Redoshi
Redoshi (c. 1848 – 1937) a West African woman who was enslaved and smuggled to Alabama. One of the last surviving victims of the slave trade.
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Anton de Kim
Anton de Kom (1898–1945). Surinamese anti-colonial activist, writer, and resistance fighter during World War II. Wrote We Slaves of Suriname (Wij slaven van Suriname), the first book to critically analyze Dutch colonial rule from the perspective of the oppressed.
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Where would you go on a shopping spree? Amazon.com as soon as the economic boycott is over!
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, it is the oldest of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.
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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis(c. 1841 – July 1935), born Oluale Kossola, and also known as Cudjo Lewis, was the third-to-last adult survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States. Together with 115 other African captives, he was brought to the United States on board the ship Clotilda in 1860.
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What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?Currently I have no middle name. My full name is Akilah Monifa. My name at birth was Elizabeth Ann Thompson. I was named after my maternal grandmother Elizabeth Ann Perry.
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Jomo Kenyatta 1897-1978. First President of Kenya from 1964-1978.
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What is the last thing you learned? Self-compassion.
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in October 2024, the UK celebrated Black History Month with a focus on “reclaiming narratives” to correct historical inaccuracies and highlight the contributions of Black Britons. Events included the unveiling of a blue plaque in West Kensington, London, honoring influential Black figures such as Jomo Kenyatta and Malcolm X.
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What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. “How’s your day going?” It’s a learned perfunctory question that really is rhetorical. Folks asking aren’t really interested or listening for a true response other than the perfunctory “good, and yours?” And I don’t know how to give an honest meaningful answer to a stranger.
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