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LCSW. INTP. Raconteur. Afro-Culturologist. Butter and sugar pays all the bills, but my mouth is a liability. I'm Black first, and 🇻🇮🇵🇷 immediately after.

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They called it suicide! Sadie Mae Washington was 30 years old. A nurse who delivered over 300 babies. Killed for her brother's debt. The system called it suicide and closed the case in 6 hours. Bumpy Johnson saw a cover-up and made sure Harlem never forgot her name. Harlem, 1948. Mount Olivet Baptist Church. Sunday afternoon. Over 400 people packed into wooden pews. The organ playing his eyes on the sparrow. Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr. mid eulogy. Then Bumpy Johnson stood up from the second row. The room went silent. Bumpy walked toward the casket, slow, deliberate, each footstep echoing against the walls. The organ stopped, the preacher stopped. 400 people held their breath. Bumpy reached the casket, looked down at nurse Sadie May Washington, the peaceful expression, the white lace dress, the thick makeup covering her face and neck. Everyone else had seen a woman who died too young. Bumpy saw a cover up. He leaned closer, studied her neck, then reached down and touched the powder on her throat. When he pulled his hand back, his fingers were covered in thick theatrical makeup. He looked at the funeral director standing nervously near the wall. "Why is there so much makeup on her neck?" The man went pale, started sweating. Bumpy pushed back Sadie's collar, and what 400 people saw next made women scream and men turn away. Rope burns, deep, brutal, purple, and black, circling her throat like a necklace of violence. This wasn't a heart attack. This was murder. And what Bumpy did in the next 96 hours killed three men, made six NYPD officers resign, and changed how Harlem dealt with police corruption forever.

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They called it suicide! Sadie Mae Washington was 30 years old. A nurse who delivered over 300 babies. Killed for her brother's debt. The system called it suicide and closed the case in 6 hours. Bumpy Johnson saw a cover-up and made sure Harlem never forgot her name. Harlem, 1948. Mount Olivet Baptist Church. Sunday afternoon. Over 400 people packed into wooden pews. The organ playing his eyes on the sparrow. Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr. mid eulogy. Then Bumpy Johnson stood up from the second row. The room went silent. Bumpy walked toward the casket, slow, deliberate, each footstep echoing against the walls. The organ stopped, the preacher stopped. 400 people held their breath. Bumpy reached the casket, looked down at nurse Sadie May Washington, the peaceful expression, the white lace dress, the thick makeup covering her face and neck. Everyone else had seen a woman who died too young. Bumpy saw a cover up. He leaned closer, studied her neck, then reached down and touched the powder on her throat. When he pulled his hand back, his fingers were covered in thick theatrical makeup. He looked at the funeral director standing nervously near the wall. "Why is there so much makeup on her neck?" The man went pale, started sweating. Bumpy pushed back Sadie's collar, and what 400 people saw next made women scream and men turn away. Rope burns, deep, brutal, purple, and black, circling her throat like a necklace of violence. This wasn't a heart attack. This was murder. And what Bumpy did in the next 96 hours killed three men, made six NYPD officers resign, and changed how Harlem dealt with police corruption forever.

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Not bbl shaming, but it's nice to see this natural body type trending again 😍.

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Not bbl shaming, but it's nice to see this natural body type trending again 😍.

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The unbridled sexuality of the Chura dance (also known as Baikoko) from the coastal region of Tanzania 🇹🇿 is often compared to twerking in the West, but it has far more symbolism and relevance than just gyrating. This ancient dance, inspired by the frog, is taught to girls by older women as part of their rites of passage into womanhood. It reportedly helps to loosen the pelvic area and prepare the womb for an easy an successful childbearing and delivery.

The unbridled sexuality of the Chura dance (also known as Baikoko) from the coastal region of Tanzania 🇹🇿 is often compared to twerking in the West, but it has far more symbolism and relevance than just gyrating. This ancient dance, inspired by the frog, is taught to girls by older women as part of their rites of passage into womanhood. It reportedly helps to loosen the pelvic area and prepare the womb for an easy an successful childbearing and delivery.

