by Imani Ward | Sep 6, 2023 | The "Wake Up" Series
Yaa Asantewaa is a prominent queen from the twentieth century who is a symbol of strength in society. It is believed she approximately lived from the 1840s-1920s (blackpast.org). Her given title is Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire (ghanaweb.com). She became...
by Imani Ward | Jul 2, 2022 | African History, The "Wake Up" Series
Who is Oba Ewuare? You may have heard of him referred to as Ewuare the Great or Oba Ewuare I. Oba means “a ruler of any of several African peoples of western Nigeria —used as a form of address” (merriam-webster.com). Therefore, this is fitting because Ewuare ruled the...
by Imani Ward | Jul 15, 2021 | The "Wake Up" Series
Tunka Manin, also known as Tunkamenin, was considered by many to be a great king of the Ghana empire. He made a point to be very involved in his community, therefore having great success during his reign (wikipedia.org). While he was in power, trade increased...
by Imani Ward | May 28, 2021 | The "Wake Up" Series
Hatshepsut, born in approximately 1507 BC, became a powerful Egyptian pharaoh in 1479 BC. It was uncommon in the time period for women to be pharaoh, therefore her becoming Egypt’s ruler was quite surprising. Regardless of her gender, Hatshepsut came to be one of...
