Luther Vandross – Biography
Source: http://www.luthervandross.com/ In the world of contemporary music, there are just a handful of superstars whose…
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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…
Nina Simone – Biography
Source: www.ninasimone.com She was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century, an icon…
Ivan Van Sertima and Runoko Rashidi: The Early Years
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com I first met Ivan Van Sertima in either late 1980 or…
Life and Legacy of Joel Augustus Rogers: Chronicler of a Glorious African Past
Originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com This work is dedicated to Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Critical Assessments…
A Hundred Years of Marcus Garvey
Source: Atlantablackstar.com For me and many others, Marcus Garvey qualifies as the greatest Black man…
Joseph Bologne: The Chevalier de Saint-Georges of France
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com BY RUNOKO RASHIDI* The history of African people is so vast…
Thomas Sankara – Biography
Source: www.africasuccess.org Thomas Sankara – Born on December 21, 1949, in Upper Volta, formerly Burkina…
Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima
From: http://wikipedia.org/ Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima (26 January 1935 – 25 May 2009) was a…
Amilcar Cabral
http://www.nathanielturner.com 1924 (September 12): Amílcar Cabral is born in Bafatá, Guinea. – His father is…