African Descent Archives - Page 29 of 54

Dorothy Maynor

Celebrated African-American soprano, concert singer, and founder of the Harlem School of the Arts.

Alice Coltrane

Luminary in both the world of American jazz and Hindu spirituality.

American activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. She played a crucial role in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and later became a vice president at the Schiller Institute.

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter who left a lasting impact. With her Grammy-winning album “Voz d’Amor,” her voice resonated worldwide.

Henrietta Lacks

African-American woman whose cancer cells became a major part of medical history.

Mary Thomas

Women like Queen Mary Thomas, Queen Agnes Salomon, and Queen Mathilda McBean led the 1878 Fireburn labor rebellion, known as the Queens of the Fireburn.

Annie Turnbo Malone

Businesswoman, inventor, and philanthropist who was one of the first African American women to become a millionaire.

Bernice Lake

Dame Bernice Lake QC was a distinguished Anguillan jurist and legal scholar. In 1985, she became the first Eastern Caribbean woman appointed Queen’s Counsel.

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a prominent figure in Nigeria, known for her roles as an educator, political activist, suffragist, and advocate for women’s rights.