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“Dessalines returned tit for tat. One morning after Rochambeau had brutally and savagely butchered 500 Black prisoners-of-war in frustration over losing a battle, Dessalines hung 500 French officers in plain sight of the French Army.”
-Jacob H. Carruthers, The Irritated Genie
Ɛna Akosua Adwubi Datɛ, Abdua Kkkyha and 5 others1 Comment-
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“When I say the Africans abroad and the Africans here in this country—the man that you call Negro is nothing but an African himself.”
-Malcolm X, 1963
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“The Old Oyo Empire, located north of the modern-day town of Oyo in southwestern Nigeria, rose to prominence in the 17th century and reached its peak in the 18th century. When the empire finally collapsed in 1835, it was territorially the largest and the most politically powerful Yoruba kingdom ever. Scholars do not agree on the extent of the…
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Ah nuh all roof a shelta.
“Not all roofs can provide shelter.”
-Jamaican proverb
Explanation: Things are not always what they appear to be. Something that is presented as helpful, may in fact be detrimental.
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Waant aal, lose aal.
“If you want everything you see, you will eventually lose all.”
-Jamaican proverb
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