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Black Samurai In Japan 🇯🇵 ⚔️I bet you have never seen any.
03/03/2024

Black Samurai In Japan 🇯🇵 ⚔️

I bet you have never seen any.

07/16/2022

‼️‼️‼️That’s right y’all!!!! I’m back for season 2!!!!!

This season is about spiritual, emotional and Mental growth!

Let’s get comfortable with the uncomfortable‼️‼️‼️

The Creator of . In 1906 O.W. Gurley a Wealthy Black Man from Arkansas Moved to & Purchased over 40 acres of Land & S...
06/02/2022

The Creator of .
In 1906 O.W. Gurley a Wealthy Black Man from Arkansas Moved to & Purchased over 40 acres of Land & Sold Exclusively to Other Black Americans Creating an Economically Independent Black Town Ship.

02/12/2022

In honor of Black History Month...

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.

Sojourner Truth (1797 – November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. She was one of ten children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree. James Baumfree was an African captured from the Gold Coast in modern-day Ghana. Elizabeth Baumfree was the daughter of enslaved Africans from the Coast of Guinea.

When her first owner died in 1806, nine-year-old Truth (known as Belle), was sold at an auction with a flock of sheep for $100 to John Neely, near Kingston, New York. Until that time, Truth spoke only Dutch.

Around 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Robert's owner forbade the relationship; he did not want his slave to have children with a slave he did not own, because he would not own the children.

Robert was savagely beaten and Truth never saw him again, learning later he died from those injuries. She was then forced to marry an older slave named Thomas. She bore five children: Diana (1815), fathered by Robert; and Thomas who died shortly after birth; Peter (1821); Elizabeth (1825); and Sophia (ca. 1826), fathered by Thomas.

The state of New York began, in 1799, to legislate the abolition of slavery, although the process of emancipating New York slaves was not complete until July 4, 1827. Dumont had promised to grant Truth her freedom a year before the state emancipation, "if she would do well and be faithful." However, he changed his mind, claiming a hand injury had made her less productive. She was infuriated but continued working, spinning 100 pounds of wool, to satisfy her sense of obligation to him.

Late in 1826, Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter, Sophia. She had to leave her other children behind because they were not legally freed in the emancipation order until they had served as bound servants into their twenties. She later said: “I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right.”

Truth later learned that her son Peter, then five years old, had been sold illegally by Dumont to an owner in Alabama. With the help of abolitionist, she took the issue to court and, after months of legal proceedings, got her son back, who had been abused by his new owner. Truth became one of the first black women to go to court against a white man and win the case.

On June 1, 1843, Truth changed her name to Sojourner Truth and told her friends: "The Spirit calls me, and I must go." She left her home to make her way traveling and preaching about the abolition of slavery and the rights of women. Of all her speeches and orations, she is most famous for “Ain’t I a Woman?”, delivered at Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.

Her service to uplift all women and to free African-Americans will not be forgotten.

A Queen salute to Sojourner Truth!

-Molesey Crawford, The Queen Code

African history: Born in South Africa, Hamilton Naki is most recognized for his ability to teach medical students withou...
02/11/2022

African history:

Born in South Africa, Hamilton Naki is most recognized for his ability to teach medical students without formal training and education. He also participated in organ transplant research on animals. He was a surgical assistant to a lead cardiac surgeon for a good portion of his career.

As a Black Jazz singer from Harlem, Esther Lee Jones was the original inspiration for the character Betty Boop. She has ...
02/09/2022

As a Black Jazz singer from Harlem, Esther Lee Jones was the original inspiration for the character Betty Boop. She has performed at Moulin Rouge and worldwide. Her legacy is most associated with Kane v. fleischer, in which the original Betty Boop persona was brought into question, stating that Kane copied Baby Esther.

Hey 👋🏼 everyone…we still have the bracelets available! Message or comment if interested $5 for 2….
02/09/2022

Hey 👋🏼 everyone…we still have the bracelets available! Message or comment if interested $5 for 2….

As the country’s First black head of state, Nelson Mandela was a South African and anti-apartheid revolutionary leader a...
02/08/2022

As the country’s First black head of state, Nelson Mandela was a South African and anti-apartheid revolutionary leader and passionate philanthropist. He served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He also was the first black president that fully represented the Democratic election. Unfortunately in 1962, Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to overthrow the state. Critics attempted to denounce him as a communist terrorist, but ultimately he gained credibility as an international activist. Due to all his social justice endeavors, he received the Nobel Peace prize and in South Africa is described as the “Father of the Nation”.

The modern refrigerator design was created by Thomas Elkins. Originally started his career as a pharmacist, Elkins wante...
02/08/2022

The modern refrigerator design was created by Thomas Elkins.

Originally started his career as a pharmacist, Elkins wanted to prevent food and corpses from spoiling rapidly. The original refrigerator was a large container with ice blocks placed around the item to keep cool. He saw that it was not effective and ultimately very wet and messy.

In addition to other inventions, Elkins created the chamber commode in 1872. It included a mirror, washstand, mirror, and more. Through innovation and creativity, He was able to enhance and perfect Alexander Cummings original toilet patent.

As a pioneering chemist, Percy Julian was not allowed to attend high school during his formative years. With tenacity he...
02/07/2022

As a pioneering chemist, Percy Julian was not allowed to attend high school during his formative years. With tenacity he was able to overcome and graduate with his PhD in chemistry. Although he was able to attain his a Master’s degree from Harvard University, he was forced to study abroad and continue is doctoral education at the University of Vienna in Austria. Percy is credited in the development of medicinal drugs including cortisone, steroids and birth control. He was also the first Black Chemist elected in the National Academy of the Sciences.

African History:Known as the boy who captured the wind, William Kamkwamba was only 14 he built an electricity producing ...
02/07/2022

African History:

Known as the boy who captured the wind, William Kamkwamba was only 14 he built an electricity producing windmill from spare parts and scrap parts after he dropped out of school due to poverty. His windmill not only provides electricity but also provides water for homes in Malawi. Now at the age of 31, he invented a solar-powered water pump that supplies the first drinking water in his village and additional wind mills. The people of Malawi 🇲🇼 are able to have a luxury we often take for granted.

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