“Into Bondage” (1936) represents enslaved Africans bound for the Americas. Created in his “Afro-deco” style, the concentric circles refer to African and African American music. Douglas’s painting is part of a series on the history of African Americans from slavery to the present.

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Hi again. While yes, I realize that many brown North Africans and West Asians have Caucasian features, and that even many Greeks to this day are rather dark olive looking, a large proportion (a majority?) of Greeks are light skinned. Plus, this is how they depicted themselves:

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This is a ignorant post. Don’t mention me in ignorance. They are playing roles from MLK to Harriet Tubman that are about lives and stories. And let’s get clearer than Brits these are Africans primarily Nigerians that are mostly the first full generation Brit.

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Chinese abusing and threatening to kill Nigerian diplomat who came in rescue of Africans that where pursued outside of their homes for bringing Corona Virus to China. Chinese said the virus originated from Africa.

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I'm a 🇳🇬 artist,these are my drawings done to spread need for love at this time/end to sexual abuse/news misinformation
Plz 🌹

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South Africans right now... Mounting debt vs corona!

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Never forgot the cartoon that had bird-Hitler as villain, who founded a Nazi-like party to take over the country, and had episodes talking about the apartheid in South Africa and how the Native Africans were oppressed and premiered when Mandela was still in jail

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A UN tribute to the late, great Robert Sobukwe, founder of the Pan-African Congress, who organised multiple protests, including the one that led to the Sharpeville massacre.

A teacher, editor of the Africanist and proponent of "Africa for Africans", he was jailed for 9 years...

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GRAPHIC: A live coverage of the March 21st, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where apartheid South African Police killed 69 Africans and injured 182 others for protesting pass laws—requiring African persons over 16 years old to mandatorily carry passbooks to access the cities.

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Sick in bed, and feeling creative. I want to do experimental headshot commissions like this. $10 for a single character headshot. 5 slots. PayPal only (EFT for South Africans). RT appreciated.

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These underwater sculptures are located in the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Grenada. It honors Africans who were thrown/jumped overboard from slave ships during the Middle Passage of the Transatlantic slave trade/Holocaust. Never forget

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It's in the USA so check out our episodes with world-renowned scholars on Africans, African-Americans & France!

Dr. Clavin & Haiti's impact on France/US Civil War https://t.co/e1IEefJjQi

Dr. Robin Mitchell: Black women in 1800s France https://t.co/O9LFS882z2

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Remembering Kenyan Dedan Kimathi who was executed by the British on this day in 1957. He led the KLFA (Mau Mau) revolution against the brutal British occupation of his country.

"I don’t lead terrorists. I lead Africans who want their self-government and land.”

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As of March 2020, South Africans could finally be rid of annoying and persistent spam calls, emails and SMSs. A new act will help better control the management of personal information in SA.
https://t.co/cXwHWeIFXE

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At first concept, I based his designs on the Indians (the native American) and Africans feathers headdresses.

I wanted to show growth on sunflower character development. So, I made him grow feathers on his head.

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You are certainly tired of reading that Brazil imported the largest number of enslaved Africans to the Americas (nearly 5 MILLION), more than 10 times the number of Africans brought to the USA, but believe me every single week I meet people who don't know this!

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We are building a marketplace that lets Africans buy Gadgets and Pay in Installments. We are Launching soon. Watch this space and follow us. https://t.co/QlB4vHzkSg

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I had the pleasure to illustrate the Icons for CIMARRON the new Charles Freger's Photo Book about masks, costumes and characters by desceandants of Africans and indigenous people in America
https://t.co/6jgIwT5tHO

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ART AS THE VISUAL NARRATION OF BEAUTY IN AFRICANS STRUGGLES https://t.co/31v3GSs5Lz

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