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  • A Love Letter to My Trini-Vene Tribe… #BlackHistoryIsGlobal

    Today’s La Vida En Black History Month moment comes in the form of a love letter.  A love letter written through history, by our ancestors, by our Great Grandmothers and Great Grandfathers…today’s Post is dedicated to mi famila. Born in the “in between” time my Mummy, Josefa Machado was a bright daughter in the Luces family. …

  • La Vida En Black; El Negro Primero #BlackHistoryIsGlobal

    Afro-Venezuelans were a vital part of the struggle for independence.  One of Simon Bolívar’s most famous lieutenants, Pedro Camejo, is legendary in Venezuela’s history as “El Negro Primero,” who was always the first to ride into battle. In the final battle of Carabobo, Camejo was mortally wounded but survived long enough to utter one infamous phrase: “General, vengo decirle,…

  • Originally posted on Black Men In America:   By Darryl James The old saying goes: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist.” Racism is the devil and racists are devils. And racists have placed their program on remote control after convincing many of us that racism no longer…

  • The Bridge: Evidence of Racism

    I completely agree and am astounded by this same fact that activism against racism is somehow a hobby or a frivolous pastime like say gaming or gambling.. RECOGNIZE, IDENTIFY and SAY IT LOUD, it still exists, and we need to never forget it! via The Bridge: Evidence of Racism.

  • Gurl Ya Ain’t Play-in’ Ya Good! , Do Good and Good Will Always Follow You!

    I woke up today and realized, a dream has come true. I woke up today and said Thank you God for this day, I have so much to say, I have always had so much love to share but today is a result of love given, spent and returned .. without condition, without barriers, without…

  • #Donte Deserves A Diploma

    A Mother’s Determined Fight to Keep Kennedy Krieger Honest and Protect the Future of Her Autistic Son by FAITH NELSON Published: April 17, 2012 Are autistic children becoming a numbers phenomenon for counters and a financial opportunity for Autism authorities? Autistic student Donte Reeves being unceremoniously dropped from the 2012 diploma rolls at Baltimore’s Kennedy…

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