The Haitian Revolution was led by Moor Toussaint L’Overture, born in 1743, in an effort to equalize master and slave. His effort, which began in 1791 in Saint Domingue as an uprising of enslaved Africans, eventually created the independent state of Haiti, bringing the vile institution to the attention of the world. L’Ouverture also worked ...
Born in 1787, South African King Shaka Zulu was drafted into the military at 23. He rose through the ranks at a rapid pace, proving to be especially skilled in battle strategy and tactics. He became the chieftain of the Zulu in 1816 when his father passed away. Shaka Zulu developed several methods of battle, ...
Moor Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Moslem general who led the conquer of Spain. This war is said to be one of the most influential wars of Moslem history. Beginning in 711, and ending in 720 with the majority of the Iberian Peninsula under Moslem rule. This move helped to cease oppression of the inhabitants ...
Moor military history is considered one of the oldest in the world. These militaries were led by some of the greatest leaders in time. Here’s a look at seven of the most extraordinary commanders in history: Born in 247 B.C., while there is no picture of Hannibal in existence, the coin pictured above is often used ...
A Pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty and King of the Kingdom of Kush in northern Sudan, Moor Taharqa succeeded his father Piye, who was said to be the first of a series of Nubian kings who ruled throughout Egypt for nearly a century. Moor Taharqa led one of the strongest armies, and main international forces ...
The Greek philosopher Xenophanes (572–480 B.C.), pointed out a profound truth when he observed that the gods men worship very closely resemble the worshippers. In the words of this ancient sage: “Each man represents the gods as he himself is. The Ethiopian as black and flat-nosed the Thracian as red-haired and blue-eyed; and if horses and ...
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the ...
In vodou, we believe that every single one of us matters and every single existing materials on this earth were created by the great one for a purpose. You are a divine being and no one can deny you that. Every single one of us have a purpose and destiny which we are here to ...
Mos Def tells MTV, “I’m retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I’m actually doing it. Yasiin. That’s it. Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it’s a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my ...
Eye been on it, Have you? Eye don’t know about you, Cuz your only, unsure of you, Makes me wonder... You don’t need to see the stars in the sky, Just look into eyes, And you going see stars in the sky, Universal... No rehearsal... Everything is commercial, Once you overstand that And know that’s a fact, Your opinions means nothing, When your sig on the tract, Maybe it’s in ...
B.T.Y. is not directed in the way that it sounds. B.T.Y. is for people who judge a book by its cover, for those who won't give us a chance, for those who say we can't do this or do that, for those who think of us as a "statistic"... We are all Better Than You and will be Better Than You...I speak for all those who can relate to B.T.Y. (Click Here to Read More)