Happy birthday, @BarackObama! 65 never looked better. Every day, you make me a better person, and I’m thankful for all the ways you show up for our family and our country. Love you. ❤️
School pickups just got an upgrade. This dad rolls in with a full dance routine, and his daughter matches every move. You can only "verify" successfully by matching the dance "code"! #FunChina#fun#family
In 1855, a young enslaved black woman named Celia killed a white man who raped her.
A Missouri judge stated that an slave woman had no right to refuse her “master.” She was later convicted of murder and hanged.
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront history.
—Celia was tried, convicted, and ultimately executed for killing her owner. Celia confessed: She had tried to put a stop to what had been five years of sexual abuse. At the center of the trial was a dramatic confrontation over the legal standing of enslaved women. Did an enslaved woman have the right to defend herself against sexual assault?
Drawing on Celia’s own words, her court-appointed defense team said “yes.”
Prosecutors, the trial judge, jurors, and the state high court all rejected Celia’s claim.
Enslaved women did not have the same right to self-defense accorded to free women under Missouri law, they concluded.
To allow such resistance would have been to strike at the heart of slaveholders’ power. It also would have recognized the legal personhood, honor, and rights of enslaved women, undermining slavery’s legitimacy.
In subsequent years, legislators and jurists in other slave states made more explicit that sexual coercion of slaves was not a crime. It is this state sanctioned sexual assault that is a baneful legacy of slavery. Even today, it contributes to erroneous ideas about black women as lacking honor and “virtue,” making them especially vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Two beautiful Nègritos (Aeta) girls of the Philippines
The Aeta, also known as the Agta, Ati, Ata, and Batak in different parts of the Philippines, are among the country's oldest Indigenous peoples. Their history stretches back tens of thousands of years, making them descendants of some of the earliest known inhabitants of the Philippine archipelago.
Genetic and archaeological research suggests that the ancestors of today's Aeta communities arrived in the islands more than 40,000 years ago, long before later waves of migration from mainland Asia. Over thousands of years, they developed unique cultures, languages, traditions, and deep knowledge of the forests and mountains they called home.
The term "Negrito" has historically been used by European colonizers to describe several Indigenous groups across Southeast Asia because of shared physical features such as dark skin and tightly curled hair. Today, many communities prefer to be identified by their specific ethnic names, such as Aeta, Agta, Ati, or Batak, rather than by the broader colonial label.
For generations, Aeta communities have relied on hunting, gathering, fishing, and small scale farming while maintaining a close relationship with nature. Their knowledge of medicinal plants, wildlife, and sustainable living has been passed down through countless generations.
Despite their rich history, many Aeta communities have faced displacement from their ancestral lands due to development projects, mining, conflict, and natural disasters. They continue to advocate for the protection of their land, culture, and Indigenous rights.
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@neiltyson wondering what would you think about if someone made you think about All things by putting it in a Jut Synthesis form of thoughts, ideas and projects done with the world in mind. Is it's a wonderful life (2000Young) version on your mind.
Jesus superstar is not of YESHUA being a star athlete, musician/multi-talented type of person, so with that comes reinventing Jesus, YESHUA, Emanuel on a W.W.J.D presentation of parables style Tell-tale stories of From:an b.f.s.h.p.(person), but there's other inhabitants citizens
@OfficialNOI@LouisFarrakhan I'm here, coming and came back born again. I'm thinking they asked,seeked, and knocked. I with the one true living "GOD" plus the Angel of the LORD involving the RUACH are working, reinventing (Jesus/YESHUA/Emanuel), resting with the footstool in mind.
@OfficialNOI@LouisFarrakhan 72 Carry on My brother, for the love of aroma blessings to the family and world of inhabitants their's and ours , let us progress on life present. We shall go on....
@Supermicro Something on the table like ad-libs/voice overs and improvised conversations on two levels (fronts)as the characters plus their thoughts too.