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"It is stressed that the success of the revolution depends on the combined efforts of everyone such that no one can be omitted, and thus the traditional rather 'passive' role of women must be changed so that their abilities are used to the full." -- Josina Machel, FRELIMO [emoji1174]
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January 30, 1910: Granville T. Woods died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Harlem Hospital in New York City, after having sold a number of his devices to such companies as Westinghouse, General Electric and American Engineering.
Until 1975, his resting place was an unmarked grave, but historian M.A. Harris helped to raise funds, and persuaded several of the corporations that used Woods' inventions to donate funds to purchase a headstone. It was erected at St. Michael's Cemetery in Elmhurst, Queens.
Granville Tailer Woods was an inventor who held more than 60 patents in the U.S. He was the 1st African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War.
Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars. One of his notable inventions was a device he called the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a variation of induction telegraph which relied on ambient static electricity from existing telegraph lines to send messages between train stations and moving trains.
His work assured a safer and better public transportation system for the cities of the United States.
INVENTIONS & PATENTS:
Granville T. Woods invented and patented Tunnel Construction for the electric railroad system, and was referred to by some as the "Black Edison".
Over the course of his lifetime Granville Woods obtained more than 60 patents for inventions including an automatic brake, an egg incubator, and for improvements to other technologies such as the safety circuit, and phonograph.
LEGACY:
[emoji966]Baltimore City Community College established the Granville T. Woods scholarship in memory of the inventor.
[emoji966]In 2004, the New York City Transit Authority organized an exhibition on Woods which utilized bus and train depots, and an issue of four million MetroCards commemorating the inventor's achievements in pioneering the third rail.
[emoji966]In 2006, Woods was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
[emoji966]In April 2008, the corner of Stillwell and Mermaid Avenues in Coney Island was named Granville T. Woods Way.
Until 1975, his resting place was an unmarked grave, but historian M.A. Harris helped to raise funds, and persuaded several of the corporations that used Woods' inventions to donate funds to purchase a headstone. It was erected at St. Michael's Cemetery in Elmhurst, Queens.
Granville Tailer Woods was an inventor who held more than 60 patents in the U.S. He was the 1st African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War.
Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars. One of his notable inventions was a device he called the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a variation of induction telegraph which relied on ambient static electricity from existing telegraph lines to send messages between train stations and moving trains.
His work assured a safer and better public transportation system for the cities of the United States.
INVENTIONS & PATENTS:
Granville T. Woods invented and patented Tunnel Construction for the electric railroad system, and was referred to by some as the "Black Edison".
Over the course of his lifetime Granville Woods obtained more than 60 patents for inventions including an automatic brake, an egg incubator, and for improvements to other technologies such as the safety circuit, and phonograph.
LEGACY:
[emoji966]Baltimore City Community College established the Granville T. Woods scholarship in memory of the inventor.
[emoji966]In 2004, the New York City Transit Authority organized an exhibition on Woods which utilized bus and train depots, and an issue of four million MetroCards commemorating the inventor's achievements in pioneering the third rail.
[emoji966]In 2006, Woods was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
[emoji966]In April 2008, the corner of Stillwell and Mermaid Avenues in Coney Island was named Granville T. Woods Way.
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The man pictured is Cecil J. Williams. He was born November 26, 1937). If you think this is FAKE, ask him. He may be found in Orangeburg, South Carolina !
He is a publisher, an author, and a well-known civil rights photographer. He has worked as a photographer for publications such as Jet magazine, the newspaper The Afro-American, and The Pittsburgh Courier. He was also a stringer for the Associated Press. He is the author of several books, among them Unforgettable, Orangeburg 1968, and Freedom & Justice. His work can be found in over 130 publications, 17 newspapers, 11 television documentaries, and in several museums and galleries across the country. He operates the Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg, SC.] Read more about him here---> Cecil Williams on His Lifelong Career as a Civil Rights Photographer
The man pictured is Cecil J. Williams. He was born November 26, 1937). If you think this is FAKE, ask him. He may be found in Orangeburg, South Carolina !
He is a publisher, an author, and a well-known civil rights photographer. He has worked as a photographer for publications such as Jet magazine, the newspaper The Afro-American, and The Pittsburgh Courier. He was also a stringer for the Associated Press. He is the author of several books, among them Unforgettable, Orangeburg 1968, and Freedom & Justice. His work can be found in over 130 publications, 17 newspapers, 11 television documentaries, and in several museums and galleries across the country. He operates the Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg, SC.] Read more about him here---> Cecil Williams on His Lifelong Career as a Civil Rights Photographer
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—Yasuke was in the service of the Japanese warlord Nobunaga Oda for a while.
