by JackBryan | Mar 8, 2017 | Global African History, People
“Image Ownership: Bernadette Defrasne/Senat” Jeanne (Jane) Vialle was a black French journalist and senator coming from the French colonies, born on 27 August 1906. She is one of the rare French women senators of her time and one of the first black persons...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Dec 20, 2013 | Global African History, People
An Italian government official and medical professional, Cécile Kyenge Kashetu was born in the mining town of Kambove, Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1983 she moved to Italy and worked as a maid while studying medicine and surgery at the Università Cattolica del...
by AndersonMeg | May 23, 2008 | Global African History, People
Legendary poet and politician, Aimé Césaire, was born on June 26, 1913, in the small town of Basse-Pointe on the island of Martinique. His father was a tax inspector and his mother a dressmaker. Unlike the majority of lower-class Martinicans, Césaire was taught to...
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