Africa – Egypt
African Immigration to the United States (1965- )
The four century (1460-1860) transatlantic slave trade is responsible for the involuntary migration of 388,000 enslaved Africans to the United...
Arabella Fields (1879-1933)
Arabella Fields was a singer and actress known as “The Black Nightingale” and had a storied career performing in Europe....
H. Patrick Swygert (1943- )
H. Patrick Swygert served as 15th president of Howard University for 13 years (1995-2008). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...
Taharqa (?-664 B.C.E.)
Both a pharaoh of Egypt and a king of Kush (in present-day Sudan), Taharqa (meaning “young man” or “young warrior”)...
Sankore Mosque and University (c. 1100- )
Sankore Mosque and University is the oldest continuously-operating institution of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is believed that the...
Rui Hachimura (1998- )
Professional basketball player Rui Hachimura was born on February 8, 1998 to a Japanese mother, Makiko Hachimura, father, Zakari Jabil,...
James E. Walton (1944-2019)
James E. Walton, longtime professor of English at California State University, Fresno, was born on September 13, 1944 in Bessemer,...
Kandake Amanirenas (?-10 B.C.E.)
Kandake Amanirenas was a queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush who was best known for skillfully defending her...
Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005)
The Second Sudanese Civil War was an intense 22-year conflict between the central government in Khartoum and the Sudan People’s...
