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melanatedcontributions: The Taino Indians Native Americans of the Caribbean The Taino Indians: Native Americans of the Caribbean “Who are the Tainos? The U.S. Government says they are extinct, but they are not. Most likely you might know them as Latinos, a Spanish speaking person of Latin American (the Spanish speaking part of the Americas, south... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
melanatedcontributions: The Taino Indians  Native Americans of the Caribbean The Taino Indians: Native Americans of the Caribbean “Who are the Tainos? The U.S. Government says they are extinct, but they are not. Most likely you might know them as Latinos, a Spanish speaking person of Latin American (the Spanish speaking part of the Americas, south of the U.S.) descent. Not all, but many modern day Tainos are unaware of their lineage. To understand how that could happen you must know the story from the beginning. Approximately 1,500 years ago, the Arawak people of South America began migrating northward along the many scattered islands located between South and North America, an area we now refer to as the Caribbean. For a thousand years their population grew and the people lived in harmony. The people covered all the islands of the Caribbean, the major ones as they are now known: Cuba, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola as well as all the smaller ones: the Bahamas, Bimini, Jamaica etc. Certain groups of island people identified themselves as Lokono, Lucayan, Carib, Ciboney, Arawak, but most islands were primarily inhabited by people who called themselves Taino, which stood for “the good people” in their language. The different groups intermarried extensively to strengthen ties amongst themselves. Theirs was a beautiful culture. They were aware of a Divine presence whom they called Yocahu, and to worship and give thanks was a major part of their lives. They had a social order that provided the leaders and guidelines by which they all lived. They hunted, fished, cultivated crops and ate the abundant fruits provided by nature. They were clever and ingenious and had everything they needed to survive. They had beautiful ceremonies that were held at various times - birth, death, marriage, harvest, naming and coming of age, to name a few. They had special reverence for the Earth Mother (Atabey) and had respect for all living things knowing that all living things are connected. There was little need for clothing due to the tropic heat, but upon reaching puberty both males and females would wear a small woven loincloth. Puberty was also the time at which they were considered old enough to be married. The population estimates for the Taino people at the height of their culture are as high as 8,000,000. That was in 1492…. In 1492, the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, was loaned three small, old ships from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain for a questionable voyage across the sea in which he hoped to reach India or China. Although Marco Polo had sailed around the world 300 years earlier, and the Norsemen 500 years earlier, there were few sailors willing to sail into the unknown, so the King and Queen released some prisoners early to accompany Columbus on the voyage. On October 12, 1492 after two months at sea Columbus and his crew finally spotted land. Upon reaching the land, Columbus fell to his knees, thanked God for a safe voyage and planted a flag in the ground, claiming the land for Spain - as the Tainos who had lived there for 1,000 years watched from behind trees and bushes. The Taino had never before seen white men, clothed people, people with beards or ships like that - they thought these people must be from heaven. So the Taino came out to greet them, as was their custom, and brought the travelers - who surely must have been tired and hungry - food, drink and gifts. Such strong swimmers were the Taino that some of them swam right out to the boats some three miles offshore. That very first night Columbus wrote in his journal that these islands were very heavily populated by a handsome, strong, well-built and peaceful people who had only simple weapons and that with as few as 50 of his men and their weapons he could take over. Much is said about Columbus’ desire to convert the “savages” to Christianity, but very little is said about his quest for gold, although Columbus mentions gold in his journal 70 times in his first two weeks in the islands. The very first day, Columbus “took” several Native boys aboard his ship to show him where the gold was. Columbus spent the next two months looking for gold. Just when he was about to return to Spain, on Christmas Eve his ship the Santa Maria ran aground and sank. The Taino people helped him to retrieve every salvageable item. A problem arose in that now all the sailors who had accompanied Columbus could not fit on the two remaining (and smaller) ships. So a fort was built using the salvaged wood from the Santa Maria and 39 men were left behind at a fort Columbus called La Navidad. Shortly thereafter, Columbus set sail for Spain, taking some of the Natives and birds, food and plants to show the King and Queen. Columbus was received in a manner never before seen and his stories of the “New World” were listened to with awe. