by FletcherPhyllis | Apr 1, 2011 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
After more than a decade of organized abolition among northern free blacks, a group of prominent free African American men organized the National Negro Convention Movement. The convention movement among northern free blacks symbolized the growth of a black activist...
by TsakaniasCaroline | Jul 26, 2009 | African American History, People
Hugh Mulzac, the first African American ship commander, was born on March 26, 1886 in the British West Indies’s Union Island in Saint Vincent Grenadines. After graduating from high school, Mulzac served on British merchant vessels. He earned a mate’s...
by KastnerBrian | Apr 29, 2009 | Global African History, People
Andy Palacio was a popular Belizean musician who was born on December 2, 1960 in the village of Barranco in Belize, Central America. Palacio is the most famous musician to emerge from this little-known country. His work has influenced musicians and music-lovers all...
by OkochaVictor | Apr 13, 2009 | African Head of State, Global African History, People
Kenneth Kaunda, who served as Zambia’s first president from October 24, 1966, to November 2, 1991, was born on April 28, 1924, in Lubwa, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia’s name as a colony of Great Britain). Born as the eighth child to David and Helen Kaunda,...
by SgammatoJoseph | Apr 12, 2009 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), the oldest Greek-letter organization established for African American women, was founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. The principles are Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service to All...
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