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Countee Cullen

March 30, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Countee Cullen was born on March 30, 1903 (to January 9, 1946). He was an important poet, columnist, editor, novelist, playwright, children’s writer, and educator who was also a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Given the name Countee LeRoy Porter at birth (in Lexington, Kentucky; New York City; or Baltimore, Maryland, depending on the source), he was the son of Elizabeth Thomas Lucas. The conflicting accounts of his early life can be attributed to the lack of verifiable records, […]

Categories: All, Cullen, Countee, March, March 30 • Tags: 1903, 1946, Countee Cullen, January 9, March 30, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa

October 18, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa ascended to the throne of the Kingdom of Buganda (within present-day Uganda) on October 18, 1884, following the death of his father, King Muteesa I. He was the 31st Kabaka (King) of Buganda, and reigned from 1884 until 1888, and again from 1889 until 1897. Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa was born at Nakawa (in present day Kampala, Uganda) in 1868.  His father, Muteesa I of Buganda, reigned between 1856 and 1884. His mother was […]

Categories: All, Mwanga, Danieri Basammula-Ekkere, October, October 18 • Tags: 1884, 1903, Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa, May 8, October 18, Ubuntu Biography Project, Uganda

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