*The Taíno people are celebrated on this date in 1492. They are the indigenous people of all of the Caribbean that were the first to encounter white-Europeans during the Middle Passage. At the time of European contact in the late fifteenth century, they were the primary peoples of of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the northern Lesser Antilles. The Taíno […]
learn more*Afro-Cubans are celebrated on this date in 1492. Afro-Cubans are of Black African ancestry, mostly West African because of the Middle Passage. The term Afro-Cuban can also refer to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community and the combining of native African and other cultural elements found in Cuban society […]
learn more*Afro-Puerto Ricans are celebrated on this date in 1873. Afro-Puerto Ricans are Puerto Ricans who are predominantly of Black African descent. The history of Puerto Ricans of African descent begins with African men, known as libertos, who traveled with the Spanish Conquistadors in the invasion of the island during the Middle Passage. The Spaniards […]
learn more*The Mende people are celebrated on this date in 200. The Mende are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone; their neighbors, the Temne people, have roughly the same population. The Mende and Temne each account for slightly more than 30% of the country’s total population. The Mende are predominantly found in […]
learn more*Lorenzo Turner was born on this date in 1890. He was a Black academic and linguist. Born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Lorenzo Dow Turner was the youngest of four sons of Rooks Turner and Elizabeth Freeman. His father completed his master’s degree at Howard University, although he had not begun first grade until he was twenty-one years old. His mother […]
learn moreBuxton Iowa was a nearly all-Black mining town in Iowa after Reconstruction. In the 21st century, it’s talked about by relatives and locals
learn more*Mary Ann Green is celebrated on this date in 1964. She was a Black Native American (Cahuilla) tribal leader and politician. She was born Mary Ann Martin, years after members of the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians had abandoned their reservation and traditional lands surrounding Coachella. (There were only 11 living members of the Augustine Band in […]
learn more*The Ashanti people are celebrated on this date in 1650. Also known as Asante, they are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. The Asante speak the Twi language. The Twi language is spoken by over nine million Asante people as a first or second language. […]
learn more*The naming or designation of Africa is written about on this date in 3000 BC. For a long time, the origin of the name “Africa” has been a subject of debate as many historians have not been able to come to an agreement on how the continent got its name. The descriptive word “Africa” for […]
learn more*The Maasai people are celebrated on this date in 1400. They are a Black African Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak the Maa language a member of the Nilotic […]
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