#african/black experience

[serious2020]

#african/black experience #afrikan #war on afrikans #terrorism #war on Palestine #war on Gaza #racial profiling #violence #U.S. & U.K. attack Yemen #Houthis #Gaza #West Bank in Palestine

[hindahoney]

The only people who benefit when black people and jews are divided are white supremacists

#research at my job rn is focused on the time frame at twitter immediately after kanye said all that stuff #so im having to read the absolute worst takes ever #about bs that he was saying at the time #and a lot of people were really exposed to these antisemitic conspiracy theories through kanye #and it just makes me really fucking sad idk #we are stronger when we are together #like jews have always been at civil rights rallies and fighting for equality of all kinds #we both experience discrimination and persecution from the same people #it isnt a competition white supremacists hate us too #a lot of the antisemitism im seeing from this sample set is the same conspiracies that have been around for thousands of years #about jews controlling minorities #so that they can... idk control the world and oppress white people? #but i cant recall a time where minorities actually started to believe they were being controlled by jews before this sample set #it hurts it really does #anyway ill always support black people and jews and i dont have to choose between the two #i took a course with some incredible professors that are like the forefront academics of african american and african diasporic studies #called the intersectionality of jewishness and blackness #our histories arent just parallel #theyre intertwined #anyway ill get off my soapbox i just have to read this bullshit for my job and it made me upset lol #jumblr #judaism #frumblr #jewblr

[todaysdocument]

‘(He) just thought it was an "incurable disease." He was booked for Birmingham for "606" shots but "nurse stopped it."’ 

Interview notes from a patient in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, 11/1/1972.

Series: Tuskegee Syphilis Study Administrative Records, 1929 - 1972

Record Group 442: Records of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1921 - 2006

Transcription: 

STAFF NOTES - PANEL DOCUMENT 5

prepared by J. Eagle 11/1/72

Interview Notes

Four subjects were interviewed in sequence.

#1

Subject was asked what the study meant to the people involved, how it started, etc.

Subject--Started with a blood test. Clinic met at Shiloh Church. They gave us shots. Nurse (Rivers) came out and took us in (to John Andrews Hospital).

One time I had a spinal puncture--had to stay in bed for 10 days afterward.

Had headaches from that. Several others did too (and stayed in bed awhile).

I wore a rubber belt for a long time afterward. Had ointment to run in under the belt.

Doctors came every year or so. After 25 years they gave everyone in the study $25.00 and a certificate. They told him he was in pretty good health.

At the beginning he thought he had "bad blood". They said that was syphilis.

(He) just thought it was an "incurable disease." He was booked for Birmingham for "606" shots but "nurse stopped it." Some doctor took blood that time and he was signed up to go to Birmingham. Nurse Rivers said he wasn't due to take the shots...he went to get on the bus to Birmingham and they turned him down. This was some time between 1942-1947.

He did not know he was sick before 1932. They gave them a bunch of shots--about once a month. Then they did a spinal. Nurse would notify them about the blood tests and bring them down.

He had not talked to any of the other participants lately.

He had the shots in his arm. In 1961 he had a growth removed from his bladder. (He is 66). Health insurance paid for it. He paid his bill and his insurance paid back all but $20.

Question--could all the people in the group afford hospitalization? What would others have done?

Subject--I don't know. I asked the (government) doctors about it (the growth) and they sent me to my family doctor. The government people didn't know I had insurance.

He didn't know of any others in the study who had been in the hospital although one man had become blind after awhile. He hadn't thought much about whether his disease had been cured. The doctor was seeing him every year, and he was feeling pretty good. He was not told what the disease might do to him. He stayed in the program because they asked him to. Nurse came and got him. He thought they all had the same disease. The blind man had been blind nearly 20 years--had worn glasses awhile, then had become blind.

Question--Did anyone do anything about the blind man's eyes?

Subject--I think he told nurse. They talked one time about sending him somewhere. Wasn't treated that he knew of. He (the blind man) never went anywhere and he (subject) didn't know the details. The blind man is about 75 now.

