In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Sobekneferu, considered the first recorded female king of Egypt and last pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of 11th century Spanish Muslim geographer, Al-Bakri. His book, Roads and Kingdoms, gives us an early account of the ancient Soninke empire of Ghana.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Amanitore, the daughter of Kandake Amanishakheto and granddaughter of Kandake Amanirenas of the Kingdom of Kush.

In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Piye, the first of the Black Pharaohs who ruled Egypt. The 25th Dynasty's reunification of Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, and Kush created the largest Egyptian empire since the New Kingdom.

In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Lozen. She was a skilled warrior, shaman of the Chihenne Chiricahua Apache born around 1840.

In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Taharqa, the third in a line of Kushite kings whose power extended from their native Nubia to the whole of Egypt, which they ruled as the pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Berber Queen Dihya fought against Islamic expansion in ancient Numidia Kingdom under the leadership of Hasan ibn al Nu'man.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pepi II Neferkare, the fifth king of Egypt’s 6th Dynasty and its longest reigning pharaoh. 

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Kandake Amanishakheto. She is remembered as a great queen of Kush and is known as a great warrior and pyramid builder; particularly at the Wad ban Naqa site that served as the seat of the Kushite/Nubian Kingdom.