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella immediately gave Columbus seventeen large ships, livestock & supplies to return to their newly acquired lands and colonize them. This time there was no shortage of men willing to sign up for the ocean voyage: 1,200 men eagerly signed up for the voyage and the chance to get rich quick on the gold to be found in the New World. Upon arrival at La Navidad in the second voyage, Columbus found the fort burned to the ground and all 39 of the men he had left behind had been killed. It seems the sailors left behind had “misbehaved” as our history books tell it, but their “misbehaving” was in often in the form of rape of the local women and children and theft of anything they saw that they wanted. One of the local leaders - or Kasikes as they were called - named Caonabo, had met with the other leaders and all but one agreed that men who were gods would never have behaved in the manner the Spanish had, and they decided the Spaniards had to go, and so they eliminated the Spaniards and the threat they posed to their people. Columbus vowed to find Caonabo and retaliate. From that point on, life as the Taino knew it ended. Columbus forced all of them over the age of 14 to work in the gold mines searching for gold for the Spaniards. Those who refused were killed. Those who did not make their quota of gold had their hands cut off and were left to bleed to death. Taino women were given to Spaniards to do with whatever they wished. The fields, unattended, failed to yield enough food for the Taino (and the Spaniards whose supplies had run out). All were hungry. Many Taino starved to death, others were worked to death. They were beaten, tortured, raped, enslaved and murdered. Columbus found Caonabo - they tricked him in order to capture him - and he was put on a ship that was sent to Spain and was never heard from again. When the time came for Columbus to return to Spain, he did not have nearly enough gold to pay for his expedition, so he had his men round up 1,000 of the very biggest and strongest Taino. They found they could only fit 500 of them in the stinking holds of the ships, so Columbus took those 500 aboard to be sold at the slave market in Seville to raise money to repay the King and Queen, and he gave the other 500 Taino to Spanish colonists. Over 250 of the Taino died en route to Spain, and their bodies were tossed overboard. When Columbus returned for the third time, not much had changed, there was still little gold. The colonists brutally forced the Taino to look for it. The food shortages were so severe it was said that the Spaniards fed Taino babies to their dogs. The mood among the Taino was one of complete and utter helplessness and desperation. Some took their own lives to escape the brutalities and indignities. The colonists, failing to get rich quick as they had hoped, threatened to revolt against Columbus. Word got back to the King and Queen of the situation and Columbus was sent back to Spain in chains to stand trial for his “mismanagement” of the islands. He was stripped of his titles and all claims to the lands he had “discovered” (to those who had lived in the islands and thought they had discovered them, he would always be known as the “invader”). He lived to make a fourth voyage to the islands. The people there, once proud and strong, were reduced from an estimated 8 million to 60 thousand in 10 years’ time. Those that remained ran up high in the densely forested hills and mountains and hid. But, they survived. Many later married Spaniards; others married the African slaves that Columbus’ ships later brought in to replace the decimated Taino work force. You can see the existence of all three races in the faces of many modern day Caribbean peoples - but they all fall under the category of “Latino”. If you look at maps, many areas still retain their original indigenous place-names. If you listen to the language, you will still hear many indigenous words used. And although the Caribbean has be explored and exploited again and again by the many greedy adventurers who have passed through, many of the customs practiced by the Taino are still in use and a big part of the culture throughout the Caribbean today. What is the logic behind the government giving a man credit for discovering lands that were already densely populated, and honoring that same man whose actions had the devastating consequences of slavery and death to so many people, with one of our eight federal holidays (i.e. holy day)? Or, is there any logic at all there? And, why are the Taino people, who do still exist in spite of what you may be told, denied legal federal recognition? And, why are Native Americans, who have given so much to the formation of this country, still not honored with a federal holiday of their own? Please do more than think about this… do something about this….. let’s all work together to end the insult and injustice to the people who have truly paid the highest possible price for the land in which we all live today.” My People from my daddy’s side in PR.
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eastafriqueen: not-here-for-it: queennubian: tarynel: firstladysexyfineass: i just felt a need to make this photoset Lmao. rent’s due the bills ain’t gonna pay themselves Stopppp lmao - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
eastafriqueen: not-here-for-it: queennubian: tarynel: firstladysexyfineass: i just felt a need to make this photoset Lmao. rent’s due the bills ain’t gonna pay themselves Stopppp lmao
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kaliqali: Grace Bol | ph. Dario Catellani - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
kaliqali: Grace Bol | ph. Dario Catellani
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xoxony: Is it me or does he look better now then he did when he was younger? Like Fine Ass Aged Rum.. Golden and Rich.  I’d take a shot of that anytime. straight no chaser bay, - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
xoxony: Is it me or does he look better now then he did when he was younger? Like Fine Ass Aged Rum.. Golden and Rich.  I’d take a shot of that anytime. straight no chaser bay,
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Panic and anxiety information and resources master post - http://gtfothinspo.tumblr.com/post...