#archivesgov #November 1 #1972 #1970s #Tuskegee syphilis study #medical history #unethical medical experiments #African American history #Black history #syphilis #STD #STI

[noperopesaredope]

Hey, just curious, but do any of ya’ll think there is a term for Black Americans whose ancestors were slaves? Because if not, I think there should be. This is all from my experience as an American who has not gotten to travel abroad. This post is specific to the US, as I cannot lump all nations’ experiences with this topic together.

Black Americans have forged a bit of a shared identity and community due the deep rooted aspects of race present in American society. Whether a Black American is a descendant of slaves, they are still impacted by racism in this country. However, a bit ago, I remember hearing someone talk about how they were talking with a group of Black college students having a discussion on race in America.

A couple of these students were not descendants of American slaves, and were instead Caribbean American. Also when the topic of slavery came up, there were very different perspectives due to the very different experiences both groups had. The thing is, the Caribbean American students were fully connected to their cultural roots, and had an easier time tracing back their ancestry. Meanwhile, Black Americans descended from slaves (like myself) have a culture of sorts, but we are also often unsure as to which cultures our ancestors came from. There is a feeling of sadness and a very specific generational trauma from knowing what happened to our ancestors.

We are unified in our Blackness, but some of us have very different relationships to race and Blackness in American and our country’s history with slavery. Some are more directly connected to it than others, while some bare very different generational trauma tied to their cultures. Both types of experiences are valid, but extremely different when it comes to the topic of history.

I feel like there should be a term that can be used to specifically refer to Black Americans who are descended from slaves, as that could be important context in conversations like these.

Does anyone get what I mean?

#black #black americans #african american #black culture #black history #american history #racism #black american history #race #discussion #black experience #diversity #american slavery #slavery in america #blackness #being black #african america history #ancestry #heritage #black heritage #cultural heritage

[mothmankinda]

Why do these brazillians be so passionate and fuck like studs.

#me #opinions #life experiences #I've encountered a much wider demographic of man since moving to Canada #and so far...the south americans are really doing well #the cowboys arent bad either #I'm suprised by the amount of attention Ive got from black african men too #in africa it kinda makes sense bc I'm one of the few white boys in a sea of otherwise mostly black and brown men #here there is a sea of pasty white twinks to the horizon and further beyond #and yet I still end up talking with a lot of interested guys from the africa

[menalez]

still find it annoying that westerners on here saw me talk about being dark-skinned, sth i am deemed in my country & have been literally physically abused for in the past, and they were like hmmm this woman is saying she’s a dark-skinned black woman… no… i’m saying i’m dark-skinned, and mixed race. two separate things. black bahrainis & part black bahrainis don’t have a culture of “dark skin black” etc.. ur either dark skinned or ur not, regardless of racial heritage. and there’s no comparison among black bahrainis either bc we view skin colour & heritage as entirely separate things. like even the visibly black bahraini women ive known (who in my experience are all dark-skinned by our standards. not necessarily western or african ones but by bahraini standards) would consider me dark-skinned and we would bond over that experience & understand what that word means. but westerners love to think they know everything about everywhere and place their standards on everyone ever and refuse to actually understand that we also have our own standards ig so to them me talking about being dark-skinned led them to believe that i’m claiming to have the same experience as idk lupita nyong’o. despite me repeatedly vocally differentiating my experiences from dark-skinned black women in places like the US…

i can never even discuss my experiences on here and state what i mean bc they will intentionally misconstrue it to fit their standards instead of just. understanding lol

#also annoying how ppl saw me talk about being partially of east african decent #and were like ‘hmmm but u don’t look west african 🤔 curious’ like… #even tho i’d always refer to myself as part black & make it clear that while some of my relatives are visibly part black i’m simply read as #south asian. and they’d compare me to ppl with mixed west african descent and argue then must be using terms like dark skinned the way #african americans do and use american class categorisations to categorise me etc. #it’s just annoying being from the middle east in english-speaking areas #and ppl on here being so egotistical they refuse to understand we have our own standards which i use to define my experiences #why would i use other places’ standards to define my experiences like ??? #anyways. rant over i just continue to find this annoying. the US & euro centrism is so real

[ceaselesssnownrain]

This is Mado Mutombo. She's apart of Myriad as the Tenus Axle. She's been young since the 1920s, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

She's an ex child solider/experiment picked up by Myriad 9 years ago. Ever since then she's been high ranking member with perhaps unresolved anger issues. She's hyper intelligent with a lot more powers than perceived from her appearance.

