He is a world renown linguist and scholar, and the author of
"They Came Before Columbus" , a work documenting the African
presence in the Americas hundreds of years before Columbus.
The free communities that were oftentimes established in hard to
reach areas such as mountains or swamps by Blacks who had escaped slavery
by one means or another were known by this name:
This Akan word, meaning "Returning to the past in order to move
forward" , is also the name of a popular movie directed by Haile
Gerima.
Known mostly for her pioneering work in the study of melanin, this
Washington, DC based psychiatrist is also the author of "The
Isis Papers, The Keys to the Color" , a book that discusses
some of the social and psychological affects of racism and white
supremacy.
Gospel singer and actress who was the first Black woman to host her
own television talk show.
In which of the following nations is the phrase "We love you
and support you on the journey" used to welcome newborn children into
the world and to send off persons who have lived a full life and who are
ready to depart this world.
Vegetable that is a staple food in African diets and that contains a
substance, thiocyanate, that is said to prevent blood cells from
sickling as in the case of Sickle Cell Anemia.