Global African History
Benin City, ca. 1600
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh (1835?-1860?)
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a name that means ‘God Speaks True’ in the Fon language, was a remarkable leader of the Mino, also...
Egyptian Agriculturalists Develop Irrigation and Animal Husbandry
Agriculture in ancient Egypt began in the Nile River Delta Region of northern Egypt and the fertile basin known as...
Chester Mornay Williams (1970–2019)
Chester Mornay Williams was a South African rugby union player best known for playing as a winger for the South...
1972 Olympics Black Power Salute (1972)
The 1972 Olympics Black Power Salute took place when two African American track and field athletes, Vincent Matthews and Wayne...
The 1968 Summer Olympics Black Power Salute (1968)
The 1968 Summer Olympics Black Power Salute occurred on October 16, 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico when two African American...
The Role of the Bantu-Speakers in the Spread of Agriculture Across Africa
The Bantu-speaking populations of Western Africa consist of a diverse group of over 500 distinct ethnic groups, all of whom...
Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695)
Zumbi dos Palmares was a Brazilian Quilombola leader of a group of Afro-Brazilians who lived in maroon communities known as...
Islam Is Introduced into West Africa (750 CE)
Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad spread Islam throughout the Arabian...
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman (1789-1815)
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman was one of the first black women known to be subjugated to human sexual trafficking. She was...
