African Names Brought To America
Robert-Scott Ynkawen While Africans were given names upon being forcibly brought to America, there were some names which were recorded or stayed with the people for generations. Banneker This was the name…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Name Changes
James Ngũgĩ (1938-?) He was born in a large peasant family in Kenya when it was originally a British colony. He witnessed the Mau Mau War of Independence, which influenced…
Molefi Kete Asante | Name Changes
The path to self-realization involves knowing one's own identity. Arthur Lee Smith He was born to a family of sixteen to a peanut factory worker and a domestic worker. He…