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athickgirlscloset: New post and Youtube video about my collab with Kim of Naturally Fashionable are live! By Any Means All Black - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
athickgirlscloset: New post and Youtube video about my collab with Kim of Naturally Fashionable are live! By Any Means All Black
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stfuconservatives: Right-click-save this Upworthy graphic for the next time someone says the wage gap is a myth. (But also, prepare for them to point out that in a whopping two industries, women make up to nearly FOUR PERCENT more than men!!111) - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
stfuconservatives: Right-click-save this Upworthy graphic for the next time someone says the wage gap is a myth. (But also, prepare for them to point out that in a whopping two industries, women make up to nearly FOUR PERCENT more than men!!111)
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anarcho-queer: anarcho-queer: Drone Spotted Hovering Over West Oakland On February 8th, 2013 at 3:50 pm a drone was sighted hovering above a neighborhood in West Oakland. There didn’t seem to be a focus, it just maintained it’s position above properties. It is not known at this point what agency or individual was operating the craft. Alameda... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
anarcho-queer: anarcho-queer: Drone Spotted Hovering Over West Oakland On February 8th, 2013 at 3:50 pm a drone was sighted hovering above a neighborhood in West Oakland. There didn’t seem to be a focus, it just maintained it’s position above properties. It is not known at this point what agency or individual was operating the craft. Alameda Sheriff’s recently released their intended policies around the use of drones. You can take a read here Once introduced into their arsenal, they would be used for a variety of purposes ranging from counter terrorism operations, chases, search and rescue, surveillance, as well as other operations. Update: According to locals, another drone was spotted hovering over Oakland earlier today. This is the second sighting in a month. Alameda Sheriff released a draft of their drone policy this year. They are currently in dispute with the community who are largely opposed to the police purchasing drones. expect to see more of them everywhere. We’ve been seeing them for a while in Detroit. I’ve even spotted a few in Atlanta and in Tampa. Most Major Cities with large minority populations will be seeing these in place of the popo alot more.
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ICYMI, Supreme Court set to declare racism over, scrap key part of the Voting Rights Act - http://www.motherjones.com/politic...
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osteomancy: genderbitch: holybat: elindigenazi: otaachimow: satsekhem: otaachimow: cosmicyoruba: thegoddamazon: sikssaapo-p: elindigenazi: Haha this made me laugh XD I’m sure they would’ve, if they didn’t decided to abandon colonizing here, but for some reason they just decided to”fuck it” and leave… Right? Pretty sure the Vikings were conquerors.... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
osteomancy: genderbitch: holybat: elindigenazi: otaachimow: satsekhem: otaachimow: cosmicyoruba: thegoddamazon: sikssaapo-p: elindigenazi: Haha this made me laugh XD I’m sure they would’ve, if they didn’t decided to abandon colonizing here, but for some reason they just decided to”fuck it” and leave… Right? Pretty sure the Vikings were conquerors. Maybe the Vikings were not conquerors as popularly imagined? lol. okay guys this is what happened. Erik the Red got kicked out of Iceland cos he killed someone. He wandered over to Greenland and then started trying to convince people to come live with him and they set up this sad little settlement there. Later another dude got blown off course trying to get there and happened to see North America, so he told Erik’s son Leif and Leif went to go check it out, but they didn’t see any people. A few years later Leif’s brother Thorvald went exploring to try and get some furs and stuff. He found nine indigenous people sleeping under canoes and so what does he do? Yeah he kills eight of them and the ninth one runs off and comes back with a force of very angry Inuit who then killed him. Not exactly a promising start. Anyway long story short, the Norse did a really crappy job interacting with the indigenous people so the Inuit just beat them back to Greenland and then they were too stubborn to eat fish like the native people instead of trying to raise sheep in Greenland so they either died or moved back to Iceland.  Basically, it’s not that they were significantly nicer than Columbus, it’s mostly that they happened to piss off the Inuit before they managed to transmit diseases to them.  