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According to records, notably Blackheroes.com, Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable was born in St. Marc, Santa Domingo (eastern Haiti) in 1745, settled in Chicago on this day – June 6th, 1750. Although...
On June 3rd of every year, Uganda commemorates Martyrs’ Day at the Namugongo Shrine. The occasion honors some 45 men who were killed by King Mwanga ll of Buganda, within modern-day Uganda. Mwanga was...
The mantra “Black is beautiful” or Black beauty was widely popular in the 1960s. It grew out of the Civil Rights Movement of the time. The statement and its accompanying ideas encouraged Black...
Tanzania was established on 26 April 1964 as a result of the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The name of the African country was created as a clipped compound of the names of the two states.Tanzania,...
The Angolan War of Independence between various Angolan factions and the Portuguese which began on 4 February 1961 ended on this day, April 25th, in 1974. The Portuguese, who arrived in present-day Angola...
Celebrated Easter Monday, the Trelawny Yam Festival attracts thousands of Jamaicans and visitors each year. The Trelawny Yam Festival started in 1997 as a way to fundraise to support the local community....
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