She was like a strong female Pharoah in Egypt; Cleopatra was a remarkable figure in ancient Egypt, known for her strategic abilities and political acumen.

She was born in 69 BC and ruled Egypt alongside her father and later her brothers before eventually becoming the sole ruler.

Cleopatra was highly educated, fluent in multiple languages, and known for her charm and wit.

One of the most famous aspects of Cleopatra’s life was her relationships with two Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

These relationships were not only romantic but also politically significant, as they helped Cleopatra maintain her power and influence in the region.

Cleopatra’s involvement with these Roman leaders played a crucial role in the political landscape of the time.

Despite her efforts to align with powerful figures, Cleopatra’s reign faced challenges, particularly with the rise of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) in Rome.

The Battle of Actium in 31 BC marked the end of Cleopatra’s alliance with Mark Antony and ultimately led to her tragic end.

Cleopatra’s legacy endures through history as a symbol of female power and leadership in a male-dominated world.

Her story continues to captivate people worldwide, showcasing her as a complex and fascinating historical figure in the tapestry of ancient Egypt.

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Dutty Boukman (Also known as “Boukman Dutty”) (died 7 November 1791) was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was captured, enslaved and transported to Jamaica. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader of the Maroons and a vodou hougan (priest).

According to some contemporary accounts, Boukman, alongside Cécile Fatiman, a Vodou mambo, presided over the religious ceremony at Bois Caïman, in August 1791, that served as the catalyst to the 1791 slave revolt which is usually considered the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.

Boukman was a key leader of the slave revolt in the Le Cap‑Français region in the north of the colony. He was killed by the French planters and colonial troops on 7 November 1791, just a few months after the beginning of the uprising. The French then publicly displayed Boukman’s head in an attempt to dispel the aura of invincibility that Boukman had cultivated. The fact that authorities had to do this illustrates the impact Boukman made on the views of Haitian people during this revolution

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On 17th January 2022, The witches and wizards in Congo took their fellow country men & women by surprise after they organized a grand durbar to display their magical powers in front of the entire citizens.

Before the D-Day, the great people of Congo thought the witches and wizards were lying about the occasion because of the stigma attached to the possessing of demonic powers.

But these sorceresses and enchanters proved them wrong as they proudly showed up at the premises of the event dressed in red & yellow apparels to treat the people around with electrifying performances.

One can clearly see the witches and wizards happily flying in some of the pictures which has landed online from the event.

Social media users reacted differently to this news, whiles some applauded them for their braveness, others bashing them to use their super natural powers for good purposes rather than always causing pain, misery and havoc.
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Maria Felipa de Oliveira, the Black Woman Who Helped Brazil Gain Independence. She was one of 3 women that participated in the struggle for Bahia’s independence in Brazil 🇧🇷 in 1823.

Overall she led around 200 rèsistance fighters using gùerrilla tactics (mostly Black and indigenous women). They continued to fight until the last Portuguese troops left the country on July 2nd, 1823.

Maria Felipa continued her life as a fisherwoman and capoeirista practioner, admired by the people of her island and all over Brazil. She dièd on January 4, 1873.

The Moors were a group of North Africans who conquered and ruled Spain for nearly 781 years, from 711 to 1492. They entered the Iberian Peninsula, Spain, after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, passing through Morocco.

African Moors were known for their exceptional architecture and engineering skills, and they built numerous impressive structures, such as universities and mosques in Spain, which still stand to this day. They made significant contributions in various fields, including math, medicine, chemistry, philosophy, astronomy, botany, bricklaying and history. The African Moors were the first to introduce the use of Arabic numbers in Europe, which are still used today.

They also made significant advances in medicine, developed treatments for various diseases and created medical textbooks that were widely used. In addition, the African Moors were skillful astronomers and developed advanced techniques to measure time and determine the position of celestial bodies. They also made important contributions to botany, introducing new plants in Spain and creating gardens admired by many. African Moors were also known for their expertise in bricklaying and built numerous impressive structures, such as Granada’s Alhambra, considered one of the most beautiful and impressive buildings in the world. Finally, they also wrote extensively about their history, creating numerous historical texts that are still being studied today.

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Guyana 🇬🇾 a country in South America, the people (Black) are of African Ancestry specifically Senegal. 🇸🇳
Guyana is a diverse country on the mainland of South America often also considered part of the Caribbean Community.

