Hilarius Gilges – The Black German Communist Who Was Killed For Fighting Against Hitler

Hilarius Gilges is one of the few documented and popular examples of Afro-Germans who actively stood to oppose the rise of Hitler’s Nazism in Germany before the onset of World II. While combatting the ideological flaws of Nazism, Gilges was also a victim of racial prejudice. Hilarius Gilges was killed at the age of 24. […]

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The Incredible Story of Aunty Polly: The Fearless Black Woman Who Fought off White Slavers To Protect Enslaved Black Fugitives In The mid-1800s

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Aunty Polly Jackson was a bold and fearless black woman who took up arms to protect and safeguard runaway slaves from anti-abolitionists and white slavers. Dressed like an old woman, Aunty Polly was able to perfectly disguise herself while she would carry a butcher’s knife and a pot of boiling water to fight off anti-abolitionists

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Ernest Fredric Morrison – The First Black Child Movie Star In Hollywood And The Highest Paid Actor in the Early 1900s

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Ernest Fredric Morrison was an American child actor, comedian, and dancer who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy Morrison. He was the only black East Side Kids/Dead End Kids member. He was the first African-American actor to be signed for a long-term contract. Ernest Morrison was born on December 20, 1912, to Louise (Lewis) and

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Conceptualizing the superiority of black women

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The role of women in global society is often downplayed by the idea of male chauvinism and massive patriarchy. Religion in its widest entirety isn’t much in belief of the power that women possesses. Many of us see African spirituality as a perfect alternative to religion because it has been a representation of us and

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Hilarius Gilges – The Black German Communist Who Was Killed For Fighting Against Hitler

The Incredible Story of Aunty Polly: The Fearless Black Woman Who Fought off White Slavers To Protect Enslaved Black Fugitives In The mid-1800s

Ernest Fredric Morrison – The First Black Child Movie Star In Hollywood And The Highest Paid Actor in the Early 1900s

Conceptualizing the superiority of black women