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Yekatit 12 is a date in the Ethiopian calendar, equivalent to 19 February in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used to refer to the indiscriminate massacre, known as the Addis Ababa massacre.

Afro-Uruguayans also founded social clubs, political clubs, dancing and recreational groups, literary and drama societies, and civic organizations (PAN).

Redoshi known as Sally Smith after becoming enslaved, in an instructional film released by the Department of Agriculture in 1938 called “The Negro Farmer: Extension Work for Better Farming and Better Living.”

The son of Frederick Douglass, purchased the Highland property after being turned away from another Maryland resorts. The first black community in the state to incorporate was Highland in 1922.

First published in 1936, the Green Book was the brainchild of a Harlem-based postal carrier named Victor Hugo Green.

To provide black soldiers and civilians with temporary lodging and hospital wards, the Union Army built the Contraband Hospital and camp as one-story frame buildings and tented structures.

The Bolivians with  African ancestry are known as Afro-Bolivians. They are descended from the Enslaved Africans who were shipped during the middle passage to the Americas. 

The statues of Ancient Buddha were depicted as having wooly hair, which is generally depicted in corn rows or in a peppercorn style with little, tight curls in the statues. 

This article chronicles the brave Afro-Colombians who have fought for freedom in Colombia. Their names are important names that should never be forgotten in the history of the African diaspora.

The Aeta/Agta is one of the languages spoken by the Austronesians, a group of individuals from Southeast Asia, Oceania, and East Africa.