Europe – Poland
August Agboola Browne (1895-1976)
Polish freedom fighter, jazz musician, and British citizen August Agboola Browne was born in British-controlled Lagos, Nigeria, on July 22,...
Sam Mandi (a.k.a. Sam Sandi, 1895?-1937)
Afro-Polish soldier and professional athlete Sam Mandi was born in what was formerly known as the German colony of Kamerun...
Wladyslaw Franciszek Jablonowski (1769-1802)
The astonishing appearance of a high-ranking Black military officer in late 18th century Poland who led troops across Europe and...
Fatima Djalor (1989-2019)
Fatima Djalor was an international children’s welfare activist and the first woman of African ancestry to appear regularly on television...
Arabella Fields (1879-1933)
Arabella Fields was a singer and actress known as “The Black Nightingale” and had a storied career performing in Europe....
W. Rudolph Dunbar (1907-1988)
Conductor, clarinetist, and composer W. Rudolph Dunbar was born on November 26, 1907, in Nabaclis, Guyana. At the age of...
Tony Allen (1970- )
On January 1, 2020, Dr. Antoine J. (Tony) Allen Sr. became the 12th President of historically Black Delaware State University...
Elwyn Albert Adams (1933-1995)
As a child, concert violinist and professor Elwyn A. Adams was a musical prodigy of some notoriety in the African...
Marcel Pliat (ca. 1890-1917?)
Marcel Pliat was one of several French nationals who served in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I but...
