This picture was taken back in Dec 25th, 1923 during a Christmas celebration at Badagry in Lagos, Nigeria.
It’s a racist photo showing black men painted with the bold inscriptions ‘Merry Xmas Badagry, 1923″
On this day in 1867, Sarah Breedlove a.k.a Madam C.J Walker, was born.
She was the first black woman to become a self-made millionaire. She developed a successful line of beauty & hair products for black women
Black Women who have made their mark on History.
A THREAD!
To combat the high rate of death among slaves, plantation owners demanded females start having children at 13.
By 20, the enslaved women would be expected to have about five children.
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“Being body slammed into wall lockers was something that occurred every day. When they decided to walk on our heels going down the hallway, that lasted for about a week...” —Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend
classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas.
Today, I'm happy and excited to share that I've been nominated in #TheConnectedAwards an independent Awarding body aimed at celebrating techies Globally in Partnership with @AfricaTechtrend . There will be voting and I'll share about it soon. In the mean time like & Retweet.#RwOT
Desmond Tutu’s legacy, many said, was one of unity and service, built on a life of campaigning for dignity for people everywhere and helping bridge divides. https://t.co/DnpUTEbxQB
Goodmorning fam, Have y'all seen my Middle Child Freestyle(letter to J.cole) video and heard the record? If not? well here goes, I want this to reach @JColeNC
link in bio and here below
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