This is why I have issues with “American ingenuity” bullshit about how the colonists took over America. No. It was not superior weapons or ingenuity. It was that we wiped out their populations with disease. I am reblogging just because I never like to miss a chance to remind people that Natives consistently controlled and overwhelmed European forces before they were hit by epidemics. People of the northeast coast kept a very tight leash on Europeans until the early 1600s when disease hit (and Europeans commented that they couldn’t settle there because there were too many people), the Spanish got their butts kicked in Mexico until smallpox ravaged the Triple Alliance, and the majority of the middle part of the continent was entirely dependent on Native whims until the huge epidemic of 1780 (Native domination lasted longer in some areas of course, well into the 1800s, but before the epidemic Europeans didn’t even have a chance).  I feel very confident saying that if diseases had not affected indigenous Americans, then Europe would not have conquered the continents.  Reblogging because it is important for people understand the bold. it is true, the Europeans could not have won without the diseases brought to us. The argument saying that they won because they were “advanced” is invalid because not even their weaponry was enough to beat native people. It was their diseases, which they knew, that could potentially decimate our population. So no, Europeans were not more “advanced” they were just a filthy, which is the reason why they carried disease in the first place. In Chile somehow the Mapuche didn’t get weakened by disease, and they never ever let the Spanish alone (In fact, they’re still fighting to this day). The Spanish were so done trying to fight them that at the end they set up the Bío-Bío river as a natural geographical limit, to the North was the Chilean Capitanía, to the South of the river were the Mapuche (Of course, the Spanish would cross the river to steal away people and get them into the Encomienda system because they were and are shit like that). Commentary A friend of mine pointed out that disease was consciously used as a weapon in later periods which might thinly qualify as some kind of ingenuity, which reminded me to remind everyone we learned how to do that from Genghis Khan who was, of course, not a white guy. We are not good at inventing tbh.
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She was magnificent.  I actually saw it myself and then I realized what Marlon Brando was doing by having her accept.  Truly a Political Super Event. - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
She was magnificent.  I actually saw it myself and then I realized what Marlon Brando was doing by having her accept.  Truly a Political Super Event.
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nelzlyric: dynamicafrica: STYLE ICON: Dobet Gnahoré Grammy Award-winning and World Music-nominated Ivorian musician and singer Dobet Gnahoré’s style is beyond your wildest Afro-punk dreams. With a band consisting of her percussionist father Boni Ngahoré, as well as several French and Tunisian acts, both the 29-year-old singer’s musical sounds and... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
nelzlyric: dynamicafrica: STYLE ICON: Dobet Gnahoré Grammy Award-winning and World Music-nominated Ivorian musician and singer Dobet Gnahoré’s style is beyond your wildest Afro-punk dreams. With a band consisting of her percussionist father Boni Ngahoré, as well as several French and Tunisian acts, both the 29-year-old singer’s musical sounds and aesthetic mirror various elements of Pan-Africanism that can often be seen in the jewelry she wears and the infusion of Bété, Baoulé, reggae, rumba and Manding influences in her music. I’ve seen her live, and there’s no doubt in my mind that you all should do the same. You will NOT be disappointed.
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sikssaapo-p: flasking: Kills-With-Flask was the most feared Crow warrior on the plains. dare I say racist? - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
sikssaapo-p: flasking: Kills-With-Flask was the most feared Crow warrior on the plains. dare I say racist?
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aboutegypt: Luxor, Deir al-Bahri, Hatshepsut, statue (by blauepics) - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
aboutegypt: Luxor, Deir al-Bahri, Hatshepsut, statue (by blauepics)
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theblacksophisticate: Go ALL THE WAY IN, Lil’ Ann!! .gif’s 2, 3 + 6 are EVERYTHING. - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
theblacksophisticate: Go ALL THE WAY IN, Lil’ Ann!! .gif’s 2, 3 + 6 are EVERYTHING.
