Africa – South Africa
Dingane (1795-1840)
Dingane ka Senzangakhona, a Zulu prince became the second king of the Zulu Kingdom after the death of its founder,...
Dingiswayo (1760-1817)
Dingiswayo, meaning “one in distress or exile,” was a Paramount Chief of the Mthethwa, a title that signified his leadership...
(Sara) Saartjie Baartman (1789-1815)
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman was one of the first black women known to be subjugated to human sexual trafficking. She was...
Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826-1884)
King Cetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom, was born in 1826 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to Zulu king Mpande, and Queen...
Christian Uzoma Onyeji (1967- )
Christian Uzoma Onyeji Sr., a composer, ethnomusicologist, and pianist, is deeply dedicated to promoting classical music drawn from Nigerian-based content...
Mbuya Nehanda (c. 1840-1898)
Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, also known as Mbuya Nehanda, was a Svikiro or spirit medium of the Zezuru Shona people. She...
Mmanthatisi (1784-1847)
Mmanthatisi was the chief military strategist of the Tlowka people in early 19th Century South Africa. Mmanthatisi was born in...
Alice Banze (?- )
Alice Banze, born and raised in Maputo, Mozambique, is a trained social scientist with a 25-year career in civil society...
Queen Nandi (1766-1827)
Queen Nandi was a South African Zulu Queen and mother to Shaka Zulu. She was born Nandi Ndlovukazi kaBhebe in...
