Mitzie Pratt

🎭🎥🎬 | Romans 8:28 🎚️🙏🏾

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Indiana University is eliminating or suspending over 100 academic programs in arts and humanities, science, education, public health, and more

The cuts come after a new Board of Trustees majority, which has called for more “practical” degrees https://t.co/a2ehD4RRJt

[Good Morning America @GMA]

Senate Republicans are racing to pass Pres. Trump’s Trump’s "big, beautiful bill," but a handful of GOP holdouts are holding firm. @rachelvscott has the latest.

[Ben Smith @bensmithlive]

At 39, LeBron James spends $1.5 million a year to stay fit.

In the latest Netflix series “Starting 5” they revealed his biohacking regimen. These are the exact methods that kept him dominating the NBA for 20+ years.

Let’s break down his 7-figure biohacking routine: 🧵

[Mitzie Pratt @RealMitziePratt]

Emancipation Day was officially introduced as a public holiday in Jamaica in 1893.

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

"We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind." - Marcus Garvey. Chattel slavery legally abolished in #Jamaica 186 years ago today, but we still have work to do. #Caribbean #EmancipationDay

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

This poet is a griot in search of a village.

Kwame Dawes, #Jamaican-Ghanaian poet, actor, editor, critic, musician, and academic, born 62 years ago today on 28 Jul 1962, in Ghana, to Sophia and Neville Dawes. Poet Laureate of #Jamaica. 1971 family moved to #Kingston, when Neville became deputy director of the Institute of Jamaica.
https://t.co/XT8l0FCD2W

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

Rita Marley, #Jamaican singer, entrepreneur, born Alpharita Constantia Anderson 78 years ago today on 25 Jul 1946, in Santiago de Cuba. #BobMarley’s widow; Matriarch of massively successful family enterprise; #Jamaica’s biggest global brand. Her shrewd stewardship of one of world’s most lucrative music legacies has been brilliant, but under-appreciated. Member of the I Threes, with Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, backing vocalists for Bob Marley & the Wailers.
https://t.co/iV9tfo19DN

[Mitzie Pratt @RealMitziePratt]

David Heron and Cast Celebrate #AlwinBully #AlwinBullyplaywright “MCBEE” American Premiere for #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth https://t.co/sQhZiKkecX

[NY Public Library @nypl]

Celebrate #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth with these fiction and nonfiction reads by Caribbean authors.

→ Books to Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month
https://t.co/JB7xTl8oz8

[The Secret @thesecret]

Before you do anything, give thanks for it working out perfectly.

[The Secret @thesecret]

Set your intentions before every move.

[EBONY @EBONY]

Happy #MLKDay to a legendary man who championed for a better tomorrow. Martin Luther King changed the world with his words, and helped pave the way for a better world. May his legacy inspire us to continue to strive for a better tomorrow. 🕊️
https://t.co/BYDazEPAyR

[Caribbean Girl Experiencing The World @BookOfCinz]

Hello Twitter,

I'm not sure if you know, but six years ago, I started a book club. We meet the last Tuesday of every month online to discuss a book written by a Caribbean or African author.

We love meeting new people and you're welcome to join us.

[Justine Bateman @JustineBateman]

#SAG Actors, I want to make you aware of some of the language in the #AI portion of the tentative SAG agreement.
Though SAG leadership made much effort to protect members in AI, there are many issues you should look at. I have saved the most serious issue for the end. 1/

[Jxmmi 🐌 @Jxmmi]

That move you are scared to make might be the game changer

[CNN International @cnni]

Jamaica earned a historic first-ever Women’s World Cup win on Saturday, defeating Panama 1-0 https://t.co/73t6tUldYH

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

INDIANS OF AFRICAN ORIGIN

There are at least 20,000 of an African-origin ethnic tribe who have been living in near total obscurity in India for centuries.

Descendants of Bantu people of East Africa, Siddi ancestors were largely brought to India by Arabs as early as the 7th Century, followed by the Portuguese and the British later on. Others were free people who came to India as merchants, sailors and mercenaries before the Portuguese slave trade went into overdrive. When slavery was abolished in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Siddis fled into the country’s thick jungles, fearing recapture and torture.

These African first settlers in India were originally known as Habshis, which is Persian for Abyssinian (the former name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia). But those who rose through the ranks of royal retinue were honoured with the title Siddi, a possible etymon from the Arabic word for master, sayed/sayyid. It is not entirely clear when the use of the term Habshi declined and Siddi replaced it, but today, Siddi describes all people of African descent in India.

Culled from the BBC 2016 documentary," India’s forgotten African tribe"

#Africa

[Braata Productions @BraataProd]

🌴🇯🇲 Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month with Sheryl Lee Ralph! 🎭🎉

From her portrayal of Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" to her outstanding work on the popular TV series "Abbott Elementary". 🌟🎶Today, we acknowledge Sheryl Lee Ralph.

[Chapmandu 🇯🇲 @Chapmandu1]

Legend. #LeonieForbes