Steph - Founder of Expose The Gap
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Expose the Gap is an equity-for-all apparel brand and research-backed platform translating data, studies, and lived experience into accessible insights on work, leadership, policy, and culture.
#Freedom didn’t begin in 1863.
It began in #Black churches built after exclusion. In mutual aid societies. In abolitionist newspapers. In coded escape routes north.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#BlackHistory #Abolition #ExposeTheGap
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It began in #Black churches built after exclusion. In mutual aid societies. In abolitionist newspapers. In coded escape routes north.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#BlackHistory #Abolition #ExposeTheGap
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The Architecture of Resistance
Free Black Communities, Abolition, and the Road to Civil War
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February 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
#Freedom didn’t begin in 1863.
It began in #Black churches built after exclusion. In mutual aid societies. In abolitionist newspapers. In coded escape routes north.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#BlackHistory #Abolition #ExposeTheGap
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
It began in #Black churches built after exclusion. In mutual aid societies. In abolitionist newspapers. In coded escape routes north.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#BlackHistory #Abolition #ExposeTheGap
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Slavery wasn’t a contradiction of America’s founding.
It was written into law, protected by institutions, and enforced by violence.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#americanslavetrade
#exposethegap
#justice
It was written into law, protected by institutions, and enforced by violence.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#americanslavetrade
#exposethegap
#justice
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Slavery wasn’t a contradiction of America’s founding.
It was written into law, protected by institutions, and enforced by violence.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#americanslavetrade
#exposethegap
#justice
It was written into law, protected by institutions, and enforced by violence.
The system was designed. So was the resistance.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#americanslavetrade
#exposethegap
#justice
Sugar didn’t create brutality.
Europe chose it.
The Caribbean plantation system was designed to consume human life, short lifespans, constant replacement, violence as routine.
Black history is accountability, not abstraction.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ExposeTheGap
#CaribbeanHistory
#Sugar
#BadBunny
Europe chose it.
The Caribbean plantation system was designed to consume human life, short lifespans, constant replacement, violence as routine.
Black history is accountability, not abstraction.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ExposeTheGap
#CaribbeanHistory
#Sugar
#BadBunny
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Sugar didn’t create brutality.
Europe chose it.
The Caribbean plantation system was designed to consume human life, short lifespans, constant replacement, violence as routine.
Black history is accountability, not abstraction.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ExposeTheGap
#CaribbeanHistory
#Sugar
#BadBunny
Europe chose it.
The Caribbean plantation system was designed to consume human life, short lifespans, constant replacement, violence as routine.
Black history is accountability, not abstraction.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ExposeTheGap
#CaribbeanHistory
#Sugar
#BadBunny
The Middle Passage didn’t just move people across the Atlantic.
It transformed human beings into property and made slavery hereditary.
And understanding it is the only way to understand the world that followed.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
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It transformed human beings into property and made slavery hereditary.
And understanding it is the only way to understand the world that followed.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
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The Middle Passage: How the World Was Rewired
From Containment to Commodification
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February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The Middle Passage didn’t just move people across the Atlantic.
It transformed human beings into property and made slavery hereditary.
And understanding it is the only way to understand the world that followed.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
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It transformed human beings into property and made slavery hereditary.
And understanding it is the only way to understand the world that followed.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
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African kingdoms resisted for centuries.
When they couldn’t be conquered, Europe changed tactics, and legalized extraction.
This is where the paper trail of enslavement begins.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
#ubuntu
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When they couldn’t be conquered, Europe changed tactics, and legalized extraction.
This is where the paper trail of enslavement begins.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
#ubuntu
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February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
African kingdoms resisted for centuries.
When they couldn’t be conquered, Europe changed tactics, and legalized extraction.
This is where the paper trail of enslavement begins.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
#ubuntu
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
When they couldn’t be conquered, Europe changed tactics, and legalized extraction.
This is where the paper trail of enslavement begins.
#blackhistory
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
#education
#ubuntu
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Africa was governed, defended, and resistant, for centuries.
Colonization came later, when force failed, and law took over.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#education
#exposethegap
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Colonization came later, when force failed, and law took over.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#education
#exposethegap
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February 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Africa was governed, defended, and resistant, for centuries.
Colonization came later, when force failed, and law took over.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#education
#exposethegap
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Colonization came later, when force failed, and law took over.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#education
#exposethegap
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Black history didn’t begin with colonization.