His real name was "Yasufe" and hailed from the Makua tribe of Mozambique. He arrived in Japan in 1579 as a servant of the Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano.
—Alessandro had been appointed the Visitor (inspector) of the Jesuit missions to South and East Asia, an extremely high position, so Yasuke must have been quite trustworthy.
—He accompanied Valignano when he came to the capital area in 1581 and caused something of a sensation. In one event, several people were crushed to death while clamouring to get a look at him, the black samurai. Nobunaga heard about him and expressed a desire to see him.
—He suspected the black color of his skin to be paint so he had him strip from the waist up and made him scrub his skin.
—Later that year, Yasuke accompanied a group of Jesuits on a short trip to the province of Echizen. Yasuke could speak some Japanese, Nobunaga was also impressed by his strength.
—At Nobunaga's request, Valignano left Yasuke with Nobunaga before Valignano left central Japan later that year. Nobunaga treated Yasuke with such great favor that people in Azuchi even said he would probably be made a 'tono' (lord).
—This did not happen, but he was given the position of samurai (shikan). In June 1582, Nobunaga was attacked and killed in Honnō-ji in Kyoto by the army of Akechi Mitsuhide. Yasuke was also there at the time.
—Immediately after Nobunaga's death, Yasuke went to the lodging of Nobunaga's heir Oda Nobutada and withdrew with him to Nijō Castle. When that too was attacked by Akechi, Yasuke fought alongside the Nobutada forces for a long time.
—Finally Yasuke surrendered his sword to Akechi's men. They asked Akechi himself what to do with him. Akechi said that the black man was a beast and did not know anything, and also he wasnt Japanese, so they should not kill him but take him to the church [in Kyoto]
No more info on him after that. #blackhistorymonth #yasuke #japan #blackhistory #samurai
His real name was "Yasufe" and hailed from the Makua tribe of Mozambique. He arrived in Japan in 1579 as a servant of the Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano.
—Alessandro had been appointed the Visitor (inspector) of the Jesuit missions to South and East Asia, an extremely high position, so Yasuke must have been quite trustworthy.
—He accompanied Valignano when he came to the capital area in 1581 and caused something of a sensation. In one event, several people were crushed to death while clamouring to get a look at him, the black samurai. Nobunaga heard about him and expressed a desire to see him.
—He suspected the black color of his skin to be paint so he had him strip from the waist up and made him scrub his skin.
—Later that year, Yasuke accompanied a group of Jesuits on a short trip to the province of Echizen. Yasuke could speak some Japanese, Nobunaga was also impressed by his strength.
—At Nobunaga's request, Valignano left Yasuke with Nobunaga before Valignano left central Japan later that year. Nobunaga treated Yasuke with such great favor that people in Azuchi even said he would probably be made a 'tono' (lord).
—This did not happen, but he was given the position of samurai (shikan). In June 1582, Nobunaga was attacked and killed in Honnō-ji in Kyoto by the army of Akechi Mitsuhide. Yasuke was also there at the time.
—Immediately after Nobunaga's death, Yasuke went to the lodging of Nobunaga's heir Oda Nobutada and withdrew with him to Nijō Castle. When that too was attacked by Akechi, Yasuke fought alongside the Nobutada forces for a long time.
—Finally Yasuke surrendered his sword to Akechi's men. They asked Akechi himself what to do with him. Akechi said that the black man was a beast and did not know anything, and also he wasnt Japanese, so they should not kill him but take him to the church [in Kyoto]
No more info on him after that. #blackhistorymonth #yasuke #japan #blackhistory #samurai
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After being lost in the sea and reaching America thinking that it was India, Columbus noted in his journal that some of the native people they met there told them that black-skinned people had come from the south-east in boats, trading in gold-tipped spears.
Columbus also saw the metal goods from West Africa and even got some of them directly from the Native Americans.
Chemical analysis from these tips found by Columbus on spears in America shows that the gold came from Africa.
The world was already connected. After the fall of Granada, thousands of Moors left Spain that had been their home for seven hundred years to avoid living under Spanish yoke.
They migrated to Africa. Some stayed at the North African coast and improved their knowledge of navigation. That knowledge may be the one used by Emperor Abubakari Il to reach America.
Most ancient civilizations had already circumnavigated the globe. They just did not make pf it a big deal, claiming that they had discovered it.
