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Talking with DonatoEpisode 73, That's Facts, Guest Ken Granderson
Born and raised in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood, Ken Granderson moved to the Boston area in 1980 to attend MIT, and in 1997 created the World's First Online Black History Encyclopedia https://BlackFacts.com. As far back as 1996, Ken also put Boston’s largest Black neighborhood of Roxbury, scores of Black businesses in several states, and the Government of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia online. A visionary, world class technologist with an unwavering commitment to community, over the past 27 years, Ken has grown BlackFacts to be the World's Largest Online Source of Black History, News and Videos, with over 1 million historical and g...2024-01-072h 00
BlackFacts.com: Learn/Teach/Create Black HistoryBlackFacts Educational Series - Mansa MusaMANSA MUSA, THE TENTH MANSA OF THE MALI EMPIREMusa I (circa 1280 – 1337), or Mansa Musa, was the tenth Mansa (a military title meaning "conqueror" or "emperor “) of the Mali Empire, an Islamic West African state.At the time of Musa's ascension to the throne, Mali in large part consisted of the territory of the former Ghana Empire, which Mali had conquered.During his reign, Musa held many titles, such as "Emir of Melle", "Lord of the Mines of Wangara", and "Conqueror of Ghanata".Musa conquered 24 cities. During Musa's reign, Mali may have...2022-04-0904 min