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Celebrating Juneteenth with These Must-Read Books Juneteenth is right around the corner, and you know what that means—it’s time to celebrate freedom, history, and resilience with a side of BBQ and some soulful tunes. While you’re setting up the grill and perfecting that potato salad recipe, let me hit you up with some must-read books […]
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The Extraordinary Life of George Polgreen Bridgetower George Polgreen Bridgetower was a successful violinist and composer, who gave the first performance of Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ violin sonata. *This photo is not a true likeness of George Bridgetower* Bridgetower was born in Poland in 1778. His father was from the Caribbean and his mother was from Germany.
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10 Black History Books for Kids Under 10 We know that it’s never too early to start teaching children about Black history. Doing so at an early age not only broadens their horizons but also lays the foundation for a more inclusive society. Of course, it has to be done in an interesting way and
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10 Treaties of Importance to The Pan-African Community A treaty is a written agreement between two or more states governed by international law. A treaty can be called a Convention, a Protocol, a Pact, an Accord, etc.; it is the content of the agreement, not its name, which makes it a treaty. Throughout history, treaties
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Maangamizi and The Case For Pan-African Reparations “I wrote a song called Maangamizi on the Thieves Banquet which some of you may know, some of you may not know. Maangamzi is a Swahili term and it translates roughly to the same sort of concept or idea as the word Holocaust. As a racist, genocidal campaign
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7 Books Exposing the Role of Slavery and Colonialism “The more you try to forget your past, the more it will haunt you. Face it, learn from it, and then you can let it go.” The UK continues to struggle with its relationship with racism. Well, maybe it’s not accurate to describe it as a
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Do You Agree That All Africans Have an Inferiority Complex? In this brief talk, Onyeka Nubia speaks about an inferiority complex in the African mind that he believes every African has to address. “Do we believe that we are inferior? Have we taken on an identity? Most people of African descent say no I don’t
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Dealing with the Disease Called Racism In this brief presentation, Akala speaks about what he calls ‘everyday racism’ and the effects that the ever promoted concept that ‘white is right’, continues to have on society. “Racism is a business” “In a world of a whitened Jesus and Hollywood’s white saviour motif, the idea that white
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“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.”
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