Gaspar Yanga was a liberator and one of Mexico’s heroes, enslaved from West Africa. He fought for the abolition of slavery in Mexico. He was known as “America’s First Liberator” or “El Primer Libertador de las Americas.”
The town of Yanga, Mexico is named after him.
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A mentalidade de líder do Vozinha. Perderam o jogo e ele foi direto levantar os jogadores que tinham se jogado no chão.
Ele sabia que eles já tinham vencido ❤️🩹🇨🇻
4th July, 1844 — Edmonia Lewis was born.
Edmonia was the first professional black sculptor and one of the most celebrated neoclassical sculptors of her time.
‘The Death of Cleopatra’ is one her most recognised works. It depicts the famous Cleopatra in the moment of her death.
Edmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. Her father was Black, and her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian.
Orphaned at an early age, Lewis grew up in her mother’s tribe where her life revolved around fishing, swimming, and making and selling crafts. In 1859 she attended Oberlin College in Ohio, one of the first schools to accept female and Black students. She developed an interest in the fine arts, but an accusation of poisoning, probably racially motivated, forced Lewis to leave the school before graduating. She traveled to Boston and established herself as a professional artist, studying with a local sculptor and creating portraits of famous antislavery heroes.
Moving to Rome in 1865, she became involved with a group of American women sculptors and began to work in marble. Sculptors usually hired local workmen to carve their final pieces, but Lewis did all her own stonework out of fear that if she didn’t, her work would not be accepted as original.
In addition to creating portrait heads, Lewis sculpted biblical scenes and figural works dealing with her Native American heritage and the oppression of Black people.
Colombian fans respectfully stood in silence as one supporter sang the Congo national anthem alone at the World Cup.
Only after he finished, they erupted into cheers and joined the celebration.
At a press conference in 2010, a young Cam Boozer joined his dad Carlos at the podium...
Last night, the roles were reversed as Carlos joined his son Cam after he was selected No. 3 overall at the NBA Draft 🥹
This Uruguay 🇺🇾 fans asked a Cape Verde 🇨🇻 fan if he could wear his flag during their World Cup game against each other ❤️…. The beautiful sport keeps uniting nations 🔥
Happy birthday to the late choreographer, activist and educator Katherine Dunham.
For more than 30 years, she directed the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, the only self-supported black dance company in America at the time. She was often called the “Mother of Black Dance.”
Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!
RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!
Cape Verde 🇨🇻 have not lost a single match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A country of 530,000 people. Unbeaten against Spain and Uruguay. Nobody saw this coming. 😱
A teacher once told Arturo Alfonso Schomburg that Black people had no history.
At 17, he sailed to New York with almost nothing and dedicated his life to proving that teacher wrong.
Today, the collection he built contains more than 11 million items, preserving the history, achievements, and contributions of people of African descent for future generations.
A powerful reminder that ignorance can spark a lifelong mission for truth.