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Most white American abolitionists were white supremacists. As I teach my students, they got it right on the evils of slavery & fighting to end it. But most were woefully
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What is Hiṃsā and Ahiṃsā? These two words are some of the most misinterpreted words, often translated to Violence and non-violence.But that's not correct in this thread I will try
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That Day at Cambridge University...The day White Supremacy walked into Cambridge a King and left a Pawn.The day #WhiteSupremacy met a Mr. James Baldwin -- from Harlem, NY. #BlackLivesMatter #WalkAway
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Today is Juneteenth, the day that Black slaves in Texas were informed that they were supposed to have already been emancipated two and a half years earlier.If this surprises you,
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comic books are not mythology; myth has to stand for something, speak to something. we're miserable in the west because our storytelling is empty and financially motivated.https://twitter.com/AlishaGrauso/status/1337263317727866880 won&
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Let’s talk about Renee Hess. Renee or as you may know her as @BlackGirlHockey founded BGHC in 2018 to unite black women in the hockey community. But she’s done so
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A long thread on India’s development wrt Bhimtards (Jai bhim boys)When "we" talk about issues like water, electricity, public hygiene, public transport, road and civil infra, it is because the
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So *clears throat*I was talking to an associate who I've known for a long time a few minutes ago and she was telling me how she's been interested in learning
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I am honoured that my thread on Thomas Erskine KC has attracted some 500 new followers overnight: to him be the glory. We all know the work of Blackstone, and
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Like I've said before, class is a far more slippery descriptor than we're willing to admit. Yes, many people are wilfully facetious and enamoured with some mythical inheritance of humble
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Extracts from the plague diary of Mark ne-Francois-PepysJuly 1st 1665Up and after my morning victual of Monster on Sugar Puffs, by coach to watch The Johnson enacting our national anxiety
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When I was in college, I had to answer a question on the difference between science and religion for a course known as the Foundation Course (FC - I don’t
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Thread of Cook Islands facts Cook Islanders also practiced the hongi (sharing of breathe) but the practice became quickly eradicated during the arrival and influence of Christianity. Now a
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If we’re gonna talk about the UK’s history with slavery, how about we talk about the MPs whose money + power comes from slavery?Thread: Richard Drax MP (2010-now)Lives in 7,000-acre
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THREAD: In the aftermath of Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, far-right groups, pro-Trump militias, and white supremacists are revelling in the chaos caused, all while continuing to spread their
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The myth that North African Arabs aren’t true Arabs[Thread] This myth is constantly pushed by racists Berberists (wishing to change the North African identity) and racist Mashriqis (wishing to
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