The birth of Saint Augustine in 354 is celebrated on this date. He was a North African Saint, Philosopher, and Doctor.
He was the eldest...
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The birth of Saint Augustine in 354 is celebrated on this date. He was a North African Saint, Philosopher, and Doctor.
He was the eldest...
This date celebrates the birth of an African King Sundiata Keita, also known as Mari Diata, in approximately 1210.
Keita was the founder...
*Republic Day in India is on this date from 1950. Many people throughout this country celebrate and affirm when India's constitution came into...
The date remembers Goree Island. This land mass played an important part in the early days of African American history. Goree Island is a small...
This date is Hairstylist Appreciation Day and The Registry looks briefly at African American hair.
The history of “Black Hair and Beauty...
On this date of Cinco de Mayo, we look briefly at the history of Africans in Latin (Central and South) America and the Caribbean.
In...
*African (Black) history in Europe from 1400 is briefly recalled on this dates Registry.
To address the story of black people in Europe,...
*The birth of Juan Garrido in 1487 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black African Spanish conquistador.
Born in Africa, he went to...
*This date celebrates the Zulu nation. The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with a population of approximately 8 million....
*This dates Registry from 1492, offers a brief article on the origins of Soul food.
Soul Food is a term used for an ethnic cuisine, food...
*This date is dedicated to African-American Dance. Africans brought their dances to North and South America, and the Caribbean Islands as slave...
*The state of Bahia in Brazil from 1500 is remembered on this date. This is a former Portuguese/African slave region.
The Portuguese...
This date from 1500, celebrates Santeria. Santeria is one of the many African syncretistic religions created in the Americas. The word...
*From the beginning of U. S. history, American Native populations and Africans had a historical relationship of both cooperation and...
On this date, we reference the origin of Black Peter (Zwarte Piet) om approximately 500 A.D. He is a “Black Face” character of European folklore...
The birth of Alessandro de Medici in 1510 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black Italian ruler during the 16th century.
The son of a...
The birth of Benedict the Black in 1526 is celebrated on this date. He was a black patron saint.
He was born in Messina, Italy on the...
The word Negro is discussed on this dates Registry. This brief article and its references is written to add to the history of this word.
...The birth of El Yanga in circa 1545 is celebrated on this date. He was an African abolitionist and a leader of a slave rebellion in Mexico during...
This date in 1550 celebrates the Macumba/Candomble religion, one of many African-based faiths practiced in the Americas.
Macumba is the...