#dignityandpride

[blackonblackbk]

Watching The Real today and @amandaseales dropped this gold nugget. I think I remember this from the @nmaahc somewhere in that expansive exhibit. . "The dap, an acronym for “dignity and pride” whose movements translate to “I’m not above you, you’re not above me, we’re side by side, we’re together,” provided just this symbol of solidarity and served as a substitute for the Black Power salute prohibited by the military.” . @lamonthamilton's website is a repository of inspiration and I will be posting some of that at some point. . #fiveontheblackhandside #thedap #nmaahc #dignityandpride #solidarity #vietnam #bxbbkBHM #blackonblackbk #blacklivesmatter #blackgirlmagic #magicmagic #blackmagician #wefight #weresist #wewillwin #outfittingtherevolution #deconstructtheconstruct #blaaaaacknificent #blackpower #blackpride #supportblackbusiness #supportblackart (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FffbnJJK8/?igshid=4rhg6r8gr8rh

[slimblac]

from @17thsoulja4 - Five on the Black Hand Side: Origins and Evolutions of the Dap The dap originated during the late 1960s among black G.I.s stationed in the Pacific during the Vietnam War. At a time when the Black Power movement was burgeoning, racial unrest was prominent in American cities, and draft reforms sent tens of thousands of young African Americans into combat, the dap became an important symbol of unity and survival in a racially turbulent times. The dap, an acronym for “dignity and pride” whose movements translate to “I’m not above you, you’re not above me, we’re side by side, we’re together,” provided just this symbol of solidarity and served as a substitute for the Black Power salute prohibited by the military. White soldiers and commanding officers deemed the handshake a threat under the misconception that the dap was a coded language of potential black insurrection. In fact the dap was also a coded form of communication between soldiers that conveyed necessary information for survival, such as what to expect at the battlefront or what had transpired during an operation. The dap was banned at all levels of the military, and thus many black soldiers were court-martialed, jailed, and even dishonorably discharged as a punishment for dapping. Military repression of the dap further cemented a desire for a symbol of solidarity and protection among black men. Conversely, later in the war, the military saw the utility of using the dap in medical treatment of black combatants with post-traumatic stress disorder, creating a program of “dap therapy.” The military would bring in black G.I.s fluent in the dap to dap with these men to build their trust up to accept treatment from white doctors and staff. Source: folklife.si.edu #17th🙏🏾 #17thsoulja #dignityandpride ✊🏾 #veteransday #Regrann

[mirajfernandez]

This job is not just about chicken or beef during service. Try to memorize all these icons and their respective numbers and location. #crewlife #dignityandpride #soLovemyJob