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Buddy probably felt like he was being slapped by an octopus 😭

Buddy probably felt like he was being slapped by an octopus 😭

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Sometimes you don't even have to know how to dance...😍

Sometimes you don't even have to know how to dance...😍

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5-year-old Londyn from Texas pulls up as a barrel racer! She and her horse Monkey had an impressive 18-second run at Jacksonville’s Black Rodeo USA You go girl! This is culture.

5-year-old Londyn from Texas pulls up as a barrel racer! She and her horse Monkey had an impressive 18-second run at Jacksonville’s Black Rodeo USA You go girl! This is culture.

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I'm no better than a man.

I'm no better than a man.

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This art goes crazy!🤩 Would you hang it on your wall?

This art goes crazy!🤩 Would you hang it on your wall?

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Have you ever been to Senegal?? 🇸🇳

Have you ever been to Senegal?? 🇸🇳

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They say New York is not a real place. That means Harlem is definitely only a figment of our brightest imagination.

They say New York is not a real place. That means Harlem is definitely only a figment of our brightest imagination.

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🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

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The "Ring Shout" is recognized as one of the oldest surviving African performance traditions, deeply rooted in the coastal Georgia and South Carolina lowcountry, including Savannah, where enslaved people maintained their Gullah/Geechee culture. It is a religious, dancelike movement performed in a counter-clockwise circle. Developed by enslaved Africans in the 18th and 19th centuries who merged West African traditions with American experiences, The ring shout evolved by blending African spiritual traditions with American Christian religious practices, such as spirituals. It combines singing, call-and-response, and a rhythmic, shuffling, "shouting" motion. The ring shout is still practiced today as part of the Gullah heritage in the region.

The "Ring Shout" is recognized as one of the oldest surviving African performance traditions, deeply rooted in the coastal Georgia and South Carolina lowcountry, including Savannah, where enslaved people maintained their Gullah/Geechee culture. It is a religious, dancelike movement performed in a counter-clockwise circle. Developed by enslaved Africans in the 18th and 19th centuries who merged West African traditions with American experiences, The ring shout evolved by blending African spiritual traditions with American Christian religious practices, such as spirituals. It combines singing, call-and-response, and a rhythmic, shuffling, "shouting" motion. The ring shout is still practiced today as part of the Gullah heritage in the region.

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DJ missed but her points did not! 😍

DJ missed but her points did not! 😍

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Rise and Capoeira! 🇧🇷 Enslaved Africans(Angola) brought capoeira to Brazil in the 16th century. The slaves disguised their fighting techniques as folk dancing, using rhythms, call-and-response singing, and instruments to distract onlookers. Historically, sometimes fighters with blades strapped to their ankles or held between their toes—would swing their legs high in attack, perform aerial somersaults, and pass within a hairsbreadth of each other's knees, head, groin, or stomach. This is culture! 🇧🇷

Rise and Capoeira! 🇧🇷 Enslaved Africans(Angola) brought capoeira to Brazil in the 16th century. The slaves disguised their fighting techniques as folk dancing, using rhythms, call-and-response singing, and instruments to distract onlookers. Historically, sometimes fighters with blades strapped to their ankles or held between their toes—would swing their legs high in attack, perform aerial somersaults, and pass within a hairsbreadth of each other's knees, head, groin, or stomach. This is culture! 🇧🇷

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Mind your elders

Mind your elders

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Back in the day, thick girls were discouraged from practicing ballet. So beautiful to now see Black ballerinas with body. 💃🏾: Freje Jernisse

Back in the day, thick girls were discouraged from practicing ballet. So beautiful to now see Black ballerinas with body. 💃🏾: Freje Jernisse

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This is culture! 🇧🇷

This is culture! 🇧🇷

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Black women. Period. 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮

Black women. Period. 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮

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Lord, they done got a new linedance, and I still haven't learned the last one 😭

Lord, they done got a new linedance, and I still haven't learned the last one 😭

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Gullah call it perlo, we call it pelau. A flavorful one pot dish usually made with chicken. We are no longer boycotting oxtail so...let's make oxtail pelau 😀 Chef's tip: Cook the oxtail until tender then add all of the other ingredients. Smash✨️ or trash 🗑?