Guyana is often referred to as an African country due to its large population of decedents from African countries.
Afro-Guyanese people are generally descendant of Africa brought to Guyana from the coast of West Africa to work on sugar plantations during the era of the Atlantic Slàve Trade. The date of the first arrival of enslàved Africans in Guyana is not known, but it is believed the first group were brought by Dutch settlers who migrated from Tobago from as early as the mid-seventeenth century.

Majority of the population of Guyana is of African (29.2 per cent), mixed heritage (19.9 per cent) and East Indian (39.9 per cent) descent (2012 Census), with Indo-Guyanese being the dominant group.

The rest of the population is of European, Chinese or indigenous origin.
Guyana is the only country in South America with English as the official language. Guyana gained independence in 1966. Although English is the official language, most Guyanese have Guyanese Creole as a first language.
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Kwame Nkrumah arrived in Philadelphia in 1935 to begin undergraduate study at Lincoln University. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Sociology magna cum laude, Lincoln admitted him to its Theological Seminary in 1939 for an additional degree in Sacred Theology.

It was at this time, however, that Nkrumah began concurrent enrollment at the University of Pennsylvania in the hopes of acquiring multiple degrees simultaneously. Supporting himself through a precarious combination of scholarships and seasonal work in the segregated shipyards of Philadelphia, Nkrumah regularly visited Harlem and Washington to speak on anti-imperial themes in churches, on street corners, at political rallies, and in classrooms.

In so doing, he managed to meet such prominent intellectuals of the African diaspora as C.L.R. James, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Marcus Garvey. As he later recalled in his autobiography, “Life would have been so much easier if I could have devoted all my time to study. As things were, however, I was always in need of money.”

After receiving his Master’s degree from Penn’s Graduate School of Education in 1941, Nkrumah began another program of study with the Department of Philosophy on a University Scholarship. His advisor Glen Morrow noted that he satisfied the requirements for a Master’s degree in Philosophy in 1943, and by 1944 it appears that he had passed his preliminary exams for a doctorate.

He then began working as a Twi instructor for Zelig Harris in a new African Studies graduate group, and in 1945 he left the United States for London and Manchester. He finally returned to the Gold Coast in 1947.

Source: https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/nkrumah

The face of Seti I is one of the most well preserved in all of Ancient Egyptian history.

He dièd 3,298 years ago and ruled when Egypt was at one of its most affluent peaks. He was the father of one of the most famous pharaohs of all time, Ramesses II. The greatest pharaoh of all time.

When he dièd, Egyptian Mummification was at its absolute peak of perfection.

He is often regarded the most well preserved
mùmmy in the world.

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Queen Taytu, the founder of Addis Ababa 🇪🇹

Taytu Betul born 1851 and died 11 February 1918. She was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II.

An influential figure in anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scràmble for Africa, she, along with her husband, founded the modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in 1886.

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Sigidi kaSenzangakhona commonly knows as Shaka was a great Zulu king and conqueror. He lived in an area of south-east Africa between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean, a region populated by many independent Nguni chiefdoms. During his brief reign more than a hundred chiefdoms were brought together in a Zulu kingdom which survived not only the d.eath of its founder but later military defeat and calculated attempts to break it up.

As he grew to m.anhood, Shaka began to discover new talents and faculties. Outwardly, he was tall and powerfully built, and his skill and daring gave him a natural mastery over the youths in his age group; inwardly, he was developing a thirst for power. Probably when he was about twenty-three years old, he was drafted into one of the Mthethwa regiments where he found a satisfaction he had never known before. With the impi in the iziCwe regiment, he had the companionship he had previously lacked, while the battlefield provided a stadium in which he could demonstrate his talents and courage.

His outstanding deeds of courage attracted the attention of his overlord and, rising rapidly in Dingiswayo’s army, he became one of his foremost commanders. At this time, Shaka was given the name Nodumehlezi (the one who when seated causes the earth to rumble). While in the Mthethwa army Shaka became engrossed in problems of strategy and battle tactics, and Dingiswayo contributed much toward Shaka’s later accomplishments in w.ar. Militarism was thereafter to be a way of life for him, and one that he was to inflict on thousands of others.

Remember the Great Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu kingdom, military genius…Ase!!!

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