Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Akilah, congratulations to making it to 100 and in great health. So glad you prioritized self-love and self-care.
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Harriet Tubman Day March 10th, her birthday. A holiday since 1990. Born 1822, died 1913. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
Read more "Harriet Tubman Day"Where would you go on a shopping spree? I would not leave my home for shopping, online only.
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Vodou became a symbol of resistance and unity for Haiti culture. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
Read more "Haiti (Culture)"Canboulay Festivals
Canboulay festivals in Trinadad began as post-emancipation resistance celebrations. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
Read more "Canboulay Festivals"What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? I don’t have a middle name, Akilah Monifa is my full government name. My birth middle name however is Ann. My first and middle birth names are the same as my maternal grandmother.
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African descendants shaped Caribbean identity, resistance, and global Black culture.
Read more "Caribbean Legacy"What is the last thing you learned? That ground flaxseed and flaxseed meal are the same thing. I had a recipe for apple spiced muffin that used flaxseed meal.
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Trinidad and Tobago was one of the first Caribbean nations to gain independence (1962), led by Dr. Eric Williams, a renowned Black historian whose scholarship helped redefine how African and Caribbean history is taught worldwide. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
Read more "Trinidad and Tobago"What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I hate to be asked who won a sporting event when I mention I went to a game. Pedestrian and automatic question. If they were really interested they would have found out.
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