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[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Long before European colonial powers divided Africa among themselves, women across the continent had already ruled kingdoms, commanded armies, shaped diplomacy and influenced some of Africa’s most important political institutions. Their stories came from very different places and periods, from ancient Egypt and the Horn of Africa to Central and Southern Africa. Queen Nefertari, one of the most prominent royal women of ancient Egypt, lived more than 3,000 years ago and was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Makeda, traditionally remembered as the Queen of Sheba in Ethiopian tradition, occupies a powerful place in the Kebra Nagast, although historians continue to debate the historical identity of the biblical Queen of Sheba. Centuries later, Empress Zewditu became Ethiopia’s first woman to reign as empress in her own right, ruling from 1916 until her death in 1930.

Other African women exercised power in very different political circumstances. Queen Nandi, mother of Shaka, became an important figure in the history and memory of the Zulu kingdom. In Central Africa, Queen Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba emerged as one of the seventeenth century’s most formidable African rulers. She negotiated with the Portuguese, formed alliances, led resistance and spent decades defending her political authority as Portuguese expansion and the Atlantic slave trade transformed the region. Her long reign is especially important because it challenges the old assumption that African women existed only at the margins of political and military history.

These women should not be treated as though they belonged to one civilization or shared a single experience simply because they were African. They lived centuries apart, spoke different languages, practiced different religions and governed within completely different political systems. Some are documented extensively in surviving historical records, while others are known through combinations of written sources, oral traditions and later cultural memory. That distinction matters. Learning African history also means separating what can be firmly documented from tradition and legend rather than turning every powerful story into unquestioned fact.

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#FBA family this brother found a new way to fight back against crooked cops. Did you know you can put a lean on a cops gun and badge? Yes, this prevents that cops from getting paid because he can't work without his gun and badge. 🤔👀💯

[SoulFood66 @BlackAndNative1]

Claims Mormons were discriminated against more than Black Americans?‼️🤔

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Lena Horne, Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Eartha Kitt, Pam Grier, Nell Carter, Dorothy Dandridge, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Della Reese, Hattie McDaniel, Mabel King, LaWanda Page, Ruby Dee and Cicely Tyson belonged to different generations, but together they tell an extraordinary story of Black women carving out space in American entertainment. They worked in an industry where Black actresses were often offered stereotypical or limited roles, yet each found ways to leave a mark through film, television, theater and music. Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Academy Award in 1940, Dorothy Dandridge became the first Black woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1955, and decades later Diahann Carroll made television history with Julia, becoming one of the first Black women to lead a network television series in a role that did not revolve around domestic service. Cicely Tyson became famous for deliberately choosing roles that presented Black women with dignity, complexity and humanity, while actresses such as Pam Grier challenged conventional ideas about who could be an action hero and carry a film.

Their influence also reached far beyond individual awards and famous performances. Isabel Sanford became the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for The Jeffersons, while Marla Gibbs turned Florence Johnston into one of television’s most memorable characters before starring in 227. Esther Rolle insisted that Black family life be portrayed with greater seriousness on Good Times, and Ruby Dee spent decades combining acting with civil rights activism. Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Della Reese and Nell Carter crossed between music, stage and screen, building careers at times when Black performers routinely encountered segregation and discrimination even after becoming nationally famous. Their careers were not identical and neither were their views, but their collective legacy helped widen what audiences could see Black women doing on screen. Many opportunities available to later generations of Black actresses were built on ground these women spent decades breaking.

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[Regulator🇺🇸 @Revolutioig9]

This was supposed to be a normal traffic stop—failed to signal.

Watch what happens next.

[SoulFood66 @BlackAndNative1]

BLACK AMERICANS WALKING DOWN OUR LINEAGE ON THIS LAND WHILE WATCHING FOREIGNERS TRY TO TELL US WHERE WE COME FROM BIH WE FROM THE LAND/ THE SOIL 🇺🇸🌎‼️🔥🔥🔥🎥

[The Modern Masculine Man @masculineman77]

Light Skinned Ego thinks it deserves Pretty Privileges...

Look at what #JoyTaylor says about a man that pays all the bills and gives her a $5000 a month allowance...

This is what is wrong with women, watching this stuff online...

[Don Salmon @dijoni]

Some celebrities are out of steps. With reality in America.. We did build cities and towns in BLACK business after the end of slavery.. and the government and white mob get rid of them. True story. redlining and gentrification..

[Tarsha ☀️🌛✨ @TruthSeeker4u2]

The HATE is REAL, we don’t need yall to protest nor stand with us silly women. Yall are the ones who need the protest and HELP. These are our nurses doctors teaches that that’s why I switched them out if I’m ever handed one I do not want nor need your help for ANYTHING…

[Save Our Citizenships @LetsStopC9]

The Joke Was Never History

When you correct the history and challenge the racism, suddenly, the mask slips. When Black Americans demand accuracy, dignity and truth, the discomfort becomes comedy. That laugh says more than their argument ever could.

[Tom Powell Jr @RealTomPowellJr]

Why Showing Up Early for Work Cost Me More Than It Ever Gave Back

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Dolly Parton was one of a kind & they broke the mold when she arrived on this earth. When Dolly was asked if Black Lives Matters she said are you serious yes of course Black Lives Matter. She said everyone is important because we’re all God’s children in her mind. I miss her!

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Keith Lee there before the incompetent, useless government

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Dolly wrote this song for husband Carl Dean who passed away, it was a tribute to their love story. And a beautiful tribute indeed it was, May she rest in peace, we love you sweet Dolly 💞

[rolandsmartin @rolandsmartin]

Urgent warning issued: all Black organizations, regardless of affiliation, must prepare for a politically orchestrated threat to their entire infrastructure. https://t.co/MqpZtxjR8v #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #BlackOrganizations #PoliticalPreparedness #Community

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

RIP LEGEND😢🕊

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[do do @often20000]

👉Not today women started putting men in pressure 😭 to do things normally they will not do