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Prof Darity representing. lol @ 6 mins in.

I do sales for a antique/estate selling business. Basically I research and find old shyt then price it and sell it. anyway, today I found an original 1840 census. You can obviously search this online but it’s something about seeing “free colored persons” counted and slaves being marked to...

Thanks to everyone that participated this year. Especially for the MVPs that have posted almost daily from when the thread was started. This has been the most successful run we've had since this inception. Every cent counts and those of you who helped have done your part to help our brothers and...

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Bilali Mohammed was an enslaved West African on a plantation on Sapelo Island, Georgia. According to his descendant, Cornelia Bailey, in her history, God, Dr. Buzzard and The Bolito Man, Bilali was from the area of present-day Sierra Leone. He was a master cultivator of rice, a skill prized by...

In Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South, Michael A. Gomez examines the creation of a distinct African American identity among slaves of differing African identities in colonial North America. He draws largely upon the work...

From the Jubilee series on YT It’s 20 mins, but they have the vid time stamped wit topics, they talk bout Colorism, to Homophobia, to Interracial dating and the N word far better than the first one I seen

DNA evidence links Muhammad Ali to heroic slave, family says When Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam in 1964 and changed his name to Muhammad Ali he had a straightforward explanation. “Why should I keep my white slavemaster’s name visible and my black ancestors invisible, unknown...

Food (Nri) For black folks at the cookout, One-pot’ cooking practices, extra helpings of collard greens, a healthy incorporation of pepper, spices, and even “hot sauce” are not just random preferences. Traditional soul food cooking is an inheritance which enslaved Africans passed on through...

Say the government decided to give reparations. Whatever number you think is fair. That's not important. My question is if they gave reparations but the only stipulation is that African American history will not be taught, would you accept the check? Basically changing the history books on...

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And vice versa for Africans:ehh:

Mainly 23 and under although some older have wild out. If shawty ain’t cuffed it’s just twerking or some form of thirst trapping. That’s nuts. The ones who were former coworkers don’t want me. Others I met via tinder and bumble. Shouldn’t that be saved for their private story or nikkas they...

I never really worn them much growing up neither did most of my male relatives. I'm lowkey embarrased :snoop: for not knowing how to wear one. Nott a diss to ADOS but a serious question.

When my husband and I finally decided to take the plunge after dating for four years, we eloped. I think deep down we were worried about the “if anyone here can show just cause” part. My father’s side of the family was horrified, my mother’s tolerant, but not overjoyed. When my grandmother...

I was just reminded of this after hearing a woman retell a story and mention it. Is there historical truth to this? Being from Chicago and a son of Mississippi, there is an aggression that black people have in Chicago, that I haven't really seen anywhere else. Chicago nikkas go from 0-100 at...