Asia – Afghanistan
Wes Moore (1978- )
Wes Moore—Rhodes Scholar, banker, and writer—was elected governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022. He is the first African American...
Mamady Doumbouya (1980- )
On October 1, 2021, Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as the interim president of Guinea. This was after the former...
Kimberley Motley (1978?- )
An international human rights and civil rights attorney since 2003, Kimberley Chongyon Motley is well known for her legal practice...
Kurtis Blow/Kurt Walker (1959- )
Legendary rapper, composer, actor, and activist Kurtis Blow was born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York, as Kurt...
Anita L. DeFrantz (1952- )
Champion rower Anita Lucette DeFrantz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1952. As a child growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, she...
Wayne L. Black (1962?- )
Wayne L. Black is a Brigadier General and Assistant Adjutant General of the Indiana Army National Guard. As Assistant Adjutant General, Black is...
Owen Monconduit (1961- )
Owen Monconduit is a retired brigadier general in the United States Army, who, in 2009, became the first African American to...
Lloyd James Austin III (1953- )
Lloyd J. Austin is the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense. He was nominated by President...
The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was...
