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106 years ago today, Marcus Garvey created The Pan-African/Black Liberation flag. Garvey was the father of the black nationalist and pan african movements, activist & founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) Color Meaning: Red: the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry, and shed for liberation; Black: for the people whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag. Green: the abundant and vibrant natural wealth of Africa, the Motherland.

Angela Davis, Afeni Shakur, Elaine Brown and Kathleen Cleaver became prominent during an era when Black women were playing major roles in movements challenging racism, inequality, police brutality and political repression in the United States. Their lives followed very different paths, and they did not all hold the same positions or participate in activism in exactly the same way, but each became connected to the wider Black freedom struggle that reshaped American politics during the 1960s and 1970s. Angela Davis emerged as an activist, scholar and organizer whose politics were shaped by struggles against racism, economic inequality and the prison system. Her association with the Communist Party USA and connections to members of the Black Panther Party made her a highly visible and controversial figure. In 1970, she was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list after weapons registered in her name were used during a deadly courthouse incident in California. Davis was arrested and later tried on charges including murder, kidnapping and conspiracy, but a jury acquitted her of all charges in 1972. She went on to build a long academic career while remaining involved in movements concerning prisons, race and social justice. Afeni Shakur joined the Black Panther Party in New York and became one of the defendants in the famous Panther 21 case. The group was accused of conspiring to attack police stations and other locations, allegations they denied. Shakur helped defend herself during the trial despite having no formal legal training, and in 1971 she and the other defendants who remained on trial were acquitted. Later that year she gave birth to Tupac Shakur, who would become one of the most influential artists in hip-hop history. Her political experiences and ideas would later become an important part of the story surrounding her son’s life and music. Elaine Brown rose through the Black Panther Party at a time when women were becoming increasingly important to its everyday operations. In 1974, after Huey P. Newton went into exile in Cuba, Brown became chairwoman of the organization. Her leadership placed a Black woman at the head of one of the most closely watched political organizations in America. During her tenure, she helped oversee the Panthers’ political activities and community programs, continuing work that included food distribution, education and other services in Black communities. Kathleen Cleaver also became one of the most recognizable women associated with the Panthers. She served as the Party’s communications secretary and became a prominent public spokesperson, appearing before cameras and audiences to explain its political positions. Her activism eventually developed into a career in law and academia, and she later became involved in efforts to document and preserve the history of the Black freedom movement.

Malcolm X on Black Economics.

Captain Ibrahim traore has build another university teaching hospital For the people of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫

The conversation around cultural appropriation is often misunderstood because it is reduced to clothing, hairstyles, or music. At its core, it is about recognition, respect, and power. Imagine creating something that people ridicule you for. You are told it is unprofessional, unattractive, or even unacceptable. You are denied opportunities because of it. Then, years later, someone else adopts the very same thing, receives praise for it, profits from it, and is celebrated as innovative while the people who created it remain overlooked. That is the point this illustration is trying to make. Black culture has shaped global fashion, music, language, dance, sports, and beauty for generations. Braided hairstyles such as cornrows, Bantu knots, and locs have deep historical and cultural roots across Africa. These styles were worn centuries before they appeared on fashion runways or social media. Yet many Black students and professionals have faced discrimination for wearing their natural hair or traditional hairstyles. In recent years, several countries and U.S. states have introduced laws to prohibit discrimination based on natural hair because these biases have had real consequences in schools and workplaces. The same pattern can be found in music. Blues, jazz, rock and roll, hip hop, gospel, and many popular dance styles all emerged from Black communities. While many Black artists became legends, history also contains examples where their innovations were copied, repackaged, or made more profitable by others who had greater access to mainstream audiences and resources. At the same time, cultures have always influenced one another. People borrow ideas, recipes, clothing, languages, and traditions across borders every day. Cultural exchange itself is not the problem. The discussion becomes more complex when borrowing happens without acknowledgment, when the original creators are excluded from the benefits, or when the same practice is celebrated on one group but criticized or punished on another.

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🚨 THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO… AND STILL NEVER MADE IT HOME. 💔🕊️ A family of four—including two babies just 2 and 3 years old—was wiped out after pulling onto the shoulder of I-75 because of car trouble. According to prosecutors, THIS IS THE MAN 27-year-old Charles Dean Pace was allegedly driving a Ford F-250 at more than 90 mph while intoxicated when he slammed into their disabled vehicle on July 1 in Oakland County, Michigan. The victims were identified as: 🕊️ Zakeria Sharon Dodson, 23 🕊️ Tieree Powell, 24 🕊️ Nalani Powell, 3 🕊️ Karter Powell, 2 Their family says they had simply pulled over to deal with a vehicle problem when tragedy struck. Pace has now been charged with four counts of second-degree m*rder, along with additional charges related to allegedly operating while intoxicated causing death. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Four lives. One alleged decision to drive impaired. 💔 Please keep this family and everyone who loved them in your prayers.

🤯🔥 12 MILLION AFRICANS WERE STOLEN — ONE MAN IN GHANA REFUSES TO LET THE WORLD FORGET 🇬🇭🖤 Thousands of faces. Thousands of stolen lives. And one Ghanaian artist who refused to let the world move on and forget. Kwame Akoto-Bamfo built the Nkyinkyim Museum in Ghana specifically so that Africa and the world could stand face to face with the truth of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. These aren't just sculptures. They are the faces of 12 million people who were ripped from this continent, stripped of their names, their languages, their families and their futures. Africa has been told to move on. Africa has been told to forgive and forget. But how do you forget 400 years? Kwame Akoto-Bamfo says you don't. You sculpt every single face until no one can look away. This is the Africa the history books don't teach. Share it anyway. #KwameAkotoBamfo #NkyinkyimMuseum #AfricanHypeMedia #NeverForget #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #AncestorProject #AfricanHistory #OurAncestors #PanAfrica #AfricaRemembers