The Star-spangled Banner is the American National Anthem. It was originally written as a poem by Francis Scott Key. Key was a slave-owner for many years and is known as saying that Africans are “a distinct and inferior race of people”. This brief video looks at the history of the Harlem Hellfighters and how they […]
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Steve Biko Quote – Freedom
“I would describe and I have described myself to people who ask as a freedom fighter”
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Patrica Lumumba Quote – Virtue
HM Treasury Proud of Paying Slave Owners
HM Treasury Proud of Paying Slave Owners We just happened to stumble across this tweet on David Olusuga’s timeline and had to take a moment of silence to take in what was written. Essentially, HM Treasury wants the British taxpayer to feel proud for paying slave owners. Well actually, the original tweet by HM Treasury has been […]
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Langston Hughes Quote – America
“Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe” Learn more about Langston Hughes
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Muhammad Ali Apologise Quote
Five Black Women in History You Should Know
Five Black Women in History you should know The соnvеrѕаtіоn ѕurrоundіng іnfluеntіаl mоmеntѕ аnd black women in history often fосuѕеѕ оn the contributions оf mеn — lеаvіng the vital efforts оf black women by thе wауѕіdе. Thе еduсаtіоn thаt is рrоvіdеd is often lіmіtеd tо ѕресіfіс blасk figures–Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin […]
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Kwame-Nkruma-Judge-Quotes
“Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.”
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Kwame Nkruma Quotes – RYL Books
“I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.”
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa The official celebration of Kwanzaa might be over but that doesn’t mean that you should now neglect the principles. It would be beneficial to your an your community’s well-being if you made the seven principles of Kwanzaa part of your every day life. Where else does the number seven play a […]
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