Azuchi Castle, Home of Yasuke "Image Ownership: Public Domain" Many particulars regarding the birth, career, and death of the man of apparent African descent known as Yasuke are cloaked in mystery. The few Portuguese and Japanese sources that mention his brief presence in Japan and … Read MoreYasuke (1555?- ?)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Isabel Dos Santos, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion, is the youngest billionaire on the African continent and the only woman in that category. Most of her fortune has come from owning various stakes in cement, diamond, oil, and … Read MoreIsabel Dos Santos (1973– )
The Almoravid Empire "Image Ownership: Public Domain" The Almoravids, or al-Murabitun as they called themselves, were an Islamic Berber dynasty that established an empire in Morocco and eventually took it over a wide region of Northwest Africa including modern Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and part … Read MoreThe Almoravids/al-Murabitun (1040CE–1147CE)
"Image Ownership: Public Domain" Psychiatrist and professor, Juliano Moreira was born on January 6, 1873, in the coastal city of Salvador in the state of Bahia, Brazil, an area long known for its predominantly African-descended population. Moreira was the son of a Portuguese public lighting … Read MoreJuliano Moreira (1873–1932)
"Image Ownership: Public Domain" In 2011, Adrienne S. O’Neal, career Foreign Service officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde (or Cape Verde). O’Neal was born in Durham, North Carolina … Read MoreAdrienne S. O’Neal (1954- )
Banjul is the third largest city and capital of Gambia, the smallest nation on the African continent. In 2003 the city had a population of 357,238 people or about 19% Gambia’s total population of 1.89 million people. The city’s name is from a local Mandinka … Read MoreBanjul, Gambia (1816- )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Malabo is located on the northern coast of Bioko Island and serves as the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Malabo is the largest of five islands and is the second largest city in Equatorial Guinea after Bata. Indigenous African peoples in the … Read MoreMalabo, Equatorial Guinea (1827- )
"Image Ownership: Public Domain" Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard Lewis Baltimore, Jr. and Lois Madison-Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in … Read MoreRichard Lewis Baltimore, III (1947- )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” The compact city of Kingstown is the capital of the eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also a major port city for the Windward Islands, a chain of Caribbean Islands that includes locales beyond St. … Read MoreKingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1722- )
Diego de Almagro Leads First Spanish Expedition into Chile, 1535-1537. Juan Valiente is in the Expedition. “Image Ownership: Public Domain” Juan Valiente, a Spanish-speaking black conquistador, was born in Northwest Africa around 1505 and was enslaved and acquired by the Portuguese. He was eventually purchased … Read MoreJuan Valiente (1505 ca.–1553)