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Patrice Lumumba, Congolese leader. He was the 1st democratically elected PM of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium. He was ousted during the Congo Crisis due his opposition to a Belgian-backed secession of a mineral-rich province. He was imprisoned  executed by firing squad. The UN did not intervene  it is said the killing was assisted by Belgium, the US  the UK. Malcolm X called him "the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent". R.I.P... Africa, Patrice, Brazzaville, Belgian Congo, Pan Africanism, Congo Crisis, African Diaspora, Republic Of The Congo, Historia
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Patrice Lumumba, Congolese leader. He was the 1st democratically elected PM of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium. He was ousted during the Congo Crisis due his opposition to a Belgian-backed secession of a mineral-rich province. He was imprisoned executed by firing squad. The UN did not intervene it is said the killing was assisted by Belgium, the US the UK. Malcolm X called him "the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent". R.I.P...
Condoleezza Rice:  political scientist and diplomat, concert pianist. Served as the 66th US Secretary of State, was the first female African-American secretary of state, as well as the second African American, and the second woman. Was also National Security Advisor in Bush's 1st term- the 1st woman to serve in that position. Told 2000 Republican Nat'l Convention, "My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did... Birmingham, Jena, Alabama, American Women, Great Women, Diplomat, African American Women, United States
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Condoleezza Rice: political scientist and diplomat, concert pianist. Served as the 66th US Secretary of State, was the first female African-American secretary of state, as well as the second African American, and the second woman. Was also National Security Advisor in Bush's 1st term- the 1st woman to serve in that position. Told 2000 Republican Nat'l Convention, "My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did...
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Mother, Ida - mother to the first African American president Maya, Presidents, Genealogy, Dwight Eisenhower, Black History Month, Ancestry, Barack Obama
Black History Feature of the Day: Did You Know That Dwight Eisenhower and Some Other Famous People Were Black?
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Mother, Ida - mother to the first African American president
U.S. Muhammad Ali & Malcolm X, 1960s iconoclasts Famous People, Malcolm X, Photographer, American, Float Like A Butterfly, Heavyweight Boxing, Malcom
The History Of Lynching In U.S. Is Worse Than You Think
U.S. Muhammad Ali & Malcolm X, 1960s iconoclasts
Best Black History Quotes: Malcolm X on the Worldliness of the Black Man Youtube, Black History Quotes, Malcolm X Quotes, Biblical Hebrew
Black News, Opinion, Politics and Culture
Best Black History Quotes: Malcolm X on the Worldliness of the Black Man
"Phillip B. Downing, an African American, invented the mailbox in 1891." African American Inventors African American Inventors, Inventions, African Americans, Vintage, Philip, Destroyed
"Phillip B. Downing, an African American, invented the mailbox in 1891." African American Inventors
"Across cultures, darker people suffer the most. Why?" Black Power, Society, African, Black Beauty, Black Is Beautiful
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"Across cultures, darker people suffer the most. Why?"
The Real Django:  This is the actual man on which the movie Django Unchained is loosely based Films, Django Unchained, Gangsters, Historical Photos, America
Who Knew?! The real Django -- Dangerfield Newby | Beyond Black & White
The Real Django: This is the actual man on which the movie Django Unchained is loosely based
First African American Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Grandmaster Chess, Africans
Landing - GM Maurice Ashley
First African American Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
Lady Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies, photographed by Camille Silvy, 1862 Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies was a child born into a royal West African dynasty. She was orphaned in 1848, when her parents were killed in a slave-hunting war. She was around five years old. In 1850, Sarah was taken to England and presented to Queen Victoria as a “gift” from the King of Dahomey. She became the queen’s goddaughter and a celebrity known for her extraordinary intelligence. She spent her... Lady, Vintage Photos, Queen Victoria, Portraits, Victoria, Victorian, Daughter Of God
Forbes was stunned by how quickly the little girl picked up the English language.
Lady Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies, photographed by Camille Silvy, 1862 Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies was a child born into a royal West African dynasty. She was orphaned in 1848, when her parents were killed in a slave-hunting war. She was around five years old. In 1850, Sarah was taken to England and presented to Queen Victoria as a “gift” from the King of Dahomey. She became the queen’s goddaughter and a celebrity known for her extraordinary intelligence. She spent her...
AFRICAN KING SERIES by International Photographer James C. Lewis | King or Oba (as it is known in West Africa) Sunni Ali Beer (circa 1442-1492) built the largest most powerful empire in West Africa during his 28-year reign. With a remarkable army,he won many battles, conquered many lands, seized trade routes and took villages to build the Songhay empire into a major center of commerce, culture and Moslem scholarship. | Model: Tony Jackson African People, African Culture, African American Art
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AFRICAN KING SERIES by International Photographer James C. Lewis | King or Oba (as it is known in West Africa) Sunni Ali Beer (circa 1442-1492) built the largest most powerful empire in West Africa during his 28-year reign. With a remarkable army,he won many battles, conquered many lands, seized trade routes and took villages to build the Songhay empire into a major center of commerce, culture and Moslem scholarship. | Model: Tony Jackson
a beautiful female from the Beja People, the remaining ancestry of the True Egyptians, who built the world's greatest and longest lasting empire that stood for 4,000 years! Ethnic, African Women, African Beauty, Ethnography
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a beautiful female from the Beja People, the remaining ancestry of the True Egyptians, who built the world's greatest and longest lasting empire that stood for 4,000 years!
Why would Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia ride into battle against the Italians with his Queen? A soldier of the Ethiopian army asked "Emperor, Your Majesty why do you ride into battle with your Queen?" Emperor Menelik explained, "I would rather die in battle with my Queen, then leave her home to be raped by a bunch of devils and beasts." Sketches, Harem, African Art, African Royalty, Ancient, Resim
THE REUNION OF BLACK FAMILY WORLD WIDE
Why would Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia ride into battle against the Italians with his Queen? A soldier of the Ethiopian army asked "Emperor, Your Majesty why do you ride into battle with your Queen?" Emperor Menelik explained, "I would rather die in battle with my Queen, then leave her home to be raped by a bunch of devils and beasts."