by LewisLinda | Aug 26, 2014 | Global African History, Places
Conakry is the largest city and the capital of Guinea. Located on coastal islands and a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, it is also the nation’s chief port. In 2011 its population was estimated at approximately 1,786,000 people. The city was founded...
by QuinteroMaria | Aug 26, 2014 | African American History, People
Freddie Mae Gautier with Elisa Miranda, 1990 “Image Ownership: El Centro de la Raza” Freddie Mae Gautier, civil rights activist, political advisor, businesswoman, and mentor was arguably the most politically influential black woman in Seattle in the latter half of the...
by McClendonIIIJohnH | Aug 23, 2014 | African American History, People
Longtime civil rights organizer and later U.S. Ambassador, Franklin Hall Williams was born on October 22, 1917, in Flushing, New York. His mother died in 1919. Williams was raised by his maternal grandparents. He graduated from Lincoln University in Chester County,...
by WashingtonDianne | Aug 21, 2014 | African American History, People
“Image Ownership: Family of Annjennette McFarlin” Annjennette McFarlin was the author of the 1976 book Black Congressional Reconstruction Orators and Their Orations, and was considered the first recognized scholar of orator Hallie Quinn Brown. She was...
by BrianHoffman | Aug 21, 2014 | Global African History, Places
Juba is one of the newest capitals in the world. It became the capital of South Sudan when that nation was declared independent on July 9, 2011. Juba, located on the White Nile River, is the largest city in South Sudan and in 2011 it had an estimated population of...
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