#oc story #original character #original comic #oc #art #drawing #african oc #child solider #experiment #1920s #black characters #her hair took forever but i love it so much. dreads are fun to draq

[loki-zen]

I have a sort-of new job! I’m going to a new library and it will be my library (just me! the librarian!) and this is Exciting

also a bit weird given that i’ve been with the organisation a hot minute and don’t technically have a permanent contract yet but Oh Well

also it looks like it’s all very STEMmy, which is a bit out of my comfort zone. we adapt ^-^

so anyway, i know you guys are nerds, can anyone think of any notable figures in STEMmy subjects I can highlight for black history month? preferably British, but doesn’t have to be - not American though if i can help it

edit: duh mary seacole im an idiot

#nothing against african american peeps as examples of black excellence #but this is for british people and that’s mostly not where black british heritage is #and americans are already like way over represented in terms of black people in my country if that makes sense #by which i mean like.. if you look at what black authors and playwrights we have stuff by in the broader library system #way too much of it is americans talking about the american black experience #and I would like to not be more of the same #yes i can use google i just thought i would also ask my tumblr-local STEMlords

[xtruss]

What Happened When a Fearless Group of Mississippi Sharecroppers Founded Their Own City

Strike City was born after one small community left the plantation to live on their own terms

— September 11, 2023 | NOVA—BPS

A tin sign demarcated the boundary of Strike City just outside Leland, Mississippi. Photo by Charlie Steiner

In 1965 in the Mississippi Delta, things were not all that different than they had been 100 years earlier. Cotton was still King—and somebody needed to pick it. After the abolition of slavery, much of the labor for the region’s cotton economy was provided by Black sharecroppers, who were not technically enslaved, but operated in much the same way: working the fields of white plantation owners for essentially no profit. To make matters worse, by 1965, mechanized agriculture began to push sharecroppers out of what little employment they had. Many in the Delta had reached their breaking point.

In April of that year, following months of organizing, 45 local farm workers founded the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union. The MFLU’s platform included demands for a minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, medical coverage and an end to plantation work for children under the age of 16, whose educations were severely compromised by the sharecropping system. Within weeks of its founding, strikes under the MFLU banner began to spread across the Delta.

Five miles outside the small town of Leland, Mississippi, a group of Black Tenant Farmers led by John Henry Sylvester voted to go on strike. Sylvester, a tractor driver and mechanic at the A.L. Andrews Plantation, wanted fair treatment and prospects for a better future for his family. “I don’t want my children to grow up dumb like I did,” he told a reporter, with characteristic humility. In fact it was Sylvester’s organizational prowess and vision that gave the strikers direction and resolve. They would need both. The Andrews workers were immediately evicted from their homes. Undeterred, they moved their families to a local building owned by a Baptist Educational Association, but were eventually evicted there as well.

After two months of striking, and now facing homelessness for a second time, the strikers made a bold move. With just 13 donated tents, the strikers bought five acres of land from a local Black Farmer and decided that they would remain there, on strike, for as long as it took. Strike City was born. Frank Smith was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee worker when he went to live with the strikers just outside Leland. “They wanted to stay within eyesight of the plantation,” said Smith, now Executive Director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington, D.C. “They were not scared.”

Life in Strike City was difficult. Not only did the strikers have to deal with one of Missississippi’s coldest winters in history, they also had to endure the periodic gunshots fired by white agitators over their tents at night. Yet the strikers were determined. “We ain’t going out of the state of Mississippi. We gonna stay right here, fighting for what is ours,” one of them told a documentary film team, who captured the strikers’ daily experience in a short film called “Strike City.” “We decided we wouldn’t run,” another assented. “If we run now, we always will be running.”

But the strikers knew that if their city was going to survive, they would need more resources. In an effort to secure federal grants from the federal government’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the strikers, led by Sylvester and Smith, journeyed all the way to Washington D.C. “We’re here because Washington seems to run on a different schedule,” Smith told congressmen, stressing the urgency of the situation and the group’s needs for funds. “We have to get started right away. When you live in a tent and people shoot at you at night and your kids can’t take a bath and your wife has no privacy, a month can be a long time, even a day…Kids can’t grow up in Strike City and have any kind of a chance.” In a symbolic demonstration of their plight, the strikers set up a row of tents across the street from the White House.