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iamonebeing: Man Convicted in Noose Attack Sentenced to Write Black History Essay Updated February 27, 2013 6:52pm February 27, 2013 1:29pm | By Erin Meyer and Darryl Holliday Commentsshareprint BEVERLY — An Alsip man who pleaded guilty to putting a noose around a black teen’s neck was ordered by a judge to write an essay about the history of... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
iamonebeing: Man Convicted in Noose Attack Sentenced to Write Black History Essay Updated February 27, 2013 6:52pm February 27, 2013 1:29pm | By Erin Meyer and Darryl Holliday Commentsshareprint BEVERLY — An Alsip man who pleaded guilty to putting a noose around a black teen’s neck was ordered by a judge to write an essay about the history of blacks being lynched in America. Matthew Herrmann, 19, was originally charged with felonies — including hate crime — for the racially charged attack. He and two other white teens were accused of luring the victim — a student at Brother Rice High School — to one of their Beverly homes in the 1600 block of West 100th Place on Dec. 23, 2011. When the victim, 17-year-old Joshua Merritt, got there, he was restrained, called the N-word and threatened with death, authorities said. The three teens also put a noose around his neck. The teens were angry about Merritt’s relationship with one of their female cousins, police said. The two other teens were charged as juveniles. Herrmann pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor — and was sentenced to two years probation. But the judge didn’t leave it at that. He also ordered the teen to pen an essay on “the history and practice of lynching African-Americans in this country,” according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Since the incident, Merritt’s father, William Merritt, said his son sees a professional therapist once a week due the trauma he experienced. “This has changed his whole life,” he said. “The way he looks at people, the way he tries to make friends — that changes a teen.” According to William Merritt, initial resistance from lower-level police officers to bring charges on the case hindered the its long-term integrity. “If I want to file charges it shouldn’t take two to three weeks,” he said, noting that during the incident in which the younger Merritt was surrounded by Herrmann and others, a knife was put to his neck in addition to the noose. “They should have filed it right away,” he said. While William Merritt said the ruling was “the best outcome” for how the case was presented, he likened Herrmann’s sentence of writing an essay to a homework assignment. “[Herrmann] is immature, even now,” he said, of his son’s friend.  The two teens had participated in an anime club together in school and had been friends for around three years, according to William Merritt. The young men involved in the incident had also engaged in a program called a “peace circle” after the incident, according to William Merritt, during which Herrmann continued to display a lack of understanding regarding his actions. “You have to look at it as them being teens and not understanding the history behind what they had done,” he said of the young men. “Maybe if they had learned more in school they would understand the level of their behavior.” Outside court, Herrmann said that while he and the victim are no longer friends, the two were able to make amends through the peace circle commonly used in juvenile court to help settle disputes without jail time. He left the Cook County Criminal Courthouse Wednesday with his mother, glad to leave an ugly chapter of his life behind him. “I’ve learned the justice system is fair,” said Herrmann, who turns 20 on Thursday. Herrmann was ecstatic to escape with just probation and no felony conviction. “I have to write an essay, too,” said Herrmann, who has shaved his beard and trimmed his long hair since his arrest. “No jail.” Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130227/beverly/man-convicted-noose-incident-sentenced-write-black-history-essay#ixzz2MLejsKr7
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thepoliticalfreakshow: Here’s the full breakdown of Republican votes in the House and Senate against reauthorizing VAWA. If your Represenative is above, he/she voted against the Violence Against Women Act. - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
thepoliticalfreakshow: Here’s the full breakdown of Republican votes in the House and Senate against reauthorizing VAWA. If your Represenative is above, he/she voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
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carib-n: YS Falls, Jamaica by StevenIceton on Flickr. - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
carib-n: YS Falls, Jamaica by StevenIceton on Flickr.
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fuckyeablackart: Designer Tiana by ~winderly Visit fuckyeablackart.tumblr.com for more ! - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
fuckyeablackart: Designer Tiana by ~winderly Visit fuckyeablackart.tumblr.com for more !
