African Heroes

Meet the Greatest heroes of africa--from ancient to modern times



"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."

--Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine



Kofi Annan

Askia the Great

Bambaata

Behanzin Hossu Bowelle

Stephen Biko

Cetewayo

Constance Cummings-John

Imhotep

Kenneth Kaunda

Jomo Kenyatta

Khama

Sir Seretse Khama

Patrice Lumumba

Albert John Luthuli

Nelson Mandela

Menelik II

Moshesh

Mansa Musa

Kwame Nkrumah

Julius Nyerere

Nzingha

Piankhy

Rabah

Haile Selassie

Albertina Sisulu

Osei Tutu

Youssef I