John Henry Sylvester, left, stands outside one of the tents strikers erected in Washington, D.C. in April 1966. Photo by Rowland Sherman

“It was a good, dramatic, in-your-face presentation,” Smith told American Experience, nearly 60 years after the strikers camped out. “It didn’t do much to shake anything out of the Congress of the United States or the President and his Cabinet. But it gave us a feeling that we’d done something to help ourselves.” The protestors returned home empty-handed. Nevertheless, the residents of Strike City had secured enough funds from a Chicago-based organization to begin the construction of permanent brick homes; and to provide local Black children with a literacy program, which was held in a wood-and-cinder-block community center they erected.

The long-term sustainability of Strike City, however, depended on the creation of a self-sufficient economy. Early on, Strike City residents had earned money by handcrafting nativity scenes, but this proved inadequate. Soon, Strike City residents were planning on constructing a brick factory that would provide employment and building material for the settlement’s expansion. But the $25,000 price tag of the project proved to be too much, and with no employment, many strikers began to drift away. Strike City never recovered.

Still, its direct impact was apparent when, in 1965, Mississippi schools reluctantly complied with the 1964 Civil Rights Act by offering a freedom-of-choice period in which children were purportedly allowed to register at any school of their choice. In reality, however, most Black parents were too afraid to send their children to all-white schools—except for the parents living at Strike City who had already radically declared their independence . Once Leland’s public schools were legally open to them, Strike City kids were the first ones to register. Their parents’ determination to give them a better life had already begun to pay dividends.

Smith recalled driving Strike City’s children to their first day of school in the fall of 1970. “I remember when I dropped them off, they jumped out and ran in, and I said, ‘They don't have a clue what they were getting themselves into.’ But you know kids are innocent and they’re always braver than we think they are. And they went in there like it was their schoolhouse. Like they belonged there like everybody else.”

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[brothersperspectiveartvid]

2024 Follow the Sign Black People by Marcellous Lovelace #raygun81 #75dab #biko70 #freedom #marcellouslovelace Black People Didn't Benefit from Slavery

2024 Follow the Sign Black People by Marcellous Lovelace https://www.society6.com/marcellouslovelace You should not be televised, Marcellous Lovelace will not be televised. Projects suffer as sharecroppers in the land of service blacks are trained #marcellouslovelace #biko70 #75dab #robots #blackart #africanart #art

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[serious2020]

#african/black experience #war on afrikans #afrikan #terrorism #protest #revolutionary #freedom #Haiti Action Committee #UNIFA #FANMI LAVALAS #Palestine #Dr Maryse Narcisse #Joel Pacha Vorbe #Dr Rama Ali Kased #Dr Walter Turner #Pierre Labossiere #Marvin X #Andrew Reynolds #culture #violence #racial profiling

[chumanimtshixa-blog]

Ubuntu as The Art of Cultivation: Nurturing Relationships and Personal Joy

In the hustle and struggle of modern life, slow down and savor the essence of our existence: cultivate! This thought encourages me to invest my time and energy into the things that truly matter, experiencing my life in ways that bring joy and meaningful connections. That must be why my mom named me Chumani. Let's delve into the essence of cultivation and how it can transform our relationships, our personal space, and our overall sense of happiness. Cultivating is not easy, as a matter of fact it is hard, it hurts and times. In the process you have to learn self actualization, to sit with oneself, the good and the bad, then to accept the facts, and work to do better. But the first step is to try not to get worse. In some aspects we are incapable of doing better, so there is value in starting with wanting to "not do worse or more". Sometimes the intention matters most, but I digress!

Blood is thicker than water: Families are Made, Not Born

Listen! The full saying is: "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." So this phrase actually conveys the opposite of the commonly shortened version "blood is thicker than water." The full saying suggests that the bonds formed through shared experiences and choices (the blood of the covenant/those who go bleed together) can be stronger than mere family (the WATER of the WOMB). In other words, it emphasizes the importance of chosen and cultivated relationships and connections over purely biological ones.