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restlessandcr8ive: bois caiman - ceremony done in Haiti by the vodoun slaves before the Haitian revolution in which they resisted the french and became the only country in this hemisphere to successfully resist slavery by force  - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
restlessandcr8ive: bois caiman - ceremony done in Haiti by the vodoun slaves before the Haitian revolution in which they resisted the french and became the only country in this hemisphere to successfully resist slavery by force 
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melanatedcontributions: Boukman Boukman was a Hougan, or Voodoo priest, whose death was considered a catalyst to the slave uprising that marked the beginning of the Haitian Revolution. Boukman was born in and later sold by his British to a French plantation owner, who put him as commander(slave driver) and later a coach driver. His name came from... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
melanatedcontributions: Boukman  Boukman was a Hougan, or Voodoo priest, whose death was considered a catalyst to the slave uprising that marked the beginning of the Haitian Revolution. Boukman was born in and later sold by his British to a French plantation owner, who put him as commander(slave driver) and later a coach driver. His name came from his English nickname “Book Man” which he earned due to his ability to read. Boukman presided in the role of Hougan on August 14, 1791 with an African-born Voodoo priestess and conducted a ceremony at the Bois Caiman. Boukman began his famous ceremony by asking for God’s help in the following words: “The God who made the sun that shines upon us, who causes the sea to rise, the thunder to roar. do you hear me. All of you. Hidden in the clouds, God witnesses the atrocities the whites commit against us. The god of the whites sanctions their crimes and doesn’t care about us. But God, who is so good, orders us to avenge ourselves. He will direct our arms and stands beside us. Destroy the image of the white men’s god who is thirsty for our blood and tears. Listen to the voice of freedom rising in our heart.” And then, the African-born Voodoo priestess possessed by Erzulie Dantor sacrificed a pig which symbolizes the wild, free and untamable spiritual power of the forest and the ancestors. The participants soaked their fingers in the blood of the pig and made an oath to die, rather than serve the whites. This amazing ceremony combined with Bookman’s large size warrior-like appearance and fearsome temper, made him an effective leader and helped spark the Haitian Revolution. Soon after the uprising began, French authorities captured Bookman and executed him by beheading. The French then publicly displayed his head in an attempt to dispel the aura of invincibility that Boookman had cultivated. This attempt failed. Since then, Haitians have honored Bookman by admitting him into the pantheon of Loa(Voodoo Spirits). Bookman his well revered in all Haiti and his ceremony is worldwide known as the reason of Haiti’s Independence. His name will never be forgotten in Haitian’s heart. Some say that Boukman came to Haiti from Jamaica where he was a rebel and incited the slaves to rise up.  This is why he was supposedly revered as a great warrior without fear. even in attempting to further punish Boukman, The slave masters created a situation where he led a revolution which freed many in Haiti
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Many of us are convinced that making women afraid to be fat is a form of social control. Fear of fat keeps women preoccupied, robs us of our pride and energy, keeps us from taking up space. - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
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Sweater: Thrifted, Shoes: Franco Sarto, Acid Wash Jacket: Thrifted, Skirt: American Apparel, Bag: Michael Kors Anastasia, 22, Seattle inanexpression.tumblr.com
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Evolution Of A Queen: locsgirl: faineemae: Bindi-Swag is not only racist towards South Asian... - http://queennubian.tumblr.com/post...
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thisisjuliette: lacanaille: Erykah Badu in the studio, doing her thing. Ilu My mamma on them ones and twos - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
thisisjuliette: lacanaille: Erykah Badu in the studio, doing her thing. Ilu My mamma on them ones and twos
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thegoddamazon: bettynerdgirl: locksandglasses: knowledgeequalsblackpower: choirfreak8718: trackgirl22: African-American Academy Award Winners i forgot mo’nique won one! 6 Archetypes Love this p.s. so we just gon act like three 6 mafia didn’t win? NEVER FORGET Becuz it’s still hard out here for a pimp - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
thegoddamazon: bettynerdgirl: locksandglasses: knowledgeequalsblackpower: choirfreak8718: trackgirl22: African-American Academy Award Winners i forgot mo’nique won one! 6 Archetypes Love this p.s. so we just gon act like three 6 mafia didn’t win? NEVER FORGET Becuz it’s still hard out here for a pimp
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afrodiaspores: Afro-Puerto Rican jazz singer, cabaret performer, and Queen of Filin Lucy Fabery, b. 1931. Although called “La Muñeca de Chocolate” (“The Chocolate Doll”) for her dark-skinned beauty, this label ”is actually the antithesis of Lucy; a doll is something static and inert, and she vibrates even when sitting still.” Luis Rafael Sánchez... - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
afrodiaspores: Afro-Puerto Rican jazz singer, cabaret performer, and Queen of Filin Lucy Fabery, b. 1931. Although called “La Muñeca de Chocolate” (“The Chocolate Doll”) for her dark-skinned beauty, this label ”is actually the antithesis of Lucy; a doll is something static and inert, and she vibrates even when sitting still.” Luis Rafael Sánchez writes, The memory of anyone who ever heard Lucy Fabery automatically records the magnetic strangeness of her voice. And then the diffuse spasms of her body; spasms that strip spectators of their serene detachment. Listening to the wonderful sound of Lucy Fabery, seeing the singer Lucy Fabery elevate physical movement to the level of a concert by a full orchestra, we see the truth expressed by [Alejo] Carpentier when he writes, “The Caribbean sounds, resounds.” 
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So, here’s the question for GOP leaders: where did your concern about “economic uncertainty” go? Here’s the follow-up: do you think a never-ending series of hostage standoffs inspire investors, reassure “job creators,” and improve consumer confidence? - http://ausetkmt.tumblr.com/post...
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