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Black History Fact Of The Day
“She was Queen and General of Angola. She was a military genius. Her favorite strategies were surprise attacks and infiltrating enemy ranks. The Portuguese were trying to control Angola. They were effectively using the theory of divide and conquer and were pitting Africans against Africans. Queen Nzingha took advantage of this and literally had more […]
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“Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.” -Emma Goldman Tweet
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Reginald Lewis was the first African American to build a billion dollar company. Tweet
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“In Islam we say that those who die in the way of Allah surely they’re not dead, so I believe that my grandfather is still here and at the same time the blood that courses through his veins courses through mine and I can speak to him.” -Malcolm Shabazz Tweet
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PLEASE PASS THIS ON! (EACH ONE TEACH ONE OR TWO!) THIS IS PHASE ONE ON HOW WE CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN & EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY: The 2008 not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case evoked outrage, emotion, and debate. It is not an anomaly that the police officers involved in the Sean Bell slaying […]
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There is a section of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn called “Weeksville.” It derived its moniker from James Weeks. According to the Weeksville Society’s website, James Weeks was an African American who purchased the land- which now bears his name- in 1838. He brought the land from Henry Thompson, who was also a “free African American.” Weeksville was […]
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MALCOLM-LATIF SHABAZZ: MY STATEMENT CONCERNING THE HARASSMENT FROM THE POLICE/FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WHICH RESULTED IN MY UNJUST ARREST & DETAINMENT IN FEBRUARY 2013, AND PLACED A HALT ON MY TRAVEL TO TEHRAN, IRAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FAJR FILM FESTIVAL. I sincerely appreciate the care & concern of the People over my well-being […]
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“Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a palace and Christ a cross, but one day that same Christ will rise up and split history into A.D. and B.C., so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by His name.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Tweet
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The clip below shows what happened to the diary that Malcolm X was carrying in his breast pocket at the time of his death. [SIDEBAR: Be forewarned, there are some macabre parts to it. Also, a diary filled with DNA and screts?! Hmm.] Tweet
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