#Slavery

Travis View

travis_view

On this #Juneteenth , I'd like to remember Joice Heth, the woman who launched P.T. Barnum's career. In 1835 Heth, an elderly slave, claimed to be 161 years old and

neal rice

flakealso

80% of restaurant workers still serving customers report a decline in tips and 40% report an increase in sexual harassment, and i am willing to bet its because of the

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

The NYT suggests cancelling Aristotle. This is retrospective bigotteering; it implies moral values DO NOT evolve.People need to be judged with respect to the morals OF THEIR OWN TIME.(But we

FUBU

chipotalosa

Chief Batton referred to Choctaw Freedmen as African Americans even though our ancestors didn’t live in the United States until 1907 and then tried to erase our existence to put

Roopika Risam

roopikarisam

Today, for #ScholarStrike, I’m wearing my higher ed hat. I’m working on a book right now, #InsurgentAcademics, that examines the unsung work of Black, brown, and Indigenous scholars in public

Sandpit Nostep

rev_entertain

That's... a really dumb take even for this cesspool of a website. So, just to clarify, some poor schmuck working for minimum wage should forfeit their earnings because someone in

Kalm P-C

KalmPC

J Cole and Noname aside, there is validity in the critique of people who had the ‘privilege/benefit’ of being raised in ‘concious’ black household and how we interact with those

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creation247

Your thoughts determine your success. 10 Mental Habits That Will Make You Wealthy=Thread= 1 You are a CEO.Every great company needs a great leader.So does every great household. And you

❌Missy Killion- Rudicil ❌

MissyKillion

Did you know ?The Irish slave trade began when 30,000 Irish prisoners were sold as slaves to the New World. The King James I Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political

PiqueABoo

NetNym

Since statues are a thing, we spent a little time on this way back in my northern comp school-days. There's a slight even more topical angle.. This is Richard Oastler,

Pete Conrad

PeteConradA12

The Irish slave trade began when 30,000 Irish prisoners were sold as slaves to the New World. The King James I Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent

Dee 方传嫣

hellenus

here's the thing about this conversation re:colonialism and slavery in board games. Jason (and ppl who think like them) are raising important issues about the way colonialism should be depicted

Mission Commander

horelick_m

Some thoughts to share with you. You should prepare and help others understanding of what you know and learn. Robber Barons controlled the planet from as far back as the

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

Oh sit down before you hurt yourself. UK is violating human rights right now. Its polices towards refugees and migrants destroy lives. It's passing bills to prevent prosecution for war

Dr. Alyssa #WelcomeWithDignity Sepinwall

DrSepinwall

A thread on #bridgertonnetflix (OR, why we get this shlock instead of a Haitian Revolution epic!)#BRIDGERTON is a post-racialist fantasy. In its utopian world, Blacks & whites are

Peter "Miracle" Coffin

petercoffin

this is a genuine question that we need a different understanding of what the situation is than what the liberals present us.Short version: this is a highly curated demographic which

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