South America-Colombia
Francia Márquez (1981- )
On August 7, 2022, Francia Márquez became the first Black woman to be elected Vice President of Colombia. The following...
Quiet Fire (1967-2021)
Quiet Fire, a reggae, Latin jazz, and R&B ensemble which emerged as one of the premier groups in the U.S....
Pontus Carlsson (1982- )
Pontus Carlsson has been competing in chess matches since age 5 and he is currently a chess Grandmaster. His improbable...
Ladinos and Bozales: A Brief Early History of Africans in Colombia: 1500-1800
Few people realize that the percentage of people of African ancestry in the South American nation of Colombia (7%) is...
Fred Hutcherson Jr. (1912-1962)
Fred Hutcherson Jr. was the first African American aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on...
Juan José Nieto Gil (1805-1866)
Juan José Nieto Gil, a Colombian politician, writer, and army general was the first president of African descent in Colombia....
Apolinar Salcedo Caicedo (1955- )
Apolinar Salcedo is a blind attorney and a former mayor of the city of Cali, Colombia, population 2.3 million. He was born in El Cerrito,...
Freeway Rick Ross (1960- )
Late 20th Century drug lord Ricky Donnell Ross was born on January 26th, 1960 in Troup, Texas. He is better known as “Freeway...
Rayful Edmond (1964- )
Rayful Edmond III was born on November 26, 1964 in Washington, D.C. to Rayful Edmond, Jr. and Constance “Bootsie” Perry. Both of...
