During the Golden Age Of Piracy, (1650’s-1730’s) a legendary black man named Black Caesar and his crew of run away and freed slaves marauded the Caribbean Sea. These black pirates buried their looted booty and treasures on an island in the Florida Keys named in his honor, Black Caesar’s Rock.
The Almohad empire was a Moorish Dynasty that controlled most of North Africa and all of southern Spain during their reign. They were founded in 1121. The Almohad was known for their strict adherence to Muslim teachings and their notable fighting skills.
They rose to power defeating the Almoravid, the ruling Moorish Dynasty in 1147. The Almohad looked down on the Almoravid for their loose interpretation of Mohammed’s word. Years before, the Almoravid would call on the Almohad to come up to Spain to put down Christian uprisings for them. It was obvious to the Almohad that the Almoravid had grown weak. So, one time they went up to Spain to help the Almoravids and never left.
2. Axum Empire
Axum was a powerful empire with control over trade around the Red Sea. It expanded its influence into Southern Arabia by force. Axum was was located in what is present day Eritrea/Ethiopia
The kingdom rose in power in 100 CE and ruled the region until 940 CE. At its height Axum ruled parts of Sudan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Axum was a major trading center. They were situated on the west coast of the Red Sea. Merchants trouble from the interior of Africa India Roman empire Persia to take part in trade
3. Kushite Empire
The kingdom of Kush was known for its warrior Queens called Kandises. These women went up against groups like the Greek and Roman empires. And these empires used caution in dealing with these extraordinary females.
The Kushites were also known for their unparalleled archers. They were said to be able to put arrows in the eyes of their enemy from across the battlefield. These archers were so famous in their time that all the empires in the area wanted to employee them for their war campaigns; Egypt, Rome, Assyria and more.
The Kushite Kingdom conquered Egypt in 760 BC and founded Egypt’s 25th Dynasty, bringing Egypt back to its former Glory.
Benin was a formidable west African Kingdom that rule the area 1180 to 1897. They are know for their Great Wall and realistic statue sculpting.
Their Royal horsemen patrolled the great Benin wall which was the longest man-made structure in the world (about 16,000 km in length).
5. The Kongo kingdom
The Kongo kingdom was located in west central Africa, now northern Angola. They had several battles with the Portuguese and won most. The kingdom of Kongo was formed in 1390 and ended in 1914. Trade in ivory, gold, salt and other products made the kingdom powerful.
The Kongo also grow by obsorbing surrounding states, some by force. Their kingdom grow to over 2 million. The Europeans (the Porchigeese) arrived in 1500. They had several battles with the Portuguese and won most.
6. Great Zimbabwe
The country grew largely because of the their part in the Vital trade on the coast of the Indian ocean. They traded in ivory, gold, salt and cattle.
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a medieval Shona kingdom. They grew largely because of the their part in the Vital trade of the area. The Kingdom controlled the ivory, cattle and gold trade from the inland to the southeastern coast of Africa from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.
7. Zulu Nation
The Zulu people migrated from east central Africa to South Africa during the Bantu migration The Zulu kingdom was founded in 1816 by King Shaka. He built his well trained army up to 40,000 and explained their territory, taking over the region by force.
After Shaka’s death the Zulus remained a force to recon with. The British were concerned that the Zulu nation bordered their colonies. They were so concerned that they decreed that the Zulu military be disbanded.
The Zulu ignored the order so the British invaded Zululand. Although the Zulu fought with spears against guns the European invaders could not subdue them until they brought in the Gatling gun.
African Civilizations like Egypt, Mali, Axum, Zulu, Bennin, and Zimbobwe.
Some people say, oh, Black Panther is just another superhero movie, but others know it’s much more. The film shows black people working together with honor and integrity. It also shows black people with courage and power, Up to now, when a black person was shown with these attributes in movies he was the only black person like that and he is around mostly white people, implying that he got those good qualities from them and not his community. This reaffirms the myth that blacks don’t work together well and need white people to achieve any kind of success. Black Panther shows that black people have a common bond of suffering all over the world because of white supremacy and oppression, when the media rarely speaks of the black peoples connected troubles internationally.
Black Panther – Not just another superhero movie
The blockbuster movie strongly speaks to what black people could have done for themselves had it not been for slavery, the colonizers, oppression, Jim Crow and stolen history. All this makes since when you learn about the Moors, Egypt and places like the west African empires. The film could quit possibly be the most important black film in a long time
The ground breaking marvel movie will more than likely inspire more positive black characters out of Hollywood. Black directors with enlightened black characters will probably win out over the more negative projects, because of today climate. Hopefully these content providers give us some quality productions. Yes, I feel we are going to see some interesting productions, focused on the black experience, coming out in the near future. These are interesting times.
We Built This. Musical Performance from black-ish. The cast of the black sitcom performs a song that references black peoples untold contributions to the building of america.
After her father died, the warrior princess (Nzinga of the Congo empire) and her legions of warrior women lead a revolt in to end the Portuguese domination of their kingdom (in 1640).
The warrior princess and her troops were trained in the use of weaponry such as axes, swords, bows and arrows. They were also trained in the knowledge of battle strategy and tactics from the time they were little girls. Their dedication to the art of war is what finally made the war wearied Portuguese sue for peace.
The Queen Of The Congo, Nzinga and her warrior women made an appearance in the episode of the black web series, Black Archaeologist ‘Way Black In Time #5’.
