Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first president, was born on October 20, 1891, in Ngenda, Kenya. He was born Kamau Ngengi to…
This Day In History: October 19th During the time of World War II and much racial tension, two qualified recruits…
The landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho was once home to the Sotho people during the 16th century. The territory completely surrounded…
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…