South America-Suriname
Johan Ferrier (1910–2010)
Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who was the first President of Suriname, serving from November 25, 1975,...
April 25th, 2022
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (1941-2018)
Pioneering scholar in black women’s history, Rosalyn Marian Terborg-Penn was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 22, 1941, to...
February 18th, 2019
Franc Weerwind (1964- )
Franciscus “Franc” Max Weerwind is the first black mayor of a major city in the Netherlands; moreover, he has been...
December 25th, 2018
TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
In the article below, culinary historian Diane M. Spivey describes the centuries-old diaspora of African foods and cooking traditions in...
December 23rd, 2018
John Leerdam (1961- )
John Leerdam is an Afro-Dutch politician and theater director. Leerdam was born to African-descended parents on July 23, 1961 in...
December 18th, 2018
Anton de Kom (1898-1945)
Anton de Kom (Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom) was a Surinamese author, anti-colonial activist, trade unionist, and World War II resistance fighter. De Kom was...
November 25th, 2018
Josef Johan Cosmo Nassy (1904-1976)
Josef Nassy was an Afro-Jewish artist and Holocaust survivor. Born on January 19, 1904 in Paramaribo, Surinam (Dutch Guiana), he was one of seven...
November 26th, 2017
Otto Huiswoud (1893-1961)
Otto Huiswoud was the first Black member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), as well...
July 16th, 2017
Paramaribo, Suriname (1630- )
Paramaribo is the largest city, chief port, and capital of Suriname, a country located on the north coast of South...
March 8th, 2015