964: ‘I am prepared to die’ – audio recording of speech at sabotage…
Mini biography of Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe
Remember Sobukwe! Footage on a great son of Africa, one that has been deliberately erased…
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography
Source: http://www.biography.com Civil Rights Activist, Minister (1929–1968) Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister…
100 Things That You Did Not Know About Africa /black People and Why You Should Know Them Now
Source: http://www.exposingblacktruth.org Many people have a misconception that Africa has no history, however, studies into…