Personality Profile

Queen Tiye is known as the most powerful woman of her period in recorded history of Kemet, ancient Egypt. Tiye, also known as Taia, Tiy and Tiyi, died shortly after Year 12 of the reign of Akhenaten (1338 BC), which would place her birth about 1398 BC, her marriage to Amenhotep III at the age of 11 or 12, and …

His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassi I, the King of the Kings of Ethiopia, the Elected One of God was Ethiopia’s latter emperor, the conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the last emperor of the Solomonic Dynasty to rule Ethiopia until September 12, 1974. A child in the village of Eastern Ethiopia was born on July 23, 1892. He was …

Many religious texts, including the Bible, Quran, Targum Sheni, and Ethiopian work, Kebra Negas, reference Makeda, the Queen of Sheba in present-day Ethiopia. She is referenced to have been a wise, wealthy and very influential ruler who had to meet King Solomon to verify reports of his intelligence and after a series of examinations, she showered him with valuable gifts. …

Mnyazi wa Menza, also known as ‘Mekatilili Wa Menza or Makatilili born in 1860 was a Kenyan independence activist who led the Giriama people against the colonial administration of Kenya between 1912 and 1915. Mekatilili was born in 1860 in Bamba, Kilifi County, in the Mutsara wa Tsatsu region. In a family of five children, she was the only daughter. …

Many kids will play games or have fun outside with their friends at age 3, but not for King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was already learning how to rule a kingdom of more than 2 million people at a very young age. Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda. …

Internationally known as “Africa’s Iron Lady,” Nobel Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a leading promoter of freedom, peace, justice, women’s empowerment and democratic rule. As Africa’s first democratically-elected female head of state, she has led Liberia through reconciliation and recovery following the nation’s decade-long civil war, as well as the Ebola Crisis, winning international acclaim for achieving economic, social, and …

King Cetshwayo kaMpande of the Zulus, was a hero in a wars with the British, causing the most crushing defeat the English ever experienced from any Africans in modern history. His victory at Isandlhwana was one of the most terrifying slaughters in history. In 1879, the British invaded Zululand. Cetshwayo defeated the British, and killed Prince Napoleon, heir to the …

  Nandi (c. 1760 – October 10, 1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a former chief of the Langeni nation and the mother of the famous Shaka, King of the Zulus. One of the greatest African military leaders. In 1760, Queen Nandi Bhebhe was born in Melmoth. Her father was Bhebhe chief of Elangeni. The people of Elangeni (Mhlongo) had …

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. was an African-American inventor, businessman, and community leader. He was born in 1877 on March 4 and died in 1963 on July 27. Garrett Morgan was a groundbreaker for African American inventors with his patents. He invented many, including hair straightening products, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, and an excellent traffic signal. Garrett Morgan …

Mentuhotep II, the sixth ruler of the Eleventh Dynasty. AS an ancient Egyptian pharaoh circa 2061–2010 BCE, He is known for uniting Egypt and ending the troubled First Intermediate Period and becoming the Middle Kingdom’s first pharaoh. As per the Turin King List, he reigned for 51 years. Mentuhotep II succeeded his father Intef III on the throne and his …