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  From fugitive to Wall Street’s first Black millionaire: the story of Jeremiah Hamilton

  Farida Dawkins

  Haitian Jeremiah G. Hamilton defied all conventions of his time to become the first black millionaire in New York during the 1840s through the 1850s. He was reportedly the richest black...

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  This environmental sanitation pioneer was the first practising male medical doctor in Nigeria

  Farida Dawkins

  In 1874, Nathaniel Thomas King graduated from Kings College in England, making him the first practising Nigerian medical doctor. With this qualification, King not only developed strategies incorporating...

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  Meet Cuffy, the West African slave who led a 1763 revolt that made him a Guyanese hero

  Farida Dawkins

  Cuffy was an Akan slave who was transported to the Dutch colony of Berbice; present-day Guyana.  He led a slave uprising of over 2,500 slaves.  Living in a plantation in Lilienburg on Canje River,...

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  Popular African figures who are proud homosexuals

  Farida Dawkins

  Homosexuality remains a gigantic taboo in many African societies. The mere mention of the topic will elicit strong reactions; usually rooted in the reasons why some believe being homosexual is wrong....

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  Be respectful and put Harriet Tubman on the 20 dollar bill as planned

  Farida Dawkins

  In 2016, former secretary Jacob J. Lew unveiled plans to place abolitionist and civil rights activist Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20-dollar-bill.  The initial plan was to place Tubman on the...

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  Little known facts about the beloved Maya Angelou you should know

  Farida Dawkins

  The prolific writer, Maya Angelou touched many with her words and with the mixture of her often solemn and deep tone of voice, accentuated her writings all the more. Here are some facts about Angelou that...

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