Category Archives: Africans

Monday Open Thread | International Slavery Museum Liverpool

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

“The transatlantic slave trade was the greatest forced migration in history. And yet the story of the mass enslavement of Africans by Europeans is one of resilience and survival against all the odds, and is a testament to the unquenchable … Continue reading →

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President Buhari Receives Rescued #Chibokgirl, Amina Ali, At The Presidential Villa

Posted on May 19, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip Alasholuyi Blog President Buhari received Amina Ali, one of the rescued abducted 219 Chibok Schoolgirls, at the State House earlier today, May 19. The rescued girl who nurses a four month old baby was led into the Villa … Continue reading →

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Why America needs a slavery museum: “The history of this country is rooted in slavery”

Posted on February 15, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: The Atlantic The Whitney Plantation near Wallace, Louisiana, is the first and only U.S. museum and memorial to slavery. While other museums may include slavery in their exhibits, the Whitney Plantation is the first of its kind to … Continue reading →

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Why is America Celebrating the Beating of a BLACK Child?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by rikyrah

My thoughts? I am a MOTHER, I have 2 daughters and one grandson. It would always come down to their SURVIVAL. Souls’ basic need is to survive under any circumstance. So I totally get why Tonya Graham did what she … Continue reading →

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Black History |The Slave Trade | Conditions on Slave Ships

Posted on February 18, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Conditions on Slave Ships How the slaves were “packed” There are two ways for the captains to load their boats with slaves. One system is called loose packing to deliver slaves. Under that system, captains transported fewer slaves than their … Continue reading →

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Black History | Breeding American Slaves

Posted on February 14, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Slave breeding in the United States were those practices of slave ownership that aimed to influence the reproduction of slaves in order to increase the wealth of slaveholders. Slave breeding included coerced sexual relations between male and female slaves, promoting … Continue reading →

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Nigerian-styled ‘Queens of Africa’ doll outsells Barbie

Posted on February 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

A Nigerian businessman, Taofick Okoya, created a doll which has grown so big that it now outsells the legendary Barbie dolls in Nigeria. The creation of the doll was not something he had always set out to do. He just … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Out of Africa

Posted on November 8, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Beauty of Africa

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Friday Open Thread | Out of Africa

Posted on November 7, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Tribute to African sunsets… Only an African sunset can bring an elephant’s shadow and show its smile. Only an African sunset streams golden liquid on dry land and makes the lions and chimps tap dance to the beat of the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Out of Africa

Posted on November 6, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

                                                          Honey-Braised Lamb Shanks Lamb shanks are braised for hours in a sumptuous sauce of honey, almonds, and raisins in this centuries-old Moroccan dish served at the restaurant Mansouria. ¼ olive oil 3 tbsp. unsalted butter 4 lamb shanks, frenched, … Continue reading →

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