😳 Over half the season is done and Lewis Hamilton is still the only driver to complete 100% of all racing laps AND score points in every race
Untouchable.
Africa’s history did not begin with slavery, and it certainly did not begin with European colonialism. Long before those periods, African societies had already built kingdoms, organized political systems, developed trade networks, produced scholarship and created cultures that would influence generations. That is why images like this matter. They push back against the idea that Black history can be reduced to a few centuries of oppression.
Mansa Musa, shown here representing the Mali Empire, is probably the most familiar name on the poster. But his story is about far more than being remembered as one of history’s wealthiest rulers. Mali emerged in West Africa in the 13th century and became one of the largest and most influential states in the region. Its strength was tied to control of major gold and salt trade routes, strong political administration and the movement of people, ideas and knowledge across the Sahara. Under Mansa Musa, Mali reached one of its most powerful periods, and his famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 brought the empire to the attention of chroniclers far beyond West Africa.
Queen Nzinga represents another part of African history that is often left out of popular discussions. She was a ruler and diplomat in Central Africa who became known for her resistance to Portuguese expansion and the Atlantic slave trade. Her political career shows that African women were not simply bystanders in the history of kingdoms and warfare. Women could hold authority, negotiate with foreign powers, command forces and shape the political future of entire states.
The poster also points toward much older African civilizations. Nefertiti lived in ancient Egypt more than three thousand years ago, while Pharaoh Taharqa ruled Kush during the 7th century BCE. Kush was not some footnote to Egyptian history. Its rulers controlled a powerful kingdom centered in what is now Sudan and at one point Kushite kings ruled Egypt itself. Shaka Zulu belongs to a much later period, but his rise in the early 19th century similarly demonstrates the political complexity that existed in southern Africa before European colonial rule reshaped the region.
There is also an important lesson in the way these names are presented together. Africa was never one civilization with one culture, one language or one political system. It was and remains an enormous continent with thousands of communities and a long history of empires, kingdoms, city states, migrations, trade networks, intellectual traditions, conflicts and technological achievements. Mali in West Africa, Kush in the Nile Valley, Ndongo and Matamba in Central Africa and the Zulu kingdom in southern Africa existed in very different periods and circumstances.
So when people say that “Black history started with slavery,” they are not simply leaving out a few famous names. They are removing thousands of years of context. Slavery became a devastating part of African and global history, particularly through the Atlantic slave trade, but it was not the beginning of African civilization or Black identity. There were societies before enslavement, there were states with their own political ambitions, and there were people who lived ordinary lives, built families, traded goods, studied, created art, practiced religion and governed their communities long before Europeans arrived.
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@NFFC We all knew it was coming but that doesnt soften the impact of seeing this confirmed.
He will be missed on the pitch and around the place. Lights up everywhere he goes.
Good luck at the Sky Blues Big T!
El verdadero GOAT de la F1 🐐
— Debuto con un bicampeon del mundo y lo vencio
— Gano mas carreras que nadie en la historia
— Tuvo de compañero a 3 campeones del mundo y derroto a los 3
— A los 41 años sigue peleando por titulos mundiales
“No investigation necessary”
This WAS one of the greatest comebacks in history. Stewards, Masi, Perez tactics, Lewis was fighting against one of the worst wheel to wheel racers in history who could get away with anything. He just couldn’t reach the level Lewis was racing at.
I can’t believe my daughter Ellie started 10th grade this week — this pic feels like it was taken just yesterday.
I hope everyone had a great first week back to school. I’m fighting for all of our kids to be able to access a good education and afford to chase their dreams in Florida.
Canada 2026 🇨🇦
Six laps to go.
Lewis Hamilton hunts down Max Verstappen and sweeps around the outside into Turn 1 to take P2 in Canada.
Vintage Hamilton. 🥶🏁
Isaiah 65 links eating pork with rebellion against God. Was this command symbolic, cultural, or protective? Explore what Scripture says and what it means for believers today.
Does systemic racism exist? Short answer: Yes. Even in fields like medicine. Here’s an important example of systemic racism in medicine that’s lasted over 200 years.
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📸 President @JoeBiden was recently spotted shopping at Old Navy in Rehoboth Beach.
He spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate, 8 years as Vice President, and 4 years as President of the United States.
And there he is… shopping at Old Navy like everybody else.
No entourage shutting down a luxury store. No designer boutique. Just Joe looking for a deal.
Trump would NEVER.
The way people downplay Lewis Hamilton’s rookie season has gotten ridiculous. A ROOKIE went up against the reigning back to back World Champion in the same team, finished level with him on points, started his F1 career with NINE consecutive podiums and missed the championship by ONE point.
You can dislike Lewis all you want, but trying to downplay 2007 is just crazy!!!!
The racists in the Tennessee State House tried everything they could to stop this man.
They expelled him. And the voters sent him right back.
Then they redrew his district.
Now, voters have chosen him as their Democratic nominee for Congress. Congratulations Justin Pearson!