Universal Black Matters and other related concerns

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Study finds alarming death toll among Black Americans

The dangerous idea of scientific racism and the terrible effects against all Dark Skin Humans worldwide.

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Niger has hardened its position on reopening its border with Benin, making it clear that security, not diplomacy, is now the deciding factor. Niamey insists that no border reopening will happen until it receives binding guarantees that Benin’s territory will never be used by foreign military forces to threaten Niger’s sovereignty. At the center of the dispute is France’s military presence and influence near the shared border, which Niger views as a direct national security concern. For Niger’s military leadership, this is no longer a negotiation over trade. It is a question of sovereignty.

The message to Cotonou is blunt: if France remains part of the equation, the border stays shut. Niger says it wants full transparency regarding any foreign military assets operating near the frontier, along with closer security cooperation between the two neighboring states to combat terrorism without outside interference. Whether Benin accepts those conditions remains uncertain, but Niger has signaled it is prepared to keep the border closed indefinitely rather than compromise on what it describes as its national security interests.

[leptoquark3]

Colonization Of The Mind

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Former African Union Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, said colonialism began by influencing the minds of Africans to believe that their cultures and traditions were inferior to those of Europe. She argued that this mindset contributed to self-doubt and weakened appreciation for African identity and ideas. Dr. Arikana also said the 1884–1885 Berlin Conference divided Africa into smaller states in ways that made them easier to control and exploit. She maintained that the partition of the continent was designed to facilitate continued access to Africa’s natural resources and has had lasting effects on the continent’s development. ___________________

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[lancebeamon22]

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 18, 2026, # 571 ( Dane Wigi...

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Somali women protesting for the release of Angela Davis, 1972

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[phroyd]

This is the connection the Conservative Right has been trying to make between Money and God since the 1950s!

Looks Like It Finally Worked!

Americans Are Idiots!

Phroyd

[lancebeamon22]

Tens of Thousands of Haitians Facing Immediate Deportation

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Henry Louis Gates Wants to Control Black Identity, Politics, and Histories

[uptownlowdown]

and the cow jumped over the moon! nursery rhymes meet jump blues: the lynn proctor trio performing "watch out" in the all-black film, miracle in harlem (1948) directed by jack kemp.

information about this trio is hard to come by online, with all results pointing to this movie. this may very well be the only recording of their work available today.

[uptownlowdown]

legendary tap dancers, the four step brothers, perform "it goes through your toes" in greenwich village (1944) directed by walter lang.

full list of performers in this scene: maceo anderson, freddie james, slyvester 'happy' johnson, ernie 'sunshine sammy' morrison, les hite, teddy buckner, buddy banks, tiny 'bam' brown and alton redd.

source: tony azar

[uptownlowdown]

lindy hop at a rent party from the all-black film, boy! what a girl! (1947) directed by arthur h. leonard.

rent parties were social events where tenants hired musicians and charged admission as a way to pay their rent. originating in harlem, new york city, it gave black americans a way to have fun, eat a good meal, and escape the hardships and discrimination of the time.

source: alexandremccormack

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Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 11, 2026, # 570 ( Dane Wigi...

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War in Sudan: Impacts on the Horn of Africa and West Asia

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GRANT GREEN, JAZZ