The Birth of a Nation movie is scheduled for release in October 2016 and is a top contender for major awards, however, the recent reports of rape allegations against Nate Parker threaten to derail it. But, the story of Nat Turner is…
Colonial slavery shaped modern Britain and we all still live with its legacies. The slave-owners were one very important means by which the fruits of slavery were transmitted to metropolitan Britain. The Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership…
The Maroons of Jamaica are descendants of Africans who fought and escaped from slavery and established free communities in the mountains of Jamaica during slavery. African slaves in Jamaica were first imported by the Spanish and then the British. Africans in Jamaica continually fought and revolted against slavery which…
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the…
Want to learn more about black history? Here are some upcoming movies about various events in Global Black History that will be released in 2016.
QUEEN OF KATWE
Queen of Katwe is an upcoming biographical drama film starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o. The film…
In the late 18th century, an uprising led by former slave General Toussaint L’Ouverture became the first successful slave insurrection in the west. It led to the establishment of the first black republic and was the inspiration for many anti-slavery movements in…
Some historians argue that if churches had used their power, the Atlantic slave trade might have never occurred. By the same logic, others argue that the Catholic church and Catholic missionaries could have also helped to prevent the colonization and brutality of…
The Central American country of Belize borders with Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean Sea. Belize is a small country with 8,867 square miles of land and population of only 297,651 people, making it the country with the lowest population density in Central…