Superstitious?

Are you superstitious? Not consciously. I don’t believe when I have broken a mirror I have 7 years bad luck. However I do throw salt over my left shoulder when I spill it. No fear of the number 13 or Friday the 13th or black cats.

Tetty Roozendaal

Tetty Roozendaal, a Surinamese-Dutch activist who played a role in the movement against racism and discrimination in the Netherlands in the 20th century. She worked to highlight colonial histories and their impact on Black Dutch communities today.

Animal Comparison

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? An elephant, because they allegedly never forget.

Matilda McClear

Matilda McClear survivor of last slave ship, Clotilda in 1860. Died in 1940.

Gracia Emanuela Sprok

Gracia Emanuela Sprok (b. 18th century). She was an Afro-Surinamese woman who fought for her freedom in the Netherlands. Originally enslaved, she successfully sued for her emancipation in 1795, making her one of the few known Black women in Dutch history to legally challenge slavery and win.

Letter to my 100-year old self

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Dear Kiki:I will keep this letter short. I am grateful that at 100 you are still living with the same love, joy, and passion as when you were 67 and I wrote this letter. I love you, Kiki

Harriet Tubman Day

Harriet Tubman Day March 10th, her birthday. A holiday since 1990

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.

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.

Shopping Spree

Where would you go on a shopping spree? Amazon.com as soon as the economic boycott is over!

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