The “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson, is known for disseminating information about black life, history, and culture to…
The landlocked Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly Swaziland, is surrounded on the North and South by South Africa, and on the…
Ralph Johnson Bunche, Nobel Prize winner, scholar and activist was born August 7, 1904, in Detroit, Michigan. His father worked…
The Republic of Niger, one of the largest inland countries in West Africa, gained its independence on August 3, 1960, from…
Best-selling author and activist, James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. His eloquence and…
On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished in Trinidad and Tobago. It was announced that the end of slavery would…