The "Father of Black History" was a Puerto Rican

What if I told you that the modern-day Prince Hall #38 Mason Lodge in New York City was entirely Spanish-speaking prior to 1900 and the person who was integral in making the switch from Spanish to English was a Black Puerto Rican who was the pioneer in the collection and archiving of Black history in the Americas and beyond?
If you're talking about Blackness and not talking about Latin America and the Caribbean, you ain't talking about shit.