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✨ Ancestors Speak brings historical voices into today’s biggest conversations. We're exploring how past leaders, artists, and revolutionaries would respond to our world today. ✨
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"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." – Steve Biko
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." – Steve Biko
"When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." – Thomas Jefferson
a man in a purple suit is dancing on a red stage
ALT: a man in a purple suit is dancing on a red stage
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April 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." – Thomas Jefferson
"Power concedes nothing without a demand." – Frederick Douglass
April 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Power concedes nothing without a demand." – Frederick Douglass
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BlackPast has a comprehensive list of Black history museums across the country:
African American Museums
Explore African American museums in the U.S. and discover rich history, culture, and contributions on BlackPast.org.
www.blackpast.org
April 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BlackPast has a comprehensive list of Black history museums across the country:
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." – Desmond Tutu
April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." – Desmond Tutu
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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
April 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
"Democracy is not a state. It is an act." – John Lewis
April 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Democracy is not a state. It is an act." – John Lewis
Who’s carrying the legacy of John Lewis in 2025?🤔
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Who Is the Modern-Day John Lewis? #goodtrouble
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April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Who’s carrying the legacy of John Lewis in 2025?🤔
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"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." – Martin Luther King Jr.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." – Martin Luther King Jr.
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to all who celebrate...
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
to all who celebrate...
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Literally every Black person who comes to DC visits the NMAAHC and it’s a big source of pride among a very broad swathe of people. Censoring the work there won’t be as frictionless as people imagine.
March 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Literally every Black person who comes to DC visits the NMAAHC and it’s a big source of pride among a very broad swathe of people. Censoring the work there won’t be as frictionless as people imagine.
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I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
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For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
March 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
She'd probably say, "I told you so!" But what lessons would Octavia Butler share to help us...survive?
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What Would OCTAVIA BUTLER Say About Trump's America? | Ancestors Speak
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March 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
She'd probably say, "I told you so!" But what lessons would Octavia Butler share to help us...survive?
youtu.be/J19rAuCocVA
youtu.be/J19rAuCocVA
If you could commission one fictional character to fix the current US political problems, who would it be?
March 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you could commission one fictional character to fix the current US political problems, who would it be?
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Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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An excellent map of pre-colonial Africa in 1880
(just 5 years before the Berlin conference)
*zoom in for details!
(just 5 years before the Berlin conference)
*zoom in for details!
March 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
An excellent map of pre-colonial Africa in 1880
(just 5 years before the Berlin conference)
*zoom in for details!
(just 5 years before the Berlin conference)
*zoom in for details!
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For journalists, writers, artists, historians, photographers and cultural workers -- it's going to be so, so important that we document and bear witness to this moment in history.
It's going to be hard, and many of us will have to move differently. But we must try.
It's going to be hard, and many of us will have to move differently. But we must try.
March 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For journalists, writers, artists, historians, photographers and cultural workers -- it's going to be so, so important that we document and bear witness to this moment in history.
It's going to be hard, and many of us will have to move differently. But we must try.
It's going to be hard, and many of us will have to move differently. But we must try.
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Choose freely but know that, if you aren’t with us, then by definition, you are against us.
March 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Choose freely but know that, if you aren’t with us, then by definition, you are against us.
Mandela has some advice from his approach to life and politics. We've pulled some ideas from his speeches that relate directly to current events.
Mandela Has Advice for Ukraine (and Russia) | Ancestors Speak
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March 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mandela has some advice from his approach to life and politics. We've pulled some ideas from his speeches that relate directly to current events.
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Roll out the red carpet.....
March 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Roll out the red carpet.....
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Donald. Trump. Is. A. Russian. Asset.
March 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Donald. Trump. Is. A. Russian. Asset.
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A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities
New jazz fellowship honors the genre's elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new $15 million program that will give 50 artists who are 62 years or older a ...
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February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities
Feeling like we need some soulful guidance from someone like Nina Simone these days, damn. Who would be the Nina Simone of today?? youtube.com/shorts/iYm8y...
Who Is the Modern-Day NINA SIMONE? #music #activism
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February 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Feeling like we need some soulful guidance from someone like Nina Simone these days, damn. Who would be the Nina Simone of today?? youtube.com/shorts/iYm8y...