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Black History Heroes: 42 Laws of Maat Under Kemet Law
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. 42 Laws of Maat Under Kemet Law. Maat was the rule of law and moral justice among the ancient Kemet people, and the divine cosmological order within their mythology, astronomy, and astrophysical studies. The Goddess Maat as the Cosmological Origin of Kemet Rule of Law. Maat is designed to avert chaos (Isfet) and maintain truth (Maat). The symbol for truth, justice, balance, and order is the Goddess Maat. The iconography for Maat in the hieroglyphs depict the single ostr...Durin...
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Black History Heroes: FOLKTALES
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. In Unity Is Strength: A Bavenda Folktale. This is an African folktale about the strength of unity, from the Bavenda (aka Venda), a Bantu-speaking people who inhabit villages within South Africa. The word "Bavenda" means "the people of the world," yet the Bavenda tribal family prefer to live secluded lives far removed from outside influences. Three beautiful Waterbuck were great friends. They lived together in the woods, eating together, sleeping together, working together.
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Black History Heroes: TRAVELERS
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. The Soul Cruise - Cuba 2017 Cruise on Fathom Adonia Cruise Ship. Black Soul Music Cruises into Cuba, and is Sailing Soon. The Soul Cruise - Cuba 2017. Is sailing from Miami to Cuba on February 19-26, 2017. Yes, this is the first ever Soul Music cruise ship from the United States to Cuba. It is sure to be a cultural bonanza with great music and rich cultural exchanges during Black History Month 2017. Day 1 - Sunday, Feb 19, 2017. Depart Miami, Florida at 4:30pm. Include an off-b...
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Black History Heroes: Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa of West Africa's Ashanti Empire
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa of West Africa's Ashanti Empire. Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa. Of the Ejisu Clan of the Asante (b. 1863 - d. October 1923). The Flag of The Republic of Ghana. Containing image of the Golden Stool. The story of Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa is a story of the modern history of the nation of Ghana, Africa. In 1896, Asantehene (. The Sika 'dwa or Golden Stool. At this time, Yaa Asantewaa was the Gatekeeper of the Golden Stool. After this mee...
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Black History Heroes: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: Early African American Civil Rights Activist, Poet and Author
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: Early African American Civil Rights Activist, Poet and Author. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (b. 9/24/1825 - d. 2/22/1911). Actively involved in the slavery abolishionist movement, Harper was a staunch advocate for equal rights for Africans in the young nation actively involved in trafficking of humans as slaves. She was a sought after orator and spoke on the equality of all races and genders, calling for increased temperance in civil society. Like ...
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Black History Heroes: Hannibal Barca of Carthage, North Africa
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. Hannibal Barca of Carthage, North Africa. Image: Coin bearing the image of Hannibal and his famed battalion of elephants. In 247 B.C., the year Hannibal Barca was born, the Carthage empire was about 500 years old. Known as one of the greatest strategist in military history, the battles of Hannibal would strike a turning point in the history of the continent that would be called Africa. Hannibal would son step fully into his military career. Hannibal is said to have given this s...
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Black History Heroes: Reginald F. Lewis: Wall Street Lawyer and Financier, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. Reginald F. Lewis: Wall Street Lawyer and Financier, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Reginald F. Lewis (b. 12/7/1942 - d. 1/19/1993). Reginald Francis Lewis was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 7, 1942. Lewis' father was Clinton Lewis, a small business owner, and his mother was Carolyn Cooper, a teacher. By age 9, his mother and father were divorced and his mother was remarrying to a local postal worker, Jean Fugett, Sr. He admits to not having made the best grades at V...
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Black History Heroes: Queen Amina of Zazzau: A West African Warrior Queen
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. Queen Amina of Zazzau: A West African Warrior Queen. Image of Queen Amina of the Zazzau Kingdom of West Africa. Was named after Queen Amina's younger sister Zariya, and. Is where the Royal Palace of Zaria resided. The earliest commentator to mention Queen Amina is Muhammed Bello's history Ifaq al-Maysur. Composed around 1836. Queen Amina is also mentioned in the Kano Chronicle. A non-profit, non-political educational institution, reporting on this region of the Hausa:. Photo: G...
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Black History Heroes: What Harriet Tubman Teaches Us Today
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BLACK HISTORY HEROES BLOG. What Harriet Tubman Teaches Us Today. Photo: Harriet Tubman, The Moses of Her People (born circa 1825 – died March 10, 1913). Was an African woman and anti-slavery activist in the eastern Atlantic coastal region that would become known as the New England and later the United States of America. In the Oyam District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. The accounts are not clear as to the exact origins of her parents in Africa. Her maternal grandmother, whose name was Modes...Arami...
