Paradise by Toni Morrison kinda cracked my brain open. Felt like reading a historical (maybe mythological) text that was undoing itself as you read it.
Re: Latin America. A lot of the white Latinos are mad that black Americans have access and privilege in ways they do not in their own countries and obfuscate their anti black racism with flimsy anti colonial rhetoric. When they’re ltrly the descendants of colonizers lol.
update: im being displaced by my shot landlord & I gotta move at the end of August. Funds needed re: bills, back rent, moving costs (first, last, storage, etc). Please share & donate. Every bit helps!
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British Museum colludes with pro-Israel lobby to erase Palestine from historical exhibits
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An investigation by Middle East Eye has exposed the British Museum for covertly removing the terms “Palestine,” “Palestinian,” and “Israeli occupation” from its historical displays following intensive lobbying by pro-Israel activists. Internal emails obtained via a freedom of information request reveal that the London institution rapidly altered descriptions of artifacts dating back to 7,500 BCE to appease political pressure groups, including the Board of Deputies of British Jews and high-profile figures.
While museum director Nick Cullinan publicly claimed the changes were part of a standard curation refresh and backed by audience testing, the newly released disclosures confirm that no visitor research regarding the term "Palestine" was ever conducted.
The internal correspondence details a frantic effort by museum staff to pacify complaints lodged between October and December 2024, with one directive explicitly ordering curators to remain hyper-conscious of the anniversary of 7 October. In one instance, a panel describing ancient rulers of “Palestinian descent” was scrubbed and changed to “Canaanite origin” within five hours of receiving a complaint from the Board of Deputies.
Middle East Eye cross-referenced the redacted emails to identify key lobbyists, including right-wing commentators and historians who weaponized access to the museum's leadership to argue that historical references to an ancient Israelite occupation would stoke modern antisemitism.
The targeted erasure has sparked a severe diplomatic and cultural backlash, with Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zumlot accusing the public institution of betraying its historical integrity to serve political ends. Cultural figures and human rights defenders have condemned the museum for complicity in what the United Nations classifies as an ongoing genocide in Gaza, noting that the bureaucratic deletion of Palestinian history in London directly mirrors the physical destruction of heritage sites on the ground.
Despite photographic evidence showing that references to "modern Palestine" were replaced with "Gaza and the West Bank" at gallery entrances, the British Museum has refused to answer specific inquiries, issuing a blanket denial to Middle East Eye that any erasure took place.
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The hood isn’t even dangerous fr everyone is a homeowner !!
If you grow up in APARTMENTS that’s the PROJECTS because they named each section 8 community a PROJECT.
But even if you wasn’t on section 8 your apartments still will give PROJECTS if to many ratchet ppl live there.