People that you may want to know about (cont.)

[Clifford Black]

find out about these people and post comment

John Brown>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_%28abolitionist%29

 

DICK GREGORY>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Gregory

John Hanson>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hanson

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Aptheker

Wallace Johnson---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Theophilus_Akunna_Wallace-Johnson

Antonio Maceo----http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Maceo_Grajales

A.M. Walker---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Maceo_Walker

J. A.Rogers---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.A._Rogers

Can not stop! Getting good!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Harrison>http://www.columbia...

[Clifford Black]

Namaska KW,

And I found this while researching>http://www.racematters.org/thesoulsofblackfolk3.htm

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[Clifford Black]

More than important for all learners to study as much as possible about J. A. Rogers.

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[Clifford Black]

We WERE Rollin, why have you come to a stop.!!! Go into the thread and look up and learn about Herbert Apteker.!!!

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[Clifford Black]

Go in and click on the J.A. Rogers link and find the information that will enlighten your life.!!!!!

[Clifford Black]

This person needs to be added to our list---

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Washington

[Clifford Black]

This person is one that must be looked at with the best microscope in the house-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_McCoy

after reading this please look into this article>http://books.google.com/books?id=_5q3AoSbTGAC&lpg=PA157&dq=...

[Clifford Black]

This person has just "pasted" or "Moved on", take the time to teach yourself about her.

• American author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou dies at the age of 86.

[Clifford Black]

This is another 'Very' important person that most of the people in this country have never heard any mention of/about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields

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[Adisa]

I uncovered a document published in The New York Times on 16 September 1900, titled; The Negro Race In Cuba.  The article mentioned Antonio Maceo Grajales as one of the Cuban idols in the war of independence.  This article brought light to those identified as Nanigoes.  Researching Nanigo, I was led to learn about the Abakua or Abakuá (various spellings are used) is an Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity, or secret society, which originated from fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Known generally as Ekpe, Ngbe, or Ugbe among the multi-lingual groups in the region, these closed groups all used the leopard as a symbol of masculine prowess in war and political authority in their various communities.

Members of this society came to be known as ñañigos, a word used to designate the street dancers of the society. The ñañigos, who were also called diablitos, were well known by the general population in Cuba through their participation in the Carnival on the Day of the Three Kings. 

Fernando Ortiz wrote about an Afro Cuban Festival of the Day of Kings.  This Afro-Cuban festical is celebrated annually on January 6th, which the Catholic church recognizes as the "Ephiphany."  The Day of Kings Festival honors the Magi Kings especially the Magi King named Melchior.  It was said that King Melchior was chosen because he was of the same race.

According to Wikipedia, the New Testament does not give the names of the Magi.  In the Western Christian Church the three Magi have been all regarded as saints and commonly known as:  Melchior or Melichior, a Persian scholar; Caspar or Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas, Gathaspa, an Indian scholar; and Balthazar or Balthasar, Balthassar or Bithisarea, an Arabian scholar. 

The word Magi, aka wise men, is the plural of the Latin word Magus, borrowed from the Greek word Magos which is derived from the Old Persian word Magus and refers to the priests of Zoroastrianism.  The practices of the priests were to read the stars.  Interestingly enough the Magi or three wise men followed a star to locate baby Iesus. 

 

[Clifford Black]

Adisa, this is one of those moments!

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[Clifford Black]

Here is another Brother that is very seldom talked about...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_DeWitt_Watts

[Clifford Black]

Please research this person and ask why is he not in the history books!>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morgan