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She survived slavery only to raise another generation in poverty. She survived slavery only to raise another generation in poverty. They told her freedom had come.But freedom did not rebuild the years stolen from her body.It did not return the children sold away.It did not pay the hands that broke in cotton fields.It did notContinue reading “She survived slavery only to raise another generation in poverty.”

O wu agwọ loro ibe ya, odu ya afuta ya onu O wu agwọ loro ibe ya, odu ya afuta ya onuAnd onye ro kwara gi anya shaa anya, orotuole gi anya ororo gi(Someone who looked at you with a bad eye then opened his eyes, and has now taken his eyes off you.)Its meaningContinue reading “O wu agwọ loro ibe ya, odu ya afuta ya onu”

Long before our stories were called hidden history, Black communities were already living full lives that official records barely paused to notice. Long before our stories were called hidden history, Black communities were already living full lives that official records barely paused to notice. The silence did not begin because Black life lacked meaning. ItContinue reading “Long before our stories were called hidden history, Black communities were already living full lives that official records barely paused to notice.”

On October 2, 1929 the late actor Moses Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. 🎂On October 2, 1929 the late actor Moses Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet’s The Blacks, andContinue reading “On October 2, 1929 the late actor Moses Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri.”

“America must never tell us what to do. “America must never tell us what to do. We stand with Captain Ibrahim Traoré; we stand with Traoré because we know that Traoré stands for the unity of Africa. We are Traoré, and Traoré is all of us. We must defend China for defying the USA andContinue reading ““America must never tell us what to do.”

Over 4,000 years ago, Over 4,000 years ago, the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia made a groundbreaking contribution to both culinary and cultural history by writing down the first known recipe for beer. This recipe was discovered on clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform, the earliest form of writing. The ingredients were simple but effective—water, barley, andContinue reading “Over 4,000 years ago,”

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