Africa – Gambia
Constance Marie Tucker (1950-2015)
Connie Tucker was a Black freedom struggle and an environmental justice (EJ) movement leader. She was also a political prisoner...
Adama Barrow (1965- )
Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who is the third and current president of Gambia. Barrow...
Dawda Kairaba Jawara (1924-2019)
Dawda (David) Jawara was the first Head of State of independent Gambia. He was born on May 16, 1924, at...
Roots (1977)
Roots was a television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The miniseries...
Jermaine LaJuane Jackson (1954 – )
Bass guitarist, vocalist Jermaine LaJuane Jackson was born on December 11, 1954, in Gary, Indiana, to Joseph Walter Jackson, a...
TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
In the article below, culinary historian Diane M. Spivey describes the centuries-old diaspora of African foods and cooking traditions in...
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junking Jammeh (1965- )
Image Ownership: Public Domain Yahya Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the second president of...
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...
Barry L. Wells (1942- )
Ambassador Barry L. Wells has had an extensive career in international affairs with the United States Foreign Service after an...