For centuries, African power kept Europe at the coast, until guns, railways, and quinine changed the equation.
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #education #exposethegap #africanhistory #truth
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For centuries, African power kept Europe at the coast, until guns, railways, and quinine changed the equation.
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #education #exposethegap #africanhistory #truth
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February 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Black history didn’t begin with colonization.
For centuries, African power kept Europe at the coast, until guns, railways, and quinine changed the equation.
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #education #exposethegap #africanhistory #truth
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
For centuries, African power kept Europe at the coast, until guns, railways, and quinine changed the equation.
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #education #exposethegap #africanhistory #truth
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
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50501 is turning 1 today. That means we have 17 more years until we become too old for the President
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
50501 is turning 1 today. That means we have 17 more years until we become too old for the President
Black history includes 20,000 years of math, centuries of medicine, and libraries full of science.
If you never learned that, ask why...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#science
#exposethegap
@neildegrassetyson.com I would love your feedback on this.
If you never learned that, ask why...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#science
#exposethegap
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February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Black history includes 20,000 years of math, centuries of medicine, and libraries full of science.
If you never learned that, ask why...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#science
#exposethegap
@neildegrassetyson.com I would love your feedback on this.
If you never learned that, ask why...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#science
#exposethegap
@neildegrassetyson.com I would love your feedback on this.
This isn't literally about conversion. It’s about how new religions entered Africa, how they were used, reshaped, and resisted, and why African philosophy never disappeared.
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
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#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
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February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
This isn't literally about conversion. It’s about how new religions entered Africa, how they were used, reshaped, and resisted, and why African philosophy never disappeared.
#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
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#blackhistorymonth
#africanhistory
#exposethegap
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I love mythology, philosophy and spirituality, this post speaks to me on a different level. Ubuntu is a simple but beautiful philosophy.
#BlackHistory
#Blackhistorymonth
#education
#ubuntu
#AfricanHistory
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#BlackHistory
#Blackhistorymonth
#education
#ubuntu
#AfricanHistory
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February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I love mythology, philosophy and spirituality, this post speaks to me on a different level. Ubuntu is a simple but beautiful philosophy.
#BlackHistory
#Blackhistorymonth
#education
#ubuntu
#AfricanHistory
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#BlackHistory
#Blackhistorymonth
#education
#ubuntu
#AfricanHistory
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African civilizations produced iron, textiles, art, glass, and trade systems that shaped the ancient world. This post isn’t rewriting history, it’s about reconnecting to it.
Full piece on Substack.
#exposethegap
#blackhistory
#politics
#africanhistory
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Full piece on Substack.
#exposethegap
#blackhistory
#politics
#africanhistory
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February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
African civilizations produced iron, textiles, art, glass, and trade systems that shaped the ancient world. This post isn’t rewriting history, it’s about reconnecting to it.
Full piece on Substack.
#exposethegap
#blackhistory
#politics
#africanhistory
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Full piece on Substack.
#exposethegap
#blackhistory
#politics
#africanhistory
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
Black History Month - From Origins to Organization:
This history is about restoring context. When we see African societies as they were; organized, innovative, and deeply human; it becomes impossible to accept modern inequality as natural or deserved. #blackhistory
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This history is about restoring context. When we see African societies as they were; organized, innovative, and deeply human; it becomes impossible to accept modern inequality as natural or deserved. #blackhistory
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February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Black History Month - From Origins to Organization:
This history is about restoring context. When we see African societies as they were; organized, innovative, and deeply human; it becomes impossible to accept modern inequality as natural or deserved. #blackhistory
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This history is about restoring context. When we see African societies as they were; organized, innovative, and deeply human; it becomes impossible to accept modern inequality as natural or deserved. #blackhistory
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This Is Black History
Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
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Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
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February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This Is Black History
Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
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Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
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Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
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#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
February 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
February 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Every human alive today, no matter where they live, what they look like, or where their recent ancestors came from, can trace their lineage back to Africa.
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
open.substack.com/pub/exposeth...
#blackhistory
#africanhistory
#ubuntu
#exposethegap
#Africa is where #BlackHistory starts, but it's also where all human history starts. So why are we taught to see it as a footnote instead of the foundation? What did you learn about human origins in school?
Drop a #comment, we want to hear your story.
Stay tuned in, substack coming later today
Drop a #comment, we want to hear your story.
