Painful Recap 9 April 1820 Settler Colonialism From 9 April 1820 onwards, around 4,500 British immigrants, who became known as "The 1820 Settlers", arrived at Algoa Bay (which later became…
Charlotte Maxeke 155 Years Old Today On this day, 7 April 1871, 155 years ago, Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke was born. Charlotte Maxeke was a social and political activist,…
The Remarkable Booker T. Washington 170 years ago, on 5 April 1856, Booker Taliaferro Washington was born in a hut in Franklin County, Virginia. His mother was a cook for…
25 March: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade One of the most horrific crimes in history, slavery and the transatlantic slave trade,…
155th Anniversary of the Paris Commune The Paris Commune was a radical, socialist, and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. Formed after France’s defeat…
Morena Moshoeshoe Remembered On 11 March 1870, Morena Moshoeshoe, founder and first Paramount Chief of the Basotho nation passed on and was buried on Thaba Bosiu, which he used as…
The Great Slave Auction On 2 and 3 March 1859, the Great Slave Auction (also called the “Weeping Time”) was an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at…
Remembering The Iconic Battle of Adwa 130 years ago, on Sunday, 1 March 1896, the Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force near the town of Adwa. The Battle of…
INgonyama UDingane’s Warrior Cry: “Bulalani Abathakathi!” On 6 February 1838, following the “signing” of the “uMgungundlovu Treaty” between iNgonyama uDingane kaSenzangakhona and the leader of the Voortrekkers in the East…
Inkinga wena kaNdaba iseSandlwana (The Complication, Son of Ndaba – referring to Cetshwayo – Is What Happened at Isandlwana) “… the Zulus … did what no European army can do.…