The tapestry of life is woven with threads of relationships. Like a skilled gardener tending to a cherished garden, we must nurture our relationships with care and intention. Families, in particular, are not merely a product of biology; they are crafted through shared experiences, laughter, and support. Every smile shared, every tear wiped away, contributes to the growth of these invaluable bonds. Cultivating relationships means being present, empathetic, and communicative. It's about creating a safe and nurturing environment where love and understanding can thrive.

Respect your own boundaries and those of others in order to Protect Your Space and Others'

I always took this for granted, the older I get the more I learn about boundaries. I would have obviously love to be efficient at it by now but I know the importance of unlearning. Just as a garden flourishes when the land is prepared and boundaries are respected—allowing each plant to grow without being overshadowed by another—so too do our lives prosper when we respect the personal space of others. Invading someone else's space can lead to discomfort and strained relationships. Instead, we should strive to build a culture of empathy, where we understand and honor the boundaries of those around us. By doing so, we create an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. But most of all mutual benefits like the 3 companion sisters planting method.

Nurture Your Inner Garden

Imagine your happiness as a delicate flower, ready to bloom if given the right care. Cultivating joy involves embracing the things that bring us happiness and fulfillment, while also being mindful of not trampling upon the joy of others. Just as a mindful gardener wouldn't tread upon their freshly sprouted plants, we should approach others' feelings with sensitivity and consideration. When we allow our own joy to flourish alongside that of others, we create a harmonious environment where everyone's happiness can thrive.

The art of cultivation invites us to invest in the aspects of life that truly matter. By nurturing relationships, understanding boundaries, and cultivating joy, we create a life that is not only fulfilling but also filled with meaningful connections. Just as a garden requires time, care, and attention to blossom, so too do our lives benefit from intentional cultivation. So, let us embrace this philosophy and watch as the tapestry of our existence blooms with vibrant colors of love, respect, and happiness.

Never forget that I'm just thinking out loud. Izwe lethu!

#xhosa #south african #inspiration #blacklivesmatter #black imagination #black womxn #black tumblr #self care #ubuntu #paradigm shift #black explorations #black experiment #queer #decolonize #decolonisation

[larktb-archive]

Idk i see a lotta folks who aren't African American love to talk over African Americans. Like sure you may be black and you might have similar cultural and historical experiences due to slavery and segregation and what have you but like... sometimes it's best to just listen. Obviously when it involves the entire diaspora we shouldn't sit still and say nothing but some of yous are comfortable with treating African Americans as lesser black's which is... insane lmao.

#lillypad.txt #non-blacks dont touch #obvs theres a conversation to be had about the centering of the african american experience as thee black diaspora experiencr #but like... thats down to hypervisibility and what not rather than some kinda malicious plan by aa's to make us look bad lol

[blackcreativestars]

Fatherland – Black Creative Stars Accelerator

The Black Creative Stars is aimed at empowering young black people with the opportunity to Learn, Create, Distribute and Monetize afrocentric contents across the global digital entertainment landscape. We are committed to connecting young people passionate about the arts with mentorship and tools in understanding creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

#Black Creative Stars #young black people with the opportunity #Monetize afrocentric contents #connecting young people passionate #Black Creative Stars Accelerator #Fatherland #black people with the opportunity #global digital entertainment landscape #ultimate african experience #black young opportunity

[fatherlandcalifornia]

Fatherland California - African Lifestyle and Culture

Fatherland is an African Creative Enterprise to fulfil millions of people’s educational, economic, recreational, and entertainment needs by being a community hub, cultural, art, faith, and tourist destination for the world.

#Fatherland California #African Lifestyle and Culture #Enjoy african experience #black communities california #african traditions california #african diaspora jobs california #african arts and craft #ifa initiation 2023

[pogasm]

africans nd african americans r different.

#like. not jst african americans but black ppl who are descendants of slaves ofc #like the cultural differences etc #i’m african nd i cld nvr have the generational trauma they do. nd vice versa #even tho there’s things common like racism or colourism or wtvr #they didn’t experience our colonialism and we didn’t experience their trauma #dsnt mean either of us suffered more or less tho #nd for me as an african it’s hard to breach the gap w them bc of the cultural differences #idk what i’m talking ab lmao this is jst me ranting ab how i don’t fit in w my black friends #well i do but #in my defence canada is full of immigrants so the african nd african canadian ratio is basically 1:1 #but wtvr