Africa – Seychelles
Wavel Ramkalawan (1961- )
Wavel Ramkalawan is a Seychelles politician and Anglican priest who has served as President of Seychelles since October 26, 2020....
James Richard Marie Mancham (1939-2017)
James Mancham was the first President of the independent nation of Seychelles. He was born on August 11, 1939, the...
Yaa Asantewaa (mid-1800s-1921)
Yaa Asantewaa was an influential Ashanti queen at the beginning of the twentieth century who remains a powerful symbol today. Her birthdate...
The Golden Stool (17th c.- )
The Golden Stool (full title, Sika Dwa Kofi) has been the symbol of power in Ashanti Kingdom since the 17th century....
Miles K. Davis (1960- )
Miles K. Davis is the first black educator to become president of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. Davis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960....
Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy (a.k.a. Geoffroy L’Islet, 1755-1836)
Pioneering cartographer and meteorologist Jean-Baptist Lislet-Geoffroy was born August 23, 1755 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion, a French island colony in the...
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly...
Wilbert J. LeMelle Sr. (1931-2003)
Wilbert J. LeMelle, Sr., was a scholar, development specialist, and ambassador to Kenya and the Republic of Seychelles between 1977...
Mary Jo Wills (1951- )
Ambassador Mary Jo Wills has worked in international affairs for over three decades. Her service to the United States has...