For additional information on queen Nzinga, check out these web pages.
A new and informative Book for black kids ‘Things We Do In Timbuktu’ on Timbuktu’s golden age. The 2nd children’s book from the producers of the black history web series ‘Black History Boy‘. The city of Timbuktu was the center of learning for Africa in the 14th century. Europeans and Middle Easterners traveled there for trade and its schools of knowledge. Buy this book for black kids in paperback, Things We Do In Timbuktu at Amazon.com
The story takes place in the Empire of Mali, in the city of Timbuktu, and in the year 1332. A little girl that lives in Timbuktu guides us around and shows us the beauty of her home.
We the creators of both series, Black History Boy, and Black Archaeologist, hope that you will show your supportfor our Black black children’s book, by donating to our Gofundme link below, or by telling your friends, and family members about us, or sharing on social media.
Black History Boy is the name of a new animated african american history series from the creators of the Black Archaeologist animated series.
The new series is educational and entertaining for adults and children alike. It’s about a little black boy who visits great black people and civilizations from the past.
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Some of the places Black History Boy will be visiting are Egyptian pharaohs, and queens, the land of ancient Nubia, 8th century black Samurais.
Also we’ll be visiting the black general Hannibal, and his elephants, the black Moors of Spain, the black Olmec civilization of ancient Mexico, black Greeks, Romans, and various African empires, and their rulers.
Our goal with the Black History Boy series is to expose to the world, in the most entertaining way we know how, the achievements of the people of the African continent and the people of the African diaspora.
The first episode of the first season of Black History Boy is already on our website, (BlackArchaeologist.com), our Facebook Fan Page, (I Love Black Archaeologist), and our YouTube channel, (TecHNubian1)
The second episode is very funny, historically accurate and entertaining, its about Christoper Walken teaching a course in african american history to black students in an elementary school .
We the creators of both series, Black History Boy and Black Archaeologist, hope that you will show your support by donating to our Gofundme link below, or by telling your friends and family members about us and sharing on social media.
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Black History Boy, is the name of a new family friendly animated black history series from the creators of the Black Archaeologist animated series. The new series is educational and entertaining for adults and children alike. It’s about a little black boy who visits great black people and civilizations from the past. In this episode #3 Black History Boy visits ancient Mexico and it’s black Olmec civilization in 1000 B.C.
Our goal with the Black History Boy animated series is to expose to people of the world, in the most entertaining way we know how, to the achievements of the people of the African continent and the people of the African diaspora (like the black olmec civilization).
Black History Boy is already on our website, (BlackArchaeologist.com), our Facebook Fan Page, (I Love Black Archaeologist), and our YouTube channel, (TecHNubian1)
The second episode is very funny, historically accurate and entertaining, its about Christoper Walken teaching a course in black history to black students in an elementary school .
We are the creators of both series, Black History Boy, and Black Archaeologist. Hope that you will show your support, by donating to our Gofundme link below, or by telling your friends, and family members about us, or sharing on social media.
Black History Boy, is the name of a new family friendly animated black history series from the creators of the Black Archaeologist animated series. The new series is educational and entertaining for adults and children alike. It’s about a little black boy who time travels, visiting great black people and civilizations from the past, and finds black history facts.
Here are some of the places we will be visiting:
Egyptian pharaohs and queens, the land of ancient Nubia, 8th century black Samurai, the black Carthaginian general Hannibal and his elephants, the black Moors of Spain, the black Olmec civilization of ancient Mexico, black Greeks, Romans, and various African empires, and their rulers
Our goal with the Black History Boy animated series is to expose to people of the world (in the most entertaining way we know how) to the achievements of the people of the African continent and the people of the African diaspora.
The first episode of Black History Boy is already on our website (BlackArchaeologist.com), our Facebook Fan Page, (I Love Black Archaeologist), and our YouTube channel, (TecHNubian1)
The second episode is very funny, historically accurate and entertaining, its about Christoper Walken teaching a course in black history to black students in an elementary school .
We, the creators of both series, Black History Boy, and Black Archaeologist, hope that you will show your support, by donating to our Gofundme link below, or by telling your friends, and family members about us, or sharing these black history facts on social media.
General Lusius Quietus And His Nubian Cavalry Unit
Lusius Quietus was the son of a Mauretanian chieftain, who’s loyalty to Roman emperor Caligula during a (40 A .D.) uprising in northern Morocco, earned his family a gift of Roman citizenship in Italy.
In Italy the young Lusius joined the Roman army and was recognized and rewarded with an equestrian rank by emperor Domitian, but he was latter discharged for insubordination .
Upon emperor Trajan assuming the royal throne, Lusius was reinstated into the legions and made commander of an auxiliary cavalry unit, which distinguished it self in Rome’s victorious wars with Dacia in (101-102 A.D. and (105- 106 A.D.) present day, Romania.
They’re gallantry in those wars will forever be Immortalize on Trajan’s Column, completed in 113 A.D. in Rome Italy. His later exploits in service to Rome earned him the titles of senator, and governor.
Historians have theorized that the new Roman emperor Hadrian, had Quietus assassinated in ( 118 A.D.) out of jealousy for his popularity amongst the Roman citizens and army.
Black Roman General, Lusius Quietus and his Nubian cavalry unit will be making an appearance in the new episode of the black web series, Black Archaeologist ‘Way Black In Time #6’.