African History

How Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut And Her People Transformed Egyptian Agriculture By Sailing Dangerous Seas For Plant Exploration 

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How Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut And Her People Transformed Egyptian Agriculture By Sailing Dangerous Seas For Plant Exploration 

Empires and nations have been venturing out into the unknown in pursuit of new agricultural species and animals since the dawn of civilization. According to the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), the hunt for novel plant species was superseded by the cultivation of food and the breeding of animals once agriculture became widespread. Fruit … Read more

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

From Slave To Bank Owner: How William Washington Browne Founded The 1st Black-Owned Bank In The U.S. In 1888

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From Slave To Bank Owner How William Washington Browne Founded The 1st Black Owned Bank In The US In 1888

The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers in Richmond, Virginia was the first Black-owned bank in the United States. Reverend William Washington Browne created the bank on March 2, 1888, and it opened its doors on April 3, 1889. The Capitol Savings Bank of Washington, D.C. was the first black-owned … Read more

The Tula Slave Revolt Of 4,000 Africans In 1795 That Led To Better Treatment Of Enslaved People In Curaçao

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The Tula Slave Revolt Of 4000 Africans In 1795 That Led To Better Treatment Of Slaves In Curaçao

Curaçao, a small island off the coast of Venezuela, was inhabited by Arawak natives until it was invaded by Spanish sailors in 1499. Following their discovery and invasion of Curaçao, a few Spanish explorers established temporary residences on the island before continuing their expedition, transporting the majority of the Arawak people to other colonies as … Read more

The Brutal Execution Of Prince Klaas The Enslaved Ghanaian Who Planned To Make Antigua An African State

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The Brutal Execution Of Prince Klaas The Enslaved Ghanaian Who Planned To Make Antigua An African State

A little over 4 million of the over 12 million slaves captured from Africa to work on the vast plantations of the Americas spent their lives in the Caribbean, with nearly a million on the island of Antigua breaking their backs on the numerous sugar cane plantations that made sugar merchants the richest traders in … Read more

It’s Exactly 11 Years Gaddafi Was Killed – Here’s A First-Hand Account Of His Last Days And Murder

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Its Exactly 10 Years Gaddafi Was Killed Heres A First-Hand Account Of His Last Days And Murder

Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s leader, came to power in a coup in 1969 and was deposed in 2011. While some believe that his leadership brought the country many socioeconomic advances, others accuse him of being a tyrant who controlled with an iron fist. On October 20, 2011, he was deposed after a multinational military invasion led … Read more

Black Surgeon Who Performed World’s 1st Successful Open Heart Surgery In 1893 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

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Black Surgeon Who Performed Worlds 1st Successful Open Heart Surgery In 1893 - Dr Daniel Hale Williams

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American cardiologist, became the first surgeon in the United States to execute a successful open-heart treatment in 1893, exactly 125 years ago today. Because he was one of the few black cardiologists in the United States at the time, William’s surgery became a notable milestone in medical history and an … Read more