Black History SPOTLIGHT:Ethiopian Emperor Menilek II By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare Early Life Menilek II, was born Sahle Mariam on August 17, 1844, in Ankober, Shewa, Ethiopia. His father was a man known as Haile Malakot (also spelled Melekot), he was the king (Negus) of the Shewa region of Ethiopia, which at the time was a semi-independent kingdom within the empire … Continue reading BLACK HISTORY π SPOTLIGHT: MENILEK THE II-THE AFRICAN π EMPEROR WHO DEFEATED THE ITALIANS AND PREVENTED EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF ETHIOPIA
