African Descent Archives - Page 111 of 130

Rasoherina

Queen Rasoherina reigned first as queen consort alongside her husband until his death in 1863, and then ruled as queen regnant of Madagascar until her own death in 1868.

Mọremí Àjàṣorò

Queen Moremi was a renowned Yoruba queen from the Yorubaland region of modern-day southwestern Nigeria.

Merchant queen’ Omu OOkwei was made Chief of the Ontisha Waterside Settlement and a member of the native court in 1912. In 1936 she was crowned Omu of Osomari. Despite her interaction with British colonisers for trade purposes, she maintained and fought for Igbo beliefs and practises.

Ndoye Demba

She was a princess of the Serer people, before marrying the Brak, or king, of Waalo, Caaka Mbaar Mbooj, around 1367, making her Queen of Waalo.

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.

Frances Albrier

Frances Mary Albrier was an American civil rights activist, community leader, and labor organizer.

Gudït

Ethiopian queen who brought down the ruling house of Aksum in the tenth century, a dynasty which was not to rise again until c. 1270.

Ahebi Ugbabe

Igbo queen of Enugu-Ezike

Amina of Zazzau

This sixteenth century queen ruled over her domains for nearly forty years and is the only female ruler of Zazzau, modern day northern Nigeria, recorded for almost nine hundred years.