The Role Of Voodoo In The Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Slave Revolt on the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the first independent Black Republic
Black History
The Zulu Resistance Against The British At Isandlwana
The Zulu resistance led to a victory at the Battle of Isandlwana which stands out as one of the most signficant Pre-Colonial military encounters…
History Of The Anglo-Ashanti Resistance Wars
Our next entry in the African Resistance Movements series is the Anglo-Ashanti Wars Of Resistance to British occupation. Prior to the arrival of the…
Dr Mutulu Shakur & The Black Panthers
Dr Mutulu Shakur, Stepfather of the late great Tupac Shakur, is one of the most well known members of the Black Panther Party which…
The Black Olmecs Of Ancient Mesoamerica
The Ancient African Olmec Civilization in Meso-America according to Dr Ivan Van Sertma’s ‘They Came Before Columbus’
How Christianity Colonised Africa
I decided to revisit the question of how Christianity was used to Colonise Africa after the net was abuzz this week with the controversial…
Nat Turner Slave Revolt
Nat Turner, a Slave Preacher from Virginia led one of the most recognized Slave Rebellions in History. An interesting component of the Nat Turner…
Amanirenas: Queen of Kush Who Defied Rome
Queen Amanirenas is the Queen of Kush who fought and defeated the Roman Empire in battle. Queen Amanirenas ruled and fought the Roman Empire…
Zimbabwe’s First Chimurenga Resistance War
The spotlight turns to Zimbabwe’s First Chimurenga resistance War in the latest African Colonial Resistance Movements entry. Fought on the Matebeleland and Mashonaland fronts…
Black Caesars: Slave Pirates Of The Caribbean
Black Pirates called Black Caesars were former Slaves. One of the effects of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was the destruction of Pre-Colonial African Kingdoms…
5 African Scholars Of Timbuktu
Timbuktu produced many accomplished African Scholars, and in this entry we discuss 5 of the African Scholars from Timbuktu. In its Golden Age Timbuktu…
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Whilst the murder of Malcolm X has been blamed on the Nation Of Islam, in the Neflix Documentary Who Killed Malcolm X, a web…