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  1. Menelik II

    The Black Man Who Infiltrated the KKK

    Meet the secret society that infiltrated Denver's Ku Klux Klan during the height of its power - Denverite We had agents too :obama:
  2. 1/2 Man 1/2 Hennessy

    Geologists discover lost continent beneath Mauritius

    :ohhh: Lost continent discovered in the Indian Ocean Africans been mentioning a land mass in the Indian Ocean since antiquity:ohhh: What ancient civilizations were lost that cacs would have claimed weren't black?:ohhh: Atlantis what's really good?:ohhh: EDIT: Some links about the lost content...
  3. mbewane

    Since 1964 UNESCO has been working on a General History of Africa...

    ...and all 8 volumes can be downloaded for free :ohhh: General History of Africa | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Goes from Prehistory until our era, available in English, French, Arabic, and various other language, some issues are already in Swahili, Hausa...
  4. Rhapscallion Démone

    Essential The Official African American Thread#2

    I wanted to post an article in the other thread but I discovered that it had been deleted and the breh who started it is no longer with us.:merchant: I guess we'll have to start over with NO DERAILMENTS, TURF WARS or DIVISIVENESS. This thread is for anybody who wants to post about the rich...
  5. wastedmermaid

    Anyone been to the national museum of african american history and culture in D.C?

    I heard about it through some friends who spoke highly of it and i thought I'd give it a visit for the culture :ehh: Breh, i had no idea this place was that popular and difficult to get into. Yesterday I called and was on the phone for 2 1/2 hours just to speak to someone and set up an...
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    Black neighborhoods in "Non-Black" Cities

    We all know about Atl, Chicago, Detroit, DC, B'more, NO, Houston, NYC, LA, Oakland, etc, etc. But I wanna know about some Black neighborhoods in cities that aren't typically associated with "black culture" in the AA Community. Coli folks from cities like Denver, Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle...
  7. Ruck

    Buckeyes Making History Again: Zeke and Bosa Rookie of the Year

    Elliott 2016 Rookie of the Year; All-Rookie Team | PFWA mike thomas and taylor decker all rookie first team as well. only the goat school can produce such talent. we stay winning! @smitty22 @Illeye buckmatic @MustafaSTL @Goat poster @KRiLL (+) @OSUBaneBrowns @GhostKiD @Buckeye Fever @Brady...
  8. BlackAchilles

    They should make a Suleiman the Magnificent movie

    His story had everything, action (expanded the Ottoman throughout Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East in a series of epic campaigns); intellectual drama (created the empire's legal code, aimed to make it compatible with both Islam and Christianity), and romantic drama (defied tradition by...
  9. O

    Africa/ns history and problem of lack of written history

    Something I spend a lot of time thinking about. Africans, or at least in the part I'm from as well everywhere surrounding, mainly orally passed on history to their progeny. But how much real history has been lost this way. There's so much I'm in the dark about because a lot of the history is...
  10. Berniewood Hogan

    Shoot thread: How long has wrestling been a work???

    READ THIS, BROTHER! Journal of Manly Arts Money reasons to fix outcomes...:ohhh: Brehs had gimmicks...:ohhh: :ohhh:Working? :ohhh:Vanilla midget jabrones...? GIMMICK MATCH?????:ohhh: :ohhh:Worked the crowd and built to a rematch??????? Indy neck bump?????!!!!!!:ohhh: :ohhh:Mystery...
  11. JahFocus CS

    This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of Foreign Policy

    This Vast Southern Empire — Matthew Karp | Harvard University Press Book discussion between author Matthew Karp and renowned historian Eric Foner:
  12. Milk

    Can animation be an effective way of telling African/black stories?

    There's a lot of events that have happened in African/black history that some black people are not aware of (especially the young population). This includes the Moors in Europe, the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo and more. A lot these events can be used as a basis for a storyline in animated...
  13. The Odum of Ala Igbo

    Re-Assessing Jared Diamond's 'Guns, Germs and Steel'

    I forgot about this book but I recently stumbled on a conversation about Chapter 19 of the book entitled, "How Africa Became Black". Diamond's premise is that the Bantu-Migration from Nigeria/Cameroon over 2000 years ago is the reason why Africa is a Black continent. Diamond's theory, however...
  14. M

    Q-Tip Abstract Radio Salsa/Latin Mix Show 10pm Tonight 8/19/16 (Link INSIDE)

    Apple Music LINK: :banderas::banderas::banderas::banderas: Oh my god, people about to be schooled in latin masters we all should appreciate & acknowledge. Who else would go from Nineties Hip Hop to something like this? Hector Lavoe, we about to get a lot of Fanta records, fam :win: Check...
  15. K.Dot

    If the zulu had metalworking, why didn't their soldiers use metal armor or shields?

    They had iron tipped spears but still had animal hide shields and shyt.Why is that?
  16. Jimi Swagger

    How White People Conquered The World Economically Dr. Arthur Lewis

    Apologies if this is a repost. Explained on an 8th grade level so that most can understand. Goes in on Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Love how he breaks down the connection of Germanic blood in Western Europe around the 12:00 mark. One of the full lectures.
  17. M

    Luther Vandross Rehearsing is better than Most Songs out

    It really is revealing, the level of talent that someone like Vandross had. You see him sitting at a piano with Marcus Miller just listening as they go over the changes (if you don't know who that is, you better study the credits & check the resume. ) But he worked his way with music gods...
  18. The Odum of Ala Igbo

    The Peopling of Africa

    @Akan @IllmaticDelta @Poitier @KidStranglehold Rice and Yam Hearth I came across a book (The Peopling of Africa: A Geographic Interpretation, Yale, 1995)which details how the African continent became 'peopled'. The book has information on population movements, the impact of differing...
  19. M

    Kim Jong Kidnapping Film Makers Documentary (shyt looks EPIC) (Trailer)

    :ohhh: Look at that footage...
  20. M

    Q-Tip Celebrates His 1 Year Anniversary with Abstract Radio Tonight

    :ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh: He had a hell of a leave for like MONTHS of guest dj's. Of course you know, he's bringing it, spinning a Larry Levan remix right now. Tip cutting that shyt up as well :ohlawd: And he's got those RAAAANNRRRRRR's going. :whew: Bowie/Maurice White/Worrell/Prince all in...
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