#Colonial

History of the Black diaspora The world’s oldest Banjo: A Thread Creole Bania, created by the Afro-Surinamese descendants of slavery.The banjo’s rich history mirrors the cultural complexities and age of
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In last night's #RailNatter, we talked about #BlackLivesMatter and how it is crucial to keep up the pressure and for all of us to learn about our colonial past.Here's
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Republic or State of Kurdistan should be established in order to curb Ankara' (#Turkey') neocolonial ambitions, for stability & delivering the rights of over 40 million Kurdish nation divided &
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Why is centre a “silent spectator” to Arnab’s arrest?Instead of being angry on the MVA, some netizens are angry on BJP & are diverting anger from the atrocities of the
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And since I'm full of shitty hot-takes... Most English people use the word "barbecue" in a different way than someone from the areas of the USA where it is an
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A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara by Amber Murrey (2018). "Burkina Faso was previously called Upper Volta, one of the regions of French
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THREAD. It's a good day to talk about Mariem Hassan's music, and this track in particular, released in 2010 with an album bearing the same name. Mariem Hassan was among
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The Army is a hierarchical institution with a gradation of ranks - sounds brahminical to begin withAnd while there may be many ways to pursue that line of thought, this
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Hi all, if you are interested in social justice and the seemingly unending onslaught of events seems to do your head in. Here are some resources, hashtags and processes I've
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Today is the 37th anniversary of India winning the ODI World Cup. Not only that. We have another reason to celebrate this day in cricketing history. 25th June 1932 marks
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I want to summarize a recent article by Dave Wilton that uses linguistic corpus analysis to see how the term "Anglo-Saxon" is used generally across the world. Spoiler: it's primarily
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1) Well it is that time of year again. The time when “progressives” nation wide start sharing memes about Europeans being “Illegal Aliens” and Native Americans were kind enough to
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4 février 1794il y a 226 ansLa Convention nationale abolit l'esclavage dans les colonies (sans indemnisation des planteurs) 1)La France d’ancien régime avait un empire colonial dont l’économie reposait sur
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On the subject of the #motherandbabyhomesreport I just want to draw attention to one of many issues.Bizarrely, as @SarahAnneBuckle has mentioned, on p22 the report states: there is no evidence
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Was asked what happened with the Owensboro, Ky mega preacher Brian Gibson. He gave a speech at a DC Trump Rally on January 5th. Well he’s busy being BFF with
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ThreadL’origine du MalAlexis de Tocqueville, est un philosophe politique, homme politique, historien et écrivain français. Du 19ème siècle. C’est un penseur de la démocratie mais aussi de la colonisation.A ce
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