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Denyce Graves (1964- )
Denyce Graves is a renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer. She has performed at opera houses around the world and is best known for her roles...
Frank Matthews (“Black Caesar”) (1944- ?)
Frank “Black Caesar” Matthews was called one of the biggest heroin and cocaine traffickers in United States history by the Drug Enforcement...
René/ García Préval, René Préval (1943-2017)
Image Ownership: Ricardo Stuckert/PR René Préval was a Haitian politician. He was prime minister under the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide,...
Port-au-Spain, Trinidad (1650- )
Port-au-Spain is the capital and third largest city of the island nation Trinidad and Tobago in the southwestern West Indies...
Juan Valiente (ca. 1505-1553)
Juan Valiente, a Spanish-speaking black conquistador, was born in Northwest Africa around 1505 and was enslaved and acquired by the...
Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896)
The Cuban leader Antonio Maceo Grajales is considered the “most popular leader of the nationalist movement.” Maceo was the son...
