Africa – Ethiopia
King Ezana of Axum (?- 360 CE)
King Ezana of Axum, the monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum (Now Ethiopia) from 320’s-360 CE, was credited with embracing...
Early Migration Out of Africa (70,000 B.C.E to 50,000 B.C.E)
Africa, the cradle of humanity, is significant in our collective history. It was here that Homo sapiens first evolved, and...
Judith, Queen of the Falashas (10th c.)
Few scholars have seriously attempted to examine the origin and life of the 10th-century Black Jewish woman from the tribe...
Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu (1964- )
Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu, a human rights activist, broke barriers in Ethiopia when, in 2018, she became the first woman to...
Asnaketch Worku (1935-2011)
Actress, composer, vocalist, dancer, and harpist Asnaketch Worku is also known as Asnaqètch Wèrqu. She was born in 1935 in...
Who are the Siddis? A Brief Introduction to the 800-Year African Experience in India
In the following article, University of Louisville historian John McLeod surveys illustrative episodes in the long history of the Siddis,...
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023)
Yewubdar Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was an Ethiopian nun and musician. Her music reflected a life that experienced several unexpected moves...
Nora Holt (1885–1974)
Nora Holt was an important figure in the history of Black music in Chicago in the 1930s and was a...
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1947- )
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, the President of Djibouti, was born on November 27, 1947, in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia to Omar Guelleh...
