#Emancipation

Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen

ChoctawFreedmen

Native Americans are not just an ethnicity, and they are not a race. They are a collection of several sovereign nations within the United States. They have treaties, constitutions, laws,

Jeremy Ebobisse

kingjebo

It is imperative that we speak candidly about the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth as many continue to relearn our history. While Lincoln ultimately made strides in the advancement of Blacks,

Mujtaba Rahman

Mij_Europe

The French Govt has adopted its draft law on “strengthening Republican values” which has already provoked so much anger – & distortion, frankly – in parts of Muslim world &

Revenge of the Krassensteins✡️🔥🤦🏽‍♂️

EvelKneidel

This is not a serious person. She was an ally during the Bernie fight, but this is disengenuous nonsense. And the kind of thing you say when you want to

Oliver Willis

owillis

"I hear what you're saying, but its undeniable some people just think owning blacks is a God-given right. What are you doing to address their concerns?" - Civil War Chuck

Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid

CaoimheNicD

Yesterday we watched Wolfwalkers - a shimmering, wild tale of Ireland’s colonisation in the Cromwellian period and its effect on people, landscape and the natural world. It was also a

Nubari Saatah

Saatah

The Gbaramatu Genocide: May 15th, 2009.In 2009 oil production had been cut significantly by militant activities of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in their fight

Ryan J. Pilcher

RyanPilcher13

Excited to listen to Prof. Tyler Stovall's talk about his new book, "White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea"https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691179469/white-freedom Stovall on the Capitol building: Why not

hardeep singh kohli

misterhsk

You're out for a walk down by the beach. Lovely evening. Then..Your head, hit from behind. Out cold.You come to, bound and gagged, packed with other poor souls. One in

BubblesTheVampire 🇺🇲

BubblesVampire

Continuing #BlackHistoryMonth is scientist George Washington Carver, one of my fave Americans if for no other reason his pioneering work with peanuts. Carver was born in MO into slavery

Coastal Carolina Athletics

GoCCUsports

Today is #Juneteenth , also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. A day of celebration that recognizes that on the 19th of June in 1865 in Galveston, Texas the last

Milli Lake

MilliLake

In our most recent research, @marieeberry + I argue that reformist approaches focused on adding excluded groups into existing institutions can reinforce the same patriarchal, capitalist + militarist logics of

N16Breda #VaccinesWork

N16Breda

The #motherandbabyhomesreport timeline references Pope Piux XI papal encyclical 'Casti Connubii' on 'Christian Marriage', 31 Dec 1930.The text was published in full in many newspapers - this example is from

Michael Powell

powellnyt

U.S. Grant was declared a slaveholder last night and his statue toppled in Ohio. There was truth there; he owned a slave for two years. But history and human understanding

Nathan Comiskey

ComiskeyNathan

Antisemitic ideas linked to Black Hebrew Israelite movements have come to the forefront through people like Wiley. The ideas appear so outlandish and ridiculous that it is easy to dismiss

@mrsampullan

MrSamPullan

I expect you’ve read @DavidOlusoga’s remarkable, jaw-dropping and often downright shaming “Black and British – a forgotten history.” If not, you really must. Either way, here are nine things I

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