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angelsaxis · 2 months
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Image ID: URGENT!!! Nigerian trans woman is facing housing issues is urgently in need of funds for rent as her rent has expired for a while now and she needs help to get sheltered soon as the landlord has asked her to move out soon. She also needs support with her hrt meds
GOAL: $1050
Paypal: @angelsaxis
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I have to remake because the last one got a lot of notes, but little to no help.
Lola is constantly at risk of being homeless, and Nigeria is a violently homophobic and transphobic country. She needs money for food, housing, and HRT. She also recently suffered a terrible loss when her friend, Fola (IG), drowned a few weeks ago.
When I say any amount helps, I mean it. I can't tell you how many times just a handful of fives here and there adds up faster than you'd expect.
Her twitter is @/Afreau_Deity. At the moment, she hasn't eaten all day.
312.84/1050 USD
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mrsoulstice · 2 months
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Nigerian soccer team playing in the United Kingdom without cleats and beating them 5-2, circa 1949
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snuggs-world · 1 month
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TEMS🖤
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cute-st · 2 years
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@whoisnneka
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oncanvas · 9 months
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Pause, Peter Uka, 2020
Oil on canvas 78 ¾ x 55 ⅛ in. (200 x 140 cm)
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sbrown82 · 1 year
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Sade - “When Am I Going To Make A Living” (1984).
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noma-o · 1 year
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Deborah Ajibola of Mild Models by Noma Osula
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putitonmydash · 5 months
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Nanfe Jemimah Kefas-Oyeleke (@mimzbee)
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konivae · 29 days
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In Africa, European colonial governments and European Christian missionaries criminalized and stigmatized the cultural practices of tattooing and scarification; consequently, the practices underwent decline, ended, or continued to be performed as acts of resistance.
Among the ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa that traditionally practice scarification are the Gonja, Dagomba, Frafra, Mamprusi, Nanumba, Bali, Tɔfin, Bobo, Montol, Kofyar, Yoruba, and Tiv people of West Africa, and the Dinka, Nuer, Surma, Shilluk, Toposa, Moru, Bondei, Shambaa, Barabaig, and Maasai people of East Africa.
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Traditionally, the most common reason for scarification has been as a rite of passage.
Scarification has been widely used by many West African tribes to mark milestone stages in both men and women's lives, such as puberty and marriage.
In many tribes, members unwilling to participate in scarification were generally not included in the group's activities, and are often shunned from their society.
According to anthropologist Grace Harris, group members lacking the normal characteristics consistent with the group are not considered as having acquired the full standing as agents in their society; they would also lack the capacity for meaningful behavior, such as greeting, commanding, and stating. 
Therefore, scarification can transform partial tribe members into "normal" members entirely accepted by the group.
Scarification is a form of language not readily expressed, except through extensive and intricate greetings, and gives the ability to communicate fully, which is a key element for being considered as a normal member of the group.
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One reason why scarification is used as confirmation of adulthood is how it shows the ability to endure pain. With young men, the endurance of the pain of scarring exhibits strength and discipline, especially in tribes where males have roles as hunters and warriors.
A young man who has already experienced the feeling of torn or cut flesh is considered less likely to fear the teeth of a wild animal or the tip of an enemy's spear.
In Ethiopia and Zambia, elaborate scarification is often done on women at puberty, used to denote a willingness to be a mother. The markings show that she can stand the pain of childbirth, as well as being an indication of her emotional maturity.
Some of these rites of passage have spiritual or religious roots, such young boys in the Chambri tribe of Papua New Guinea undergo scarification resembling crocodile scales to mark their transition into manhood, a ritual which stems from the belief that humans evolved from crocodiles.
In Ethiopia, Suri men scar their bodies to show that they have killed someone from an enemy tribe;
the Mursi practice scarification for largely aesthetic reasons in order to attract the opposite sex and enhance the tactile experience of sex. 
The Ekoi of Nigeria believe that the scars serve, on their way to the afterlife, as money.
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fyblackwomenart · 7 months
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Sonia Jas-cameron
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yourdailyqueer · 7 months
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Noni Salma
Gender: Transgender woman
Sexuality: Queer
DOB: N/A 
Ethnicity: Nigerian
Occupation: Screenwriter, producer, director
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plaaymate · 29 days
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blackgirllove · 2 years
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Zamaswazi Nkosi
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oncanvas · 3 months
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Tall Long John, Peter Uka, 2021
Oil on canvas 66.93 x 51.18 in. (170 x 130 cm)
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nailsonblackwomen · 3 months
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#nail_garden_by_nene 🖤🧡🖤
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