African History

How The Italian Government Massacred Over 30,000 Ethiopians In 3 Days During The Occupation In 1937 – Yekatit 12

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How The Italian Government Massacred Over 30,000 Ethiopians In 3 Days During The Italian Occupation In 1937 – Yekatit 12

One of Africa’s most heinous atrocities occurred eighty-five years ago. During the Italian occupation, Yekatit 12 was a three-day bloodbath in which Fascist Italy killed over 30,000 Ethiopians, including many intellectuals. Mussolini gave the order to ruthlessly punish the Ethiopian populace of Addis Ababa after two Eritrean-born men launched hand grenades at the viceroy of … Read more

Meet Yoruba Enslaved Woman Who Led a Revolution In 1884 To Free Slaves In Cuba – Carlota Lucumi

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Meet Yoruba Woman Who Led a Revolution In 1844 To Free Slaves In Cuba - Carlota Lucumi

The 1800s in the Americas and Europe was an interesting and busy era, which was filled with noble resistance and revolts from Back men and women all over the world. At that point in history, slavery had been abolished but was still practiced in many parts of America and Europe. Black men and women who … Read more

Meet The Ghanaian Pan-Africanist Who Was First To Send A Ship To The U.S. For Blacks To Return Back To Africa – Chief Alfred Sam

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Meet The Ghanaian Pan-Africanist Who Was First To Send A Ship To The U.S. For Blacks To Return Back To Africa

After visiting the United States in 1913, gold coast merchant and Chief Alfred Sam set out on a mission to return African-Americans to their ancestral homeland. He persuaded African Americans saying that there were “diamonds laying on the ground after a rain, trees that produced bread, and sugar cane as large as stovepipes” on the property. … Read more

Garett Morgan: Black Man Who Invented the Upgraded Traffic Light, The Gas Mask, And Improved Sewing Machine

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Garett Morgan Black Man Who Invented the Upgraded Traffic Light, The Gas Mask And Improved Sewing Machine

Humanity owes the Black race a lot of apologies for concealing her achievements and denying her ingenuity. As we dig more and more into Black history, we are surprised to find that the Black race has contributed immensely to the progress of humanity, far more than the caucasian world is willing to admit. Children all … Read more

Hair Wigs Have Been Traced Back To 1550 BC Africa, Used As Popular Fashion Accessory

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Hair Wigs Have Been Traced Back To 1550 BC Africa, Used As Popular Fashion Accessory

A woman’s greatest friend is considered to be diamond, but wigs can be a woman’s most precious companion, particularly when she is having a poor hair day. Wigs are the finest accessory in a girl’s closet since they add variety and let her switch things up from time to time. The days of conspicuous and … Read more

Meet American Born Igbo Man Who Designed & Built A Car Called Ikenga GT In 1967 In United Kingdom

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Meet American Born Igbo Man Who Designed & Built A Car Called Ikenga GT In 1967 In United Kingdom

The ingenuity of the Black man and his contributions to the advancement of humanity has remained one of our major focuses here at ‘Liberty Writers Africa’. We take great pride in researching and teaching our family here of the great and noble achievements of their ancestors. Black people worldwide should always raise their heads high, … Read more

Meet Black Man Who Invented Telegraphony, Roller Coaster, Multiplex Telegraph, Air-Brake System And 60 Other Inventions – Granville T. Woods

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Meet Black Man Who Invented Telegraphony, Roller Coaster, Multiplex Telegraph, Air-Brake System And 60 Other Inventions - Granville T. Woods

Granville T. Woods was a black inventor who received at least 50 government patents for his numerous inventions. Over a dozen of these patents were for electric train inventions, but the majority of them were for electrical control and distribution. The induction telegraph, a technique for communication with and from moving trains, was his most … Read more