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Writer. Editor. #SGRho. Founder https://t.co/lyz8mU2E5t. Co-owner @Houseof334. 🎙@WeBeWatchingPod/@BlkGrlWatching. Bylines: Essence, Glamour, Washington Post
May 12, 2018 9 tweets 8 min read
Today a few of my #SGRho sorors were racially profiled in PA while cleaning up a highway their chapter adopted. It's a reminder that Black women in general (and SIGMA women esp) have ALWAYS been on the front lines fighting racial injustice. I'll explore some ways in this #thread First, some background: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc (@sgrhoupdates) was organized by 7 teachers in 1922 in the heart of Klan country in Indiana (I'm working on a project abt this). At the time, it was known as “Klandiana” b/c it had the largest number of Klan members, abt 250K
May 5, 2018 13 tweets 8 min read
In honor of #CincodeMayo, here are some things you may not have known about Afro-Mexican history. While the bulk of enslaved Africans ended up in South America+Caribbean (more than 4 million sent to Brazil alone), around 200K enslaved Africans were imported into what is now Mexico between the 1520s and 1829 #CincoDeMayo