Stealing Home

I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
Jackie Robinson

African Americans

African Americans are an ethnic group with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. Today, those descendants continue to be treated as thought they are enslaved or part of the “American Economic Chain Gang.”

Bantu Knots

The Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa are believed to have migrated into the region roughly 2,000 years ago from western and central Africa. One of the first major civilizations in southern Africa was the mysterious kingdom of Great Zimbabwe.

Know Better Do Better

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

1001 Men

“In this series of drawings, I [Ajuan M. Nance] push past entrenched stereotypes to create images of Black men that reflect the wonderful complexity of African American lives.”

Africa

Major Tribes in Africa with their approximate population (in millions).
Arab-100m
Berber-65m
Hausa-30m
Yoruba-30m
Oromo-30m
Igbo-30m
Fula-27m
Akan-20m
Amhara-20m
Somali-15-17m
Hutu-16m
Ijaw-14m
Mandinka-13m
Kongo-10m
Shona-10m
Zulu-10m

Sweetback

You bled my momma. You bled my poppa. But you won’t bleed me! – Sweetback

Unity and Democracy

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Symbol of unity and democracy.
The “Siamese Crocodiles” share one stomach, yet they fight over food. This symbol is a reminder that infighting and tribalism [racism] is harmful to all who engage in it.

Harriet Tubman

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman