Here is a short story about one of the first superhero collectives – The Sons of Africa. After escaping slavery or in some cases buying their freedom, these former enslaved men worked together to abolish slavery. These men were different…
At Adeptales, we like to shed light on hidden Black heroes. Here we learn about a formerly enslaved man who went on to mentor Charles Darwin. Guyana John Edmonstone was born on a plantation in Guyana. This was owned by…
Una Marson was before her time. Before she moved to Britain, she already achieved more in a creative career than most of us will achieve in a lifetime. Born in Jamaica, her father was a Deacon and she grew up…
Storytime Joseph Bologne Composer 25th December 1745 – 10th June 1799 Joseph Bologne was born in the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, his mother Nanon was an enslaved woman of Senegalese origin and his father was a French plantation owner with…
Whenever we think of who invented the lightbulb a quick Google search will tell you it was Thomas Edison. Although that’s been questioned and there are claims it was an Englishman called Joseph Swan. An important element of the light…
‘I’d rather die on yonder gallows than be a slave.’ Samuel Sharpe is a National Jamaican Hero, as he was behind the Jamaican Christmas Rebellion of 1832. He was a self educated man. A Baptist deacon who taught himself to…
Fanny Eaton – 23 June 1835 – 4 March 1924 When we think of Black British models, we think of British-Jamaican stars such as Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn and Leomie Anderson. However if we go back to the nineteenth century,…
Storytime Queen Akua or also known as Cubah Cornwallis was an enslaved woman of Ghanian descent. Queen Akua was originally from The Ashanti Empire and was bought by Captain William Cornwallis and taken to Jamaica. He changed her role to…
To have the idea to stand up to your oppressors is one thing, but to follow through with your conviction is entirely another. This Storytime takes us to Ghana. Chief Takyi was a Fanti King from the Gold Coast and…
Click below, if you prefer listening to the audio A ripple in history that was so powerful it caused the people of England to listen. A ripple so strong yet it wasn’t included within our school’s curriculum? I have a…
