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Martin Luther King Jr. was a master television producer, but the networks had a narrow view of what the black struggle for equality could look like.

Source: When the Revolution Was Televised

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island’s emergency manager, hours after a warehouse filled with supplies was discovered.

Source: Puerto Rico emergency director fired after residents discover warehouse full of Hurricane Maria supplies – CNN

Liberty Writers Africa is home to the best of African Politics, African History, African Culture, African Fiction and African News.

Source: Story Of Yoruba Woman Who Led a Revolution In 1844 To Free Slaves In Cuba

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“He could often be seen swimming across the Seine with only one arm, and in skating his skill exceeded everyone else’s. As to the pistol, he rarely missed the target. In running he was reputed to be one of the leading exponents in the whole of Europe.”

Source: Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Badass of the Week

Thutmose III was the Pharaoh of the Exodus, a military genius, and one of the most successful Black Kings in history. His story is real Black History.

Source: Why Thutmose III Is One Of The Baddest Black Men To Ever Walk The Earth |The Pan-African Alliance

Aiming to spur public investment in the arts, Karen Smith says, ‘I want to put a face on what it means to be an artist in Oakland.’

Source: An Oakland Metalsmith Risks Instability to Bring Metal Arts to Black Girls | The Hustle | KQED Arts

Patrice Lumumba was a radical leader of the Congolese independence movement who resisted Belgian colonialism and corporate interests. That’s why he was assassinated in a US-backed coup 59 years ago

Source: Why They Killed Patrice Lumumba

Since the 7th century, Africans have maintained a consistent commercial relationship with China. During the Tang Dynasty, Arab traders brought African slaves from east Africa to China. They comprised one of the many commodities in the Arabs’ large-scale maritime trade with China. During this era, the first Chinese cultural perception of African people developed. These “dark-skinned” people were known as Kunlun. They were described as lower class, ignorant, scary, and dangerous. Although there were far more enslaved Chinese, some wealthy Chinese preferred the exotic Kunlun slaves.

African slavery in China peaked during the Tang and Song (960 A.D. to 1279 A.D.) dynasties but the number of African slaves taken to China during this 608-year period is unclear. By this point Chinese perceptions of the Kunlun became more complex. These perceptions ranged from strong and mysterious to frightening.

In the article below independent historian Robin Loftin explores the past, present, and possible future relationship between the world’s most populous nation and people of African ancestry. Africa and China have had contact for more than a thousand years. Some scholars assert that the contacts …

Read More: Africans and African Americans in China: A Long History, A Troubled Present, and a Promising Future?

Source: Africans and African Americans in China: A Long History, A Troubled Present, and a Promising Future? •

There’s nothing the system of white supremacy fears more than a conscious melanated mind that…

Source: A Conscious Melanated Mind Is The Greatest Threat To System Of White Supremacy