Gullah call it perlo, we call it pelau. A flavorful one pot dish usually made with chicken. We are no longer boycotting oxtail so...let's make oxtail pelau 😀 Chef's tip: Cook the oxtail until tender then add all of the other ingredients. Smash✨️ or trash 🗑?

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This is how it's done! 😂😍

This is how it's done! 😂😍

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Your algorithm led you to this...

Your algorithm led you to this...

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Just a small misunderstanding 😪😂

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Just a small misunderstanding 😪😂

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She is so pretty 😍 I dont even know what she talking about. 😩

She is so pretty 😍 I dont even know what she talking about. 😩

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No one knows us better than our esthetician 🥹

No one knows us better than our esthetician 🥹

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Men, if one single video could convince you to stop abusing women, this is it.

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Men, if one single video could convince you to stop abusing women, this is it.

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Show off on dem 😍

Show off on dem 😍

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The way Africa shows up in Brazil carnival is so beautiful to me!

The way Africa shows up in Brazil carnival is so beautiful to me!

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Do you know this dance was banned in Tanzania? The dance became more secular than cultural and authorities didn't like that. Tanzanian pushed back and the dance continues. But the Chura music remains banned and so does twerking. 🇹🇿

Do you know this dance was banned in Tanzania? The dance became more secular than cultural and authorities didn't like that. Tanzanian pushed back and the dance continues. But the Chura music remains banned and so does twerking. 🇹🇿

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At this point just eat the meat 🥺 Vegan fried chicken Smash✨️or trash🗑?

At this point just eat the meat 🥺 Vegan fried chicken Smash✨️or trash🗑?

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Caribbean women weekend pastime 🫠

Caribbean women weekend pastime 🫠

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Kenyan scientist debunked racist conclusions from White scientist calling Black people monkeys by proving Black people, specifically West Africans are the purest Homo Sapiens to evolve while Caucasians literally had monkey DNA. White scientists then responded with the discovery of a Ghost DNA only found in Black people to theorize Africans were not pure Homo Sapiens either. Ghanaian scientists then discovered that the ghost DNA only found in Africans is actually the next step of human evolution. The original man evolves and continues. Neanderthals will not.

Kenyan scientist debunked racist conclusions from White scientist calling Black people monkeys by proving Black people, specifically West Africans are the purest Homo Sapiens to evolve while Caucasians literally had monkey DNA. White scientists then responded with the discovery of a Ghost DNA only found in Black people to theorize Africans were not pure Homo Sapiens either. Ghanaian scientists then discovered that the ghost DNA only found in Africans is actually the next step of human evolution. The original man evolves and continues. Neanderthals will not.

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😂😂😂 RIP Comedian Rasheed🙏🏽

😂😂😂 RIP Comedian Rasheed🙏🏽

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An incident in Rio de Janeiro involving an Argentinian tourist has sparked international debate 🇧🇷 Brazil has strict anti-discrimination laws, and violations can lead to serious legal consequences. This case is a reminder that when you travel, you’re stepping into another country’s legal and cultural framework. Even online, evidenced by how Brazilians drag their own countrymen for being bigots on my posts, you know the culture is authentic. What are your thoughts?

An incident in Rio de Janeiro involving an Argentinian tourist has sparked international debate 🇧🇷 Brazil has strict anti-discrimination laws, and violations can lead to serious legal consequences. This case is a reminder that when you travel, you’re stepping into another country’s legal and cultural framework. Even online, evidenced by how Brazilians drag their own countrymen for being bigots on my posts, you know the culture is authentic. What are your thoughts?

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People romanticize the Victorian era when it was literally a very gross era for euros.

People romanticize the Victorian era when it was literally a very gross era for euros.

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I can tell an ancestor when I see one 🫠🥰

I can tell an ancestor when I see one 🫠🥰

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I was waiting on this one.... lol

I was waiting on this one.... lol

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What a creative business concept. 🥹 I didnt know we needed this.

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What a creative business concept. 🥹 I didnt know we needed this.

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He said something ...🔥

He said something ...🔥

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They go hard to tell us we are inferior, but the day we collectively realize we are not....

They go hard to tell us we are inferior, but the day we collectively realize we are not....

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