@SarahWO90
@atanimaa_
@nellarose_
Not up to 8 million but a lot of Igbos went to America especially Louisiana and Georgia but most igbos went to Jamaica. The Yorubas majorly went to Brazil, Cuba and Trinidad. The Hausas/Fulani went to America too, The Dahomey/Ewe people went to Haiti majorly, the Kongo people to
A book that’s good 4 common Black American names dating back to slavery is “Black Names In America: Origins and Usage”. Shows where alotta names slaves kept came from.
If you live in the hood yk alotta this gun violence is preventable. Don’t listen to the “proximity” talk it’s bs. Don’t let them try and normalize what’s goin on.
okay but forreal, the swift response to kanye’s antisemitism vs. the silence when he was tormenting the black community is reaaaaally something to witness.
That’s a great deal. He only came out wt like 4 albums his whole career lol. 2 of em actually went multi platinum. It’s not like this his first time gettin paid off that music.
If Justin Timberlake sold his whole catalog for $100 million that should let you know that the rest of these artist ain’t making as much as you think they are
“American blacks have picked Swahili because they just didn’t know that most of the New World’s slaves came from Hausa and Yoruba-speaking areas” - Lorenzo Dow Turner
Robin Thicke had no reason to start acting weird, he had the whole black community behind him. He had what Justin Timberlake wanted so bad and didn't even have to get the cornrows!! Smh. A fumble.
Darius Lee put up 52 PTS in the the 4th highest combined scoring game in D-I history at 293 PTS that culminated with a 149-144 Houston Baptist W over McNeese State. He shot 16/30 FG, knocked down 20/27 FT had 18 REBS + 5 ASTS in a wild 4OT game that saw 25 lead changes + 24 ties
One Hausa man that became enslaved in North America was a Muslim by the name of Sambo Anderson. He was known for his tattoos and gold earrings he wore that represented him being of a royal lineage.
The free Black allies of the Seminoles did not identify as Indians but instead as “Hausa, Mandigoes, and Fulani”. Many of these ppl were also believed to be remnants of the Stono Rebellion.
William Dunbar said many slavers in the MS region wanted Africans from the interior. Even naming where many of the slaves in the Mississippi region came from such as Hausa, Zamfara, Zazzau, Katsina (All Hausa states), along with Bornu & Timbuktu.
Black American Uncle Remus stories linked to Hausa “..proverbs suggest that the Uncle Remus legends have their origin in the Hausa folklore of West Africa. Uncle Remus May even be a variant of the Hausan slave title “D’an Rimi””.
This book cites Nigerian historian Akin Mabogunje on how many slaves brought over were Hausa “.. and their slaves consisted largely of Hausa brought from further inland”
The partial roots of Blues are more closer to Northern Nigeria and Cameroon amongst the Hausa and Tikar people than it is in Senegal. These two groups are usually most common in Black American ancestry.
Rutgers-commit Ace Bailey is in many ways exactly what the NBA is looking for; a 6'9 guard with NBA range, elite body control changing speeds out of hesitation moves, highlight-reel explosiveness, live-dribble passing, and physicality and competitiveness defensively.
“The Hausa, who made up a large number of slaves brought over from Nigeria before the early 19th century, pieced and quilted producing armor that protected horses and riders in battle” Stitching Memories: African American Story Quilts, Pg 7
@_SmithNWesson
Elders gotta have closed caskets cause their face was blown off but this is the discussion they tryna have its silly. They been doin this the last 2 days.
Self proclaimed “black upperclass” folks talkin all this “class distinction” talk while largely living in white middle class areas is hilarious. Go check what class you’re in where you live at first.
Y’all really co-signed The Dream’s alternate history where Black people had to sample and never created original music until recently just to dunk on some white lady y’all never heard of huh?
You wasn’t checking for them awkward brilliant black girls.
And you wasn’t asking them to sit with you at the cool kids table.
But got all the audacity to question who they married.
Ashy.
@Joythevibes24
They see themselves goin down and want to bring us along with them. So many of them hate to see us do anything without them. It’s a nosey overseer mentality.
If rich black kids feel the need to fake struggle to feel included that sound like a personal problem they needa fix. But ofc idiots will blame the less fortunate folk for rich ppls insecurities.
Did you know that Puerto Rico keep the African tradition alive?. much more than America blacks. The slave master did a good job at liquidating the African tradition from black Americans.
Iono anynother genre where everyone is proud to be ignorant as much as rap from top to bottom. The rappers, producers, managers, etc. everyone take pride in bein ignorant bout the craft.
“Little felt books with words stitched into appear on Aminah Robinson’s quilt, Like the Hausa, who protected their quilted armor by sewing bundles containing script onto and inside the quilting, Ms. Robinsons wraps words away.”