Did you know that Cheikh Anta Diop left us a powerful message about what to do to solve many of our problems? He said that we had to acquire what he called "Direct Knowledge". It means not relying on other groups/people to acquire knowledge. It means going to the source and seeing for ourselves. Not only that, but it also means questioning everything.
Everything we have been taught must be questioned, and questioning means checking everything, which means going to the source and seeing for ourselves and not relying solely on what other groups say. It is good to listen to everyone, but we must always have a base on which we stand.
Ancient Africans possessed knowledge of self, and knowledge of self is direct knowledge, it is obtained through questioning, through going to the source. By definition, possessing knowledge of self requires being a trailblazer. A trailblazer is someone who is curious, who tries NEW things, and who makes a way where there is no way.
You may wonder how this message is related to this post about Mali? The answer is that this King of Mali, Abubakari II was a trailblazer, a man who wanted to have direct knowledge, a man who possessed knowledge of self and who wanted to know more. He was curious about himself and the world, probably had a lot of questions in mind, and he wanted REAL answers.
And that's what motivated him to cross the seas. He wanted to know and see for himself. He did not rely on other groups to tell him about the world. He knew that he could do it himself, and he did it.
That's what we have lost as a people, we let other people tell us about ourselves. Tell us what to do with our bodies. We follow them blindly to the slaughterhouse. Mali was known for its mosques/libraries. Its science/knowledge. They KNEW. They did not just believe. They did not depend on other people to tell them who they were or what to do. They had experienced and kept experiencing the world to get a deeper understanding of it. They were Trailblazers and Explorers.
All our great civilizations possessed a deep knowledge of self and of our world. That's what made them great. Kemet even inspired the word Chemistry. Which is Science, Knowledge, and Direct Knowledge, because they were explorers, researchers, experimentalists.
They tested things even when they failed, it was a victory, because now they knew what not to do next time. And because of that, they could base their beliefs on these tests. On that truth of theirs.
Did you know that the Kemites created some of the first significant colonies all over the world? With true Explorers (Not Invaders) who brought civilization to numerous parts of Europe and Asia and even within Africa.
They were explorers, they were curious and wanted to know for themselves. And that's what we can learn from the ancient people of Mali. From our African ancestors. That’s who we really are. A people of trailblazers who control its destiny. People with a strong sense of self and who act accordingly. That spirit of trailblazer must come back. We must be on the front lines and be masters of our destiny.
Don't forget to get your copies of My African Icons, I Love Africa, and The Black Samurai to educate the children about the true history of their ancestors. HERE: Store - Mr. Imhotep
Columbus also saw the metal goods from West Africa and even got some of them directly from the Native Americans.
Chemical analysis from these tips found by Columbus on spears in America shows that the gold came from Africa.
The world was already connected. After the fall of Granada, thousands of Moors left Spain that had been their home for seven hundred years to avoid living under Spanish yoke.
They migrated to Africa. Some stayed at the North African coast and improved their knowledge of navigation. That knowledge may be the one used by Emperor Abubakari Il to reach America.
Most ancient civilizations had already circumnavigated the globe. They just did not make pf it a big deal, claiming that they had discovered it.
Did you know that Cheikh Anta Diop left us a powerful message about what to do to solve many of our problems? He said that we had to acquire what he called "Direct Knowledge". It means not relying on other groups/people to acquire knowledge. It means going to the source and seeing for ourselves. Not only that, but it also means questioning everything.
Everything we have been taught must be questioned, and questioning means checking everything, which means going to the source and seeing for ourselves and not relying solely on what other groups say. It is good to listen to everyone, but we must always have a base on which we stand.
Ancient Africans possessed knowledge of self, and knowledge of self is direct knowledge, it is obtained through questioning, through going to the source. By definition, possessing knowledge of self requires being a trailblazer. A trailblazer is someone who is curious, who tries NEW things, and who makes a way where there is no way.
You may wonder how this message is related to this post about Mali? The answer is that this King of Mali, Abubakari II was a trailblazer, a man who wanted to have direct knowledge, a man who possessed knowledge of self and who wanted to know more. He was curious about himself and the world, probably had a lot of questions in mind, and he wanted REAL answers.
And that's what motivated him to cross the seas. He wanted to know and see for himself. He did not rely on other groups to tell him about the world. He knew that he could do it himself, and he did it.
