Brothers. #MalcolmX #MuhammadAli

A kì í pẹ̀lú ọ̀bọ já'ko. / Don't join a monkey to roam the forest. [Self-respect is it; maintain the high ground: don't stoop low; refuse to join anyone do despicable things.] #Yoruba #proverbs

BaledXaawo; Gedo, Jubaland Somalia 🇸🇴 (Breathtaking) #Somalia #Gedo #Jubaland #JubaRiver #SomaliPeninsula #GreaterSomalia

Kí wúrà tó di ohun ọ̀ṣọ́, ó ti la iná kọjá. Before gold became a prized item of ornament it had passed through fire. [There's always a price tag: be willing to pay it; some things may have to get worse before they get better: keep hope alive.] #Yoruba #proverb

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Ọ̀nà tí èèyàn tọ̀ tó ṣubú, bí èèyàn bá ní sùúrù, èyàn lè tọ̀ ọ́ là. / A path that one treads and falls, with patience, one may tread it to success. [No closed case and no impossiblity: be patient, be steadfast and be persistent.] #Yoruba #proverb

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Been working on a big project about early banjo music that has got me excited - been going through a lot of pieces from 1855 and thinking about the cultural soup this music came from - African/Irish/German/English/Indigenous etc etc etc -

Happy Labor Day, especially to those who had to work today ⚙ #LaborDay #LaborDay2024 #happyLaborDay2024 #HappyLabourDay #workers #laborers #work

Erin ńfọn, ẹfọ̀n ńfọn, eku asín ní kí wọ́n fún òun ní kàkàkí. / The elephant is trumpeting, the buffalo is grunting and the moonrat is requesting for a bugle (to blow also). [Exercise self-control; stop comparing yourself with anyone: stay in your lane & run your own race.]

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“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” #MalcolmX #MalcolmXMatters

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Happy 70th birthday, #RubyBridges. We honor your courage.

What a powerful artistic tribute to one of the most influential leaders in history. Hand sculptured bronze bust of #MalcolmX in the #Nebraska State Capitol Building. Sculptor: Nathan Murray #MalcolmXMatters

Today marks 18 years since the Chocolate Drops released our debut album Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind. Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind was the first record CCD made - we recorded it in a couple days I think in Chapel Hill many moons ago - right after we’d spent a month doing a bunch of school shows

This book is a masterpiece on the Haitian Revolution. It’s a must read.

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the Olympic marathon in Paris in August and was set ablaze and murdered by her ex-boyfriend 3 weeks later, was buried today. Rest in peace and power, Rebecca bbc.com/news/articles/…

Four little girls, full of promise and purpose, were murdered 61 years ago today by men full of anti-Black racism and hate. May we honor these #fourlittlegirls by working on the character, community, and social construct change needed to eradicate racism and hate.