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July 2019, Nancy Pelosi & Black Caucus members travelled to Ghana to observe the 400th of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
They were given Kente in honor of their visit & the developing solidarity between our countries.
July 2019, Nancy Pelosi & Black Caucus members travelled to Ghana to observe the 400th of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
They were given Kente in honor of their visit & the developing solidarity between our countries.
2/A reminder that the visit happened at a time where Trump was labeling many African countries as "shithole".
Pelosi & members of the Black caucus acted as diplomats in order to undo the harm & instead solidify our standing with international allies. https://www.essence.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-slave-trade-ghana/
Pelosi & members of the Black caucus acted as diplomats in order to undo the harm & instead solidify our standing with international allies. https://www.essence.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-slave-trade-ghana/
3/When a People honor you with cloth symbolizing allyship not just on trade or climate change, but also on the learned history that affected our countries, you wear that symbol on the day you present a transformative bill to fight the residual harms of slavery & White Supremacy.
4/Some beautiful pictures of Nancy Pelosi and members of the Black Caucus's visit to Ghana.
Yes, that's John Lewis!
Yes, that's John Lewis!
5/The joy during that visit was palpable.
6/Group pic:
7/As you have noticed, they received different-patterned Kente cloth depending on the region they visited.
Least surprising comments on the kente is coming from the Regressive Left & the Deplorable Right who find cultural symbolism & honors "weird". Nothing racist about that.
Least surprising comments on the kente is coming from the Regressive Left & the Deplorable Right who find cultural symbolism & honors "weird". Nothing racist about that.