That's what we have lost as a people, we let other people tell us about ourselves. Tell us what to do with our bodies. We follow them blindly to the slaughterhouse. Mali was known for its mosques/libraries. Its science/knowledge. They KNEW. They did not just believe. They did not depend on other people to tell them who they were or what to do. They had experienced and kept experiencing the world to get a deeper understanding of it. They were Trailblazers and Explorers.
All our great civilizations possessed a deep knowledge of self and of our world. That's what made them great. Kemet even inspired the word Chemistry. Which is Science, Knowledge, and Direct Knowledge, because they were explorers, researchers, experimentalists.
They tested things even when they failed, it was a victory, because now they knew what not to do next time. And because of that, they could base their beliefs on these tests. On that truth of theirs.
Did you know that the Kemites created some of the first significant colonies all over the world? With true Explorers (Not Invaders) who brought civilization to numerous parts of Europe and Asia and even within Africa.
They were explorers, they were curious and wanted to know for themselves. And that's what we can learn from the ancient people of Mali. From our African ancestors. That’s who we really are. A people of trailblazers who control its destiny. People with a strong sense of self and who act accordingly. That spirit of trailblazer must come back. We must be on the front lines and be masters of our destiny.
Don't forget to get your copies of My African Icons, I Love Africa, and The Black Samurai to educate the children about the true history of their ancestors. HERE: Store - Mr. Imhotep
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[Born into slavery in 1854 in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nat Love learned the skills of roping, herding, and branding cattle and horses as a young boy. Though there were laws against teaching reading to slaves at the time, Love learned to read and write.
At the end of the Civil War Love, along with thousands of other enslaved people, was set free. His father started a farm to support the family, but died soon afterward. Nat attempted to help on the farm, but felt too restrained. After winning a horse in a raffle he gave half the earnings from its sale to his mother, and took the other half and headed for Kansas at the age of 15. Love moved to Dodge City to find work as a cowboy. His skills paid off and soon he was driving cattle on the trails.
Love's adventures during his cattle driving days were numerous and became legend. According to one, Love earned the title of "Deadwood Dick" after winning a shooting contest in Deadwood City. The name was common at the time, based on a series of adventure novels, but Love would become one of the most famous to claim the moniker.
Legends claim that a group of American Indians ambushed Love and he fought vigorously before being captured. They were so impressed with his bravery that they allowed him to live among them. The chief offered him 100 ponies to marry his daughter, but Love refused. Instead he stole the best pony of the lot and rode away.
As the days of the trails faded Love began working as a pullman porter on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. In 1907 Love's memoir, The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, was published, outlining the story of his life as a cowboy. It is believed that he died at the age of 71 in 1921. (sic)] Nat Love - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society
At the end of the Civil War Love, along with thousands of other enslaved people, was set free. His father started a farm to support the family, but died soon afterward. Nat attempted to help on the farm, but felt too restrained. After winning a horse in a raffle he gave half the earnings from its sale to his mother, and took the other half and headed for Kansas at the age of 15. Love moved to Dodge City to find work as a cowboy. His skills paid off and soon he was driving cattle on the trails.
Love's adventures during his cattle driving days were numerous and became legend. According to one, Love earned the title of "Deadwood Dick" after winning a shooting contest in Deadwood City. The name was common at the time, based on a series of adventure novels, but Love would become one of the most famous to claim the moniker.
Legends claim that a group of American Indians ambushed Love and he fought vigorously before being captured. They were so impressed with his bravery that they allowed him to live among them. The chief offered him 100 ponies to marry his daughter, but Love refused. Instead he stole the best pony of the lot and rode away.
As the days of the trails faded Love began working as a pullman porter on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. In 1907 Love's memoir, The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, was published, outlining the story of his life as a cowboy. It is believed that he died at the age of 71 in 1921. (sic)] Nat Love - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society
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Bessie Coleman may have had a short time on Earth, but in her 34 years she made major impacts on American history. The first Black and first Indigenous American, female pilot in the U.S., "Brave Bessie" needed to travel to France to attend flight school. She then returned to show America that women in planes could be known for flips, stunts, and fearlessly standing up for what's right. Bessie notably refused to perform at locations that wouldn't admit people of her race, and very openly gave encouragement & flight lessons to Black women across the country. She flew into all our hearts and today we celebrate her. [emoji3590] #blackhistory
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GEORGE STINNEY: Mnamo mwaka 1944 kijana mwenye ngozi nyeusi akiwa na umri wa Miaka 14 ambaye alikua ni raia wa marekani katika jimbo la south Carolina alihukumiwa hukumu ya Kifo kwa njia ya umeme.
