Reconstruction of the beautiful face, Queen Tiye. Queen Tiye (also known as Tiy) was a queen of Egypt of the 18th dynasty, wife of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten, and grandmother of both Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun Queen Tiye is known as the most powerful woman of her period in recorded history of Kemet, ancient Egypt. Tiye, also known …

Maggie Lena Walker was an African American businesswoman and civic activist who established and led the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, breaking traditional gender and discriminating restrictions. It was the United States’ oldest continuously African American–operated bank until 2010, when it was known as Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. Walker was also essential in creating a range of …

Mansa Musa I was born in Mali, West Africa in 1280, to Faga Laye (his father). In several different scripts, his name was documented as Kankou Musa, Kankan Musa, and Kanku Musa meaning “Musa whose mother was Kankou.” The wife of Mansa(King) Musa I was called Inari Kunate. Mansa Musa I was the 10th King of the Empire of Mali, …