Greetings Folks, There’s a petition coming out of the United Kingdom that I had to share. Salute to Dr. Mumbi Seraki for the notification. A petition to the UK Government and Parliament is calling on compensation for all African and Caribbean descendants of slavery. It’s been advised that in 2015, Britain’s taxpayers paid billions of…
Tag: Black History
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben Will Be Rebranded
The civil unrest and global discussions on race relations have prompted some much-needed changes for major corporations. The following information comes from NPR. Quaker Oats and PepsiCo advised that the pancake and syrup brand will remove its image of Aunt Jemima and change its name. Acknowledging the racist stereotype that dates back to slavery in the…
Eyes of the Rainbow
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” – Assata Shakur Initially, I didn’t want to highlight the revolutionary that is Assata Shakur until I read her autobiography. But after coming across the following documentary, I couldn’t…
Words From The Wise: Jabari Osaze
“The Kemites actually described their spiritual factors as always needing to either be in balance or return to balance, and this great form of balance is known as Ma’at.” – Jabari Osaze. I was YouTube browsing when I came across a lecture from another African-centered scholar, so it’s only right that I highlight him….
Bomba
I was browsing Elders and Ancestor‘s Instagram page when I saw a traditional dance being performed. I knew it was African, and upon doing some research, I found out that the name of the dance style is called Bomba. Its birthplace is in Puerto Rico, so this prompted me to take another viral trip to…
Words From The Wise: Dr. Yoshef Ben-Jochannan
“Truth is a continuous examination, and Fact… always supersedes belief.” – Dr. Yoshef Ben-Jochannan When it comes to ancient African scholarship, no one has grabbed my attention like Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan. So it’s only right that I highlight his legacy on this blog. Dr. Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan was an Egyptologist, Historian, and Writer…
Dear Harriet…
Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were two of the most well-known and respected abolitionists during the American Civil War era. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard, by way of BlackMail4U, that Douglass pinned a letter to Tubman. Both Douglass and Tubman were born into slavery in Maryland. Frederick Douglass escaped to the…
Words From The Wise: Shirley Chisholm
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” – Shirley Chisholm Women in politics have come a long way here in the United States. And I wanted to highlight someone who paved the way for not only women but other minorities to advance. Shirley…
We Charge Colonialism’s Fight for Freedom
Colonialism: a system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force…
Words From The Wise: Dr. Okunami Obádélé Kambon
“Once we start using the word ‘Kemet’ again in the deepest sense—not as the narrow nation-state—but in the deepest sense of what it really means, land of Black people, then where I’m standing right now is also Kemet.” – Dr. Okunami Obádélé Kambon There have been several debates centered around nationality for African Americans,…
They Fear What They Don’t Understand…Voodoo
In a previous post, an imperialist justified the current conditions of Haitians by placing blame on the religion used to gain independence. This led me to start researching one of the most misunderstood religions to date, Voodoo. Throughout the globe, Voodoo has been tied to witchcraft, darkness, and evil. And this misinterpretation perpetuates the negative…
Zumbi & Dandara
The dynamic duo of the African man and woman is unmatched. As highlighted in the film Queen & Slim, our union is the epitome of Black Power. Divine intervention must be working in my favor because I recently discovered two revolutionaries who left a major imprint on Afro-Brazilian history. And it’s only right that I share…
HONEST MEDIA 