15
Feb
Bernie Grant (1944-2000)
Activist, Britain first black councillor, and joint first black MP
Labour MP Bernie Grant was one of the most charismatic black poli...
13
Feb
Ben Okri (1959-Present)
Author and Booker Prize Winner
Poet and novelist Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna, northern Nigeria, to an Igbo mother and Urhobo ...
13
Feb
Claudia Jones (1915-1964)
Founder of Britain's first black weekly newspaper "The Westindian Gazette", also known as the mother of the Notting Hill Carnival
Cl...
13
Feb
Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-Present)
Poet, Performer, Writer, Cultural Commentator
Dr. Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham, but spent his early years in Jamaica, w...
13
Feb
Baroness Roselind Howells (1931-Present)
Life Peer And Community Activist
Baroness Howells of St David, OBE was the first black woman to sit on the GLC's Training Board; the...
13
Feb
Baroness Valerie Amos (1954-Present)
First black woman cabinet minister and joint first black woman peer and recently appointed Leader of the House of Lords, the third woma...
12
Feb
Haile Selassie I (1892 – 1975)
Early Years
The 225th and last Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie was born in Ethiopia in a region called Ejersa Gora on 23 July 1892...
12
Feb
Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852 – 1889)
1852 – 1889 Jan Matzeliger invented a shoe manufacturing machine that was, at the time, considered impossible. He enabled the creation...
11
Feb
Mossi Empire – 1001 AD to 1896 AD
Black History
Date: c. 1001 - c. 1896
Length: 895 Years
Overview
Origin
The origin story is unique in that a woman plays a key r...
09
Feb
Kingdom of Ghana – 750 AD to 1076 AD
Black History
Date: c. 750 - c. 1076
Length: 326 Years
Overview
The Kingdom of Ghana existed from approximately 750 C.E. to 1076 ...
08
Feb
Songhai Empire – 1375 AD to 1591 AD
Black History
Date: c. 1375 - c. 1591
Length: 216 Years
Overview
The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songhay Empire, was a pre-...
07
Feb
Benin Empire – 1440 AD to 1897 AD
Black History
Date: c. 1440 - c. 1897
Length: 370 Years
Overview
The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897) was a large pre-colon...
05
Feb
Mali Empire – 1230 AD to 1600 AD
Black History
Date: c. 1230 - c. 1600
Length: 370 Years
Overview
The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa was a medieva...
04
Feb
Auxum Empire – 100 AD to 1100 AD
Black History
Date: c. 100 - c. 1100
Length: 1000 Years
Overview
The Aksumite Empire or Axumite Empire (sometimes called the King...