Stay tuned in, substack coming later today
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
#Africa is where #BlackHistory starts, but it's also where all human history starts. So why are we taught to see it as a footnote instead of the foundation? What did you learn about human origins in school?
Drop a #comment, we want to hear your story.
Stay tuned in, substack coming later today
Drop a #comment, we want to hear your story.
Stay tuned in, substack coming later today
Today is the start of Black History Month. We're here to remind you that Black History spans hundreds of thousands of years.
Your ancestors, our ancestors, all have roots in black history, whether that's from the start of the human race, to where migratory humans split, to as soon as 70 years ago
Your ancestors, our ancestors, all have roots in black history, whether that's from the start of the human race, to where migratory humans split, to as soon as 70 years ago
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Today is the start of Black History Month. We're here to remind you that Black History spans hundreds of thousands of years.
Your ancestors, our ancestors, all have roots in black history, whether that's from the start of the human race, to where migratory humans split, to as soon as 70 years ago
Your ancestors, our ancestors, all have roots in black history, whether that's from the start of the human race, to where migratory humans split, to as soon as 70 years ago
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Danish and Italians protest agains the US administration
Danish and Italians protest agains the US administration
Danish veterans held a silent protest at the US Embassy in Copenhagen after Trump belittled allied sacrifices and talked of controlling Greenland. While parallel protests in Milan opposed ICE’s role at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Danish and Italians protest agains the US administration
#Exposethegap was staying warm today, inside, wrapped up with the #dogs, working on our personalized digital experience that’s we’re putting on all our shirts. Did we mention we’re natural Floridians and have no clue what is going on right now. (We know it’s climate change, it’s just so weird) #cold
February 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
#Exposethegap was staying warm today, inside, wrapped up with the #dogs, working on our personalized digital experience that’s we’re putting on all our shirts. Did we mention we’re natural Floridians and have no clue what is going on right now. (We know it’s climate change, it’s just so weird) #cold
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...
#freedonlemon
#exposethegap
#firstamendment
#freedonlemon
#exposethegap
#firstamendment
Release journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort immediately!
In this country under the First Amendment, reporters are free to view, document, and share information with the public. And that’s exactly what these journalists were doing in Minnesota.
From d...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:05 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...
#freedonlemon
#exposethegap
#firstamendment
#freedonlemon
#exposethegap
#firstamendment
TODAY: National Shutdown.
No Work. No School. No Shopping.
Justice for Alex, Keith, Renee.
Free @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Impeach Trump
Authoritarian systems don’t reform-they respond to collective power
Nationalshutdown.org
#nationalshutdown #generalstrike #exposethegap #justice #equity
No Work. No School. No Shopping.
Justice for Alex, Keith, Renee.
Free @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Impeach Trump
Authoritarian systems don’t reform-they respond to collective power
Nationalshutdown.org
#nationalshutdown #generalstrike #exposethegap #justice #equity
January 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
TODAY: National Shutdown.
No Work. No School. No Shopping.
Justice for Alex, Keith, Renee.
Free @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Impeach Trump
Authoritarian systems don’t reform-they respond to collective power
Nationalshutdown.org
#nationalshutdown #generalstrike #exposethegap #justice #equity
No Work. No School. No Shopping.
Justice for Alex, Keith, Renee.
Free @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Impeach Trump
Authoritarian systems don’t reform-they respond to collective power
Nationalshutdown.org
#nationalshutdown #generalstrike #exposethegap #justice #equity
Holocaust Remembrance Day isn’t about pretending it can’t happen again.
It’s about recognizing when it is happening — in Gaza, in Sudan, and elsewhere — and when the stirrings of it are starting like here at home in the United States.
Silence enabled the past. Silence enables the present
#holocaust
It’s about recognizing when it is happening — in Gaza, in Sudan, and elsewhere — and when the stirrings of it are starting like here at home in the United States.
Silence enabled the past. Silence enables the present
#holocaust
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Holocaust Remembrance Day isn’t about pretending it can’t happen again.
It’s about recognizing when it is happening — in Gaza, in Sudan, and elsewhere — and when the stirrings of it are starting like here at home in the United States.
Silence enabled the past. Silence enables the present
#holocaust
It’s about recognizing when it is happening — in Gaza, in Sudan, and elsewhere — and when the stirrings of it are starting like here at home in the United States.
Silence enabled the past. Silence enables the present
#holocaust