Nicknamed “Buffalo Soldiers,” African American units had been formed to fight in “government-led wars meant to overtake the Southwest and Great Plains from Native Americans.” The moniker “Buffalo Soldiers” may have been a compliment paid to the soldiers by the enemy, who noticed that the ...
When slave owners demanded that Mexico send back African Americans, the official response from Mexican government officials responded that there are no slaves in its country, only citizens. Keep digging and learn of the greatGaspar Yanga. A huge statue in Vera Cruz, Mexico, is dedicated to the...
Racial disparities in health are well-documented, with African Americans having shorter life expectancy, and a greater likelihood of suffering from aging-related illnesses at younger ages compared to Whites. Accelerated aging at the biological level may be one mechanism linking racism and disease risk....
Wikipedia is scrubbing BLM’s funding: On the Wikipedia page for Black Lives Matter it used to have a section called “Funding” where it detailed it’s $100,000,000 worth of funding from Open Society Foundations (Soros), The Ford Foundation, and Borealis Philanthropy. Now it is nowhere to...