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Stumbled upon a Haitian woman’s page on she made a powerful thread. You can see it for your selves. Basically she acknowledges that her family, like mine, did not build America but we are grateful to be here. You have a rich history, culture and future. Oft imitated but never replicated. The...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/business/economy/inflation-reduction-act-black-farmers.html?referringSource=articleShare Brandon Smith, a farmer in Bastrop, Texas, bought equipment for his ranch when he thought aid would arrive as part of last year’s American Rescue Plan.Credit...Montinique...

Hyde Park couple start AYO, a West African frozen food line August 2, 2020 Hyde Park resident Perteet Spencer and her husband Fred are banking on her Liberian heritage and experience in the food industry as they launch AYO Foods, a line of West African frozen meals. As a girl...

Building off of the momentum of current events- In this thread we discuss different policies and strategies for developing a legit reparations bill

Morgan State University to Offer Three Degree Programs in Ghana Following Board Approval February 10, 2020 BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) is slated to establish an international presence on the African continent by way of a new pilot program. During the recent public session...

You have Coli poster's who will see someone who is the same skin complexion as say Denzel Washington and try to claim that the person isn't black. You have Coli poster's who act like every black person in The United States is the same skin color as Akon. Now I will give some of my...

Though their actions didn’t immediately alter the fight for equal rights at home, the regiment’s wartime service heightened a sense that sending African-Americans to fight for democracy abroad — while racial segregation and inequality went unchecked at home — smacked of hypocrisy. Here are five...

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I'm proud to be an African-American because we helped build this country literally. Also, we created pop culture aka Rock And Roll. We also have the best fashion. Another thing, our women are beautiful and we have an upcoming generation of youth that's going to shape this country in a...

Like how felony disenfranchisement cost some people their right to vote? This is the same country that made Trump president after all. I'm only asking because if reparations become an actual possibility then we should be contemplating potential road blocks the powers that be might set in place...

The US Is Failing Black Women With HIV Thurka Sangaramoorthy 20 Mar 2019 The US Is Failing Black Women With HIV Many believe the HIV epidemic in the US is nearing an end, but Blacks represent 43 percent of all persons with newly diagnosed HIV. “Sixty percent of newly diagnosed cases of...

Link: 5 horrifying ways enslaved African men were sexually exploited and abused by their white masters - Page 3 of 6 - Face2Face Africa

UPDATE -- #ADOS / #ADOE: H.R. 40 (Reparations Study) Presented by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee - 1/3/19 Official Reparations Study Thread About ADOS – #ADOS @Diasporan Royalty @The M.I.C. @xoxodede @HarlemHottie @Tony_Bromo @Selah @K.O.N.Y

The only way Robert Smalls could ensure that his family would stay together was to escape. By Cate Lineberry

Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, commanding general of the 92nd Infantry, inspects his troops during a decoration ceremony in Italy in 1945. (National Archives

By Annie Garau