Why didn’t they tell you that in the 1950’s, libraries did not have many books on black people. In 1956, my immediate family moved from the Mississippi Delta (Mound Bayou) to San Bernardino, California. My three oldest sisters stayed behind because they were married and had good-sized families; one had 4 children and the other …
Why didn’t they tell you why the U. S. has birthright citizenship? I am sure that many of you have heard that Black People established the first civilization or civilizations on earth. As each day goes by, more and more light is being shone on this issue. One reaction to such a claim is to …
Why didn’t they tell you why the U. S. has birthright citizenship? There has been a lot of discussion of birthright citizenship of late. The issue is being argued before the U. S. Supreme Court as I write these words. A news anchor/commentator recently noted that no other country has birthright citizenship and asked the …
“… and the truth shall make you free.” — Jesus of Nazareth (John 8: 32b) Why Didn’t They Tell You That Egypt is in Africa and Ancient Egypt Was an African Civilization Obviously Egypt (the Arab Republic of Egypt) is physically located on the Continent of Africa but today is generally thought of as being …
Egyptologists, Archeologists, Paleontologists, and Historians need to come clean about Ancient Egypt The featured image of this post shows Menes (also called Narmer) wearing the white crown of Upper (Southern) Egypt as the first Pharaoh of the Two Lands subduing Asiatics from the Delta (the most northern part of Egypt). Paraphrasing what the great Egyptologist …
“… and the truth shall make you free.” — Jesus of Nazareth (John 8: 32b) Why didn’t they tell you that the Constitution of the United States did not define a Black person as three-fifths of a person? There is an assertion that one hears over and over again, namely, that the U. S. Constitution …
Featured Image: Cooked Rice In south Louisiana, rice is probably the most important staple in the cuisine of this area. We don’t just eat rice with red beans and rice but with many other dishes including greens of all types (collards, mustards, turnips, etc.). And eating gumbo without rice would be like eating ham and …
Featured Image: Ptolemaic Egyptians With the release of the latest Cleopatra movie depicting Cleopatra as a black woman, much controversy has been stirred up over the question of the race of Cleopatra. I am quite certain that Cleopatra was not black, but white, because she was not of Egyptian stock but of Macedonian origin. Macedon, …
Featured Image: Mansa Musa, Emperor of Mali (1312 – 1327 AD) Before Black History Month is over, I felt compelled to share with you something that has been on my mind and my heart for a while. During the month of February, we look back at the history of Black People both in America and …
Alvin Kamara and Making Africa Great Again Some readers may recall Saints Running Back Alvin Kamara (#41) wearing a headband saying “Make Africa Great Again”, during the 2018-2019 football season. Indeed by 1200 AD (by the Middle Ages), before the time of European incursions into the Continent via the Atlantic, many societies of Sub-Sahara Africa …
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