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Gukurahundi

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:11:04 +0000

Gukurahundi is a Shona language term which loosely translates to, “the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains”. In Zimbabwe, it has particular reference to an operation carried out by the national army’s Fifth Brigade between 1983 and 1987 whereby suspected anti-government elements among the Ndebele community were identified and eliminated. [...]

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Pemulwuy

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:15:53 +0000

Pemulwuy was a courageous resistance fighter who led a guerrilla war against the British settlement at Sydney Cove from 1788 through to 1802. Because of his resistance to the invaders, he became one of the most remembered and written about historical figures in Australian Aboriginal history. Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal man from the Botany Bay [...]

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‘Black Lives Matter’ Is About More Than Police Brutality, It’s About The Harm Done to the Entire Black Community in a Racist System

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:05:39 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com The phrase “Black lives matter” has been used countless times as a stance against racial profiling and the use of excessive force by police against unarmed Black citizens, but the true meaning of the phrase is not just about saving Black lives. It’s a call to improve the quality of Black lives as [...]

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Two Ancient Tombs Discovered Near Luxor Show the Breathtaking Majesty and Artistry of Ancient Egyptians

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:20:35 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com In a breathtaking discovery, a team of American archaeologists discovered two beautiful ancient tombs in the southern city of Luxor belonging to Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, and his son. It is a stunning find, considering how much attention and visitation the historic city of Luxor typically draws. The [...]

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Insightful interview of Nelson Mandela pre 1994 with Ted Koppel and The famous Rivonia Trial Speech

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:47:32 +0000

Nelson Mandela, 1964: ‘I am prepared to die’ – audio recording of speech at sabotage trial. Posted on YouTube by @garfilld88 Nelson Mandela destroys Ted Koppel Part 1 @winborneb Nelson Mandela destroys Ted Koppel Part 2 @winborneb Below is background information on the above interview taken from YouTube as the description posted by @winborneb: In 1990, [...]

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Human zoos

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:35:08 +0000

source: Wikipedia (http://wikipedia.org) Human zoos (also called ethnological expositions or Negro Villages) were 19th- and 20th-century public exhibits of humans, usually in a so-called natural or primitive state. The displays often emphasized the cultural differences between Europeans of Western civilization and non-European peoples. Ethnographic zoos were often predicated on unilinealism, scientific racism and social Darwinism. [...]

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Haitian Revolution – François Toussaint

Khaya Sibeko — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:09 +0000

From: http://wikipedia.org/ Toussaint Bréda, Toussaint-Louverture (20 May 1743 – 8 April 1803) Was a leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Saint Domingue, in a long struggle for independence Toussaint led enslaved Africans to victory over Europeans, abolished slavery, and secured native control over the colony, Haiti, in 1797 while nominally governor of the colony. [...]

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Hip Hop History Month

Khaya Sibeko — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:02:17 +0000

From: zulunation.com/ The official birthday of the Universal Zulu Nation is November 12, 1973. The official birthday of Hip Hop is November 12th, 1974. With consideration to the above mentioned dates, nothing makes more sense than to celebrate Hip Hop culture and it’s history during November, which is exactly what the Universal Zulu Nation has [...]

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The Afrikan Origins Of The Capoeira

Khaya Sibeko — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:47:05 +0000

By Bakari R. Akil II Global Black News http://www.cwo.com Born out of an ever present need to protect themselves in a hostile environment, Africans enslaved in Brazil practiced a martial art now called Capoeira. Its methods were sneaky, the results often brutal and when needed, deadly. Capoeira was and is composed of cat like movements [...]

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