Sexual Assault and Abuse During slavery, white male plantation owners, their sons, brothers and other male acquaintances raped Black women without fear of
The Maison de Victor Hugo in Paris pays tribute to the painter François Auguste Biard with the first retrospective exhibition devoted to this artist.
Thank you INFO for this thread pham. This thread give me power when I see this stuff and reminds of what our ancestors went thru to get me to this...
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Fidel Castro’s death saw the Cuban revolutionary re-enter the U.S. imaginary as a villain, a communist dictator opposed to core U.S. values and ethics. A significant number of mostly-white Cubans in Miami and elsewhere throughout the United States celebrated his death as the end of ideologies that they believe obstructed democracy and freedom on the island nation. For them, Castro was a leader whose early promises of justice only deteriorated into tyranny that broke apart
A historical art print by Wishum Gregory that was created to pay tribute to those who gave their life or put their life on the line for the civil rights that African American and other minorities share today. Included in this montage are images of: Dorothy Height, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, Malcolm X , Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall and others. Learn, Live and Celebrate the Legacy!
The Maji Maji Uprising in Tanganyika was the most significant African challenge to German colonial rule during the brief period when Germany had African colonies. The Uprising lasted two years and involved people over 10,000 square miles. During the “scramble for Africa” that began with … Read MoreMaji Maji Uprising (1905-1907)
There are photos shot by James C. Lewis, C.E.O oF Noire3000 Studios, Atlanta, from his book 'Icons of the Bible'. He used black mod...
It's important to acknowledge and understand the contributions of black scholars around the world and throughout history.
These influential Black women in history rarely have their stories told in school and helped pave the way in politics, the arts, sports, and more.
Beja warriors, these were the real residents of the ancient Kush kingdom among other african tribes like nubian and other baggara tribes
A new film explores the little-known story of Germany's mixed-race population in the 1930s and 1940s.
Marie-Guillemine Benoist's "Portrait of Madeleine," previously titled "Portrait of a Black Woman," hangs alongside Manet's newly christened "Laure"
The Combahee River Collective statement, 1977. We are a collective of Black feminists who have been meeting together since 1974. During that time we have been involved in the process of defining and...
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*On this date in 1950, the Population Registration Act No 30 of 1950 began in South Africa; the beginning of South African Apartheid. This law required people to be identified and registered from birth as one of four distinct racial groups: White, Colored, Bantu (Black African), and other. It was one of the 'pillars' of Apartheid. Race was reflected in the individual's Identity Number.
102 10 6.5K 2 0 25 I am the mother of two black sons, and I am always looking for ways to teach them (and my 3 other kids!) about black history. For the past year I have been getting biographies of African-Americans (and Africans) out of the library to read to my kids. Black...Read More »
Note: UI attached the phrase “non-immigrants” to the title. This descriptor cannot be attached to any other people. That single word has the power to bring forth memories of slave screams, blood-shed, lynching, raping and the unrepentant theft of generations of successful Black families by the United States of America. It also has the power […]
The sale of slaves often cruelly separated parents from their babies and children, and spouses from each other.
Gran líder con un legado imborrable! Héroe que vivió bajo la opresión durante mucho tiempo, gobernante y guerrero. en el año 1599, cambió la historia para las comunidades cimarrones explotados y oprimidos por la esclavitud. en sus tierras que pertenecían a la Sierra de María , a pocas horas de Cartagena de indias. Benkos Biohó, propuso a sus hermanos africanos, liberarse del yugo de la opresión y la esclavitud mediante armas e incluso con su propia vida. su nombre deja el gran legado de la lucha de los pueblos cimarrones que por toda América durante la época de la colonización hicieron de la cultura afro, un movimiento de resistencia frente al rechazo de la esclavitud. nunca dio descanso a su cuerpo vivía sus días recorriendo los campos por su campaña libertadora los derechos africanos, promoviendo la cultura la paz y la libertad. Benkos no solamente se limitó a defender los derechos de sus hermanos en cautiverio, sino que también, estableció una sociedad libre de marginacion, violencia y donde se pudiera gozar de tranquilidad. a pesar que fue asesinado sangrientamente el 16 de marzo de 1630, en las puertas de Cartagena. su gran coraje hizo indestructible su espíritu permaneciendo en la historia de la comunidad cimarrona evocando conciencia de revolución. al sonido de la marimba y las tamboras Benkos Biohó sigue y seguirá siendo el ejemplo de un cimarrón que lucho hasta el ultimo minuto de su vida por hacer valer los derechos de la comunidad afro, y por darles la libertad a toda costa.
