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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, Inventor of the Sanitary Belt, a precursor of the Modern Self-Adhesive Maxi Pad
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, I’d like all of the women readers to thank Beatrice Kenner! Some of the most common forms of protection for women during their cycles were grass, rabbit skins, sponges, rags, menstrual aprons, homemade knitted pads, or other absorbents. Usually, women used some form of cloth back… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – 3 Facts You Should Know About the Black Panthers
With the success of the Black Panther movie based on the super-hero comic, I am re-posting this Black History Fun Fact from two years ago based on real-life super-heroes for those of you new to this blog (or who missed it the first time around). To understand our present, we must understand our past so… Continue reading
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Why Black Americans Empathize with Michael B Jordan’s Eric Killmonger over Boseman’s T’Challa
Because Eric Killmonger is a reflection of many Black American’s on a much deeper level than T’Challa. In fact, many Black American’s do not know T’Challa. They know Eric. This is why most Black Americans, more so than sympathize with him, empathize with him. They can put their lives into his shoes. I’ve only seen… Continue reading
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Misrepresentation
I know we are all still on a high from The Black Panther movie. It’s a great film. While we are in this space–this feeling of pride and empowerment– I’d like those who choose to do so to not let something else go over our heads. If you think about it, it is easy to… Continue reading
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6 Reasons the Black Panther Movie is Popular (and it’s not even out yet)
Black Cast 90% of the cast members are Black. This isn’t a racial thing. It’s just that people are tired of seeing movies where the heroes are white. Even biblical movies refuse to reflect the real identity of the people who lived in that time. The Samson movie is also about to come out but… Continue reading
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Slavery in Libya
Deu 28:68 “And YAH shall bring you back to Egypt in ships, by a way of which I said to you, ‘You are never to see it again.’ And there you shall be sold to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one to buy. “The United Nations (UN) revealed on Wednesday that… Continue reading
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