black history month - the black seminoles
I’ve always found the history of the black seminoles really interesting. In the 1700s, Spanish colonists declared that any African to escape from slavery would be allowed to live free in Florida. This led to many blacks integrating with local Indian tribes and merging cultures, languages, and traditions. The tribe has relocated to many different places including Mexico, Oaklahoma, and Texas, and members of the Black Seminoles are still around today practicing their traditions.
Black History Month / Bob Marley’s Birthday
Many people are familiar with Bob Marley’s revolutionary message that he displayed in his music, but some don’t know that he actually made a commitment to social change in his day to day life as well. This photo is from the 1978 “One Love One Peace” concert where Marley brought leaders from two political parties engaged in a fierce rivalry on stage to show unity. Marley was strongly committed to improving the social, economic, and political conditions of his home country and this concert eased many tensions in Jamaica.
Bob Marley used his musical & cultural influence to try and end racism and classism, uplift the consciousness of Black people worldwide, and demand justice for the people from the elite. Therefore not only is he a musical icon but a true revolutionary whose legacy should be preserved and respected for many generations to come.
Happy birthday Bob! Rest in Power.
-Dregs1
black history month.
yellow peril, brown berets, and black panthers protesting outside a courthouse where huey p. newton was being tried. a beautiful example of different cultures coming together for change.
black history month.
This is one of many Olmec heads that were discovered in Mexico. Some have been dated as far back as 800 BC. The African features of these statues indicate that Africans traveled to the Western Hemisphere centuries before any European visitors.