Kijana huyu alihukumiwa kutokana na shutuma za kuhusika na kifo cha watoto wawili wakizungu, ushahidi uliotolewa na Askari mmoja wa Kizungu ulionesha kuwa kijana huyo ndye alikuwa mtu wa mwisho kuonekana na marehemu.
Inaelezwa kuwa kesi ya kijana huyu ilichukua muda wa takribani saa mbili na hukumu kutekelezwa ndani ya dakika 10 baadae.
Wakati kijana huyo anauwawa kikatili iliwalazimu wauwaji hao wasio na huruma kumuwekea Kitu kizito mfano wa Kofia au sufuria kichwani kwake ili kufanya mshikano mzuri kati ya mwili wake na kiti cha kuulia.
Inaelezwa kuwa, baada ya miaka kadhaa kupita (2014) mahakama nyingine ilikuja kutengua hukumu ya kijana huyo na kusema hakutendewa haki, alionewa.
Kijana huyu alihukumiwa kutokana na shutuma za kuhusika na kifo cha watoto wawili wakizungu, ushahidi uliotolewa na Askari mmoja wa Kizungu ulionesha kuwa kijana huyo ndye alikuwa mtu wa mwisho kuonekana na marehemu.
Inaelezwa kuwa kesi ya kijana huyu ilichukua muda wa takribani saa mbili na hukumu kutekelezwa ndani ya dakika 10 baadae.
Wakati kijana huyo anauwawa kikatili iliwalazimu wauwaji hao wasio na huruma kumuwekea Kitu kizito mfano wa Kofia au sufuria kichwani kwake ili kufanya mshikano mzuri kati ya mwili wake na kiti cha kuulia.
Inaelezwa kuwa, baada ya miaka kadhaa kupita (2014) mahakama nyingine ilikuja kutengua hukumu ya kijana huyo na kusema hakutendewa haki, alionewa.
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors.
Like DuBois, Woodson believed that young African Americans in the early 20th century were not being taught enough of their own heritage, and the achievements of their ancestors. To get his message out, Woodson first turned to his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, which created Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. But Woodson wanted a wider celebration, and he decided the ASNLH should take on the task itself.
In February 1926, Woodson sent out a press release announcing the first Negro History Week. He chose February because the month contained the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two prominent men whose historic achievements African Americans already celebrated. (Lincoln’s birthday was February 12; Douglass, who was formerly enslaved, hadn’t known his actual birthday, but had marked the occasion on February 14.)
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Like DuBois, Woodson believed that young African Americans in the early 20th century were not being taught enough of their own heritage, and the achievements of their ancestors. To get his message out, Woodson first turned to his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, which created Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. But Woodson wanted a wider celebration, and he decided the ASNLH should take on the task itself.
In February 1926, Woodson sent out a press release announcing the first Negro History Week. He chose February because the month contained the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two prominent men whose historic achievements African Americans already celebrated. (Lincoln’s birthday was February 12; Douglass, who was formerly enslaved, hadn’t known his actual birthday, but had marked the occasion on February 14.)
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The Man Behind Black History Month
Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors.
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African-American soldiers in WWI were segregated in the US Army & often put into French regiments, where they served with distinction. The most famous was the 369th Infantry Regiment, the 'Harlem Hellfighters,' the first Allied soldiers to reach the Rhine. Photo taken 1919 #BlackHistoryMonth
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Henry Ossian Flipper was born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia in 1856. Just over twenty years later, he would become the first African American to graduate from West Point.
His path of education to West Point began in a wood shop of a slave. Henry was eight then. His schooling continued at Missionary Schools and then at Atlanta University. However, his dream was to attend West Point.
No African American had ever graduated from West Point. But this didn't deter Henry. He wrote James C. Freeman, a state Congressman, asking to be appointed to West Point.
After the two exchanged letters, the Congressman appointed Henry.
Henry joined four other African Americans at West Point. And of the group, he became the first to graduate, a member of the Class of 1877. #blackhistorymonth
His path of education to West Point began in a wood shop of a slave. Henry was eight then. His schooling continued at Missionary Schools and then at Atlanta University. However, his dream was to attend West Point.
No African American had ever graduated from West Point. But this didn't deter Henry. He wrote James C. Freeman, a state Congressman, asking to be appointed to West Point.
After the two exchanged letters, the Congressman appointed Henry.
Henry joined four other African Americans at West Point. And of the group, he became the first to graduate, a member of the Class of 1877. #blackhistorymonth
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