Was Socrates of African descent?

No. Socrates was born right outside Athens. There was a popular book years ago called Black Athena. It tried to make the argument that the Ancient Greek philosophers, especially Plato, were inspired by and modified philosophy from Egypt and other areas of Africa where the Greeks would have had frequent contact. read more

USSA People Of African Descent ~ A space designed to help increase the chances of people of African descent to gain access to higher education and work to ensure graduation. read more

Washington (CNN)The African Union, a group representing the continent's countries, and African ambassadors to the United Nations, sharply denounced US President Donald Trump's reference to African nations as "shitholes" and called on him to retract his statement and apologize. read more