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We made history in 2022, and we’re not done celebrating. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵1/8
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, making her the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵2/8
Jaylen Smith was elected Mayor of Earle, Arkansas. At 18 years old, Smith is the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history. #BlackHistoryMatters 🧵3/8
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The Mbuti people, Ota Benga lived near the Kasai River in the Congo. His people were killed by the Force Publique, established by King Leopold II of Belgium. Benga lost his wife and two children, surviving only because he was on a hunting expedition when the Force Publique
attacked his village. He was later captured by slavers.

Benga was “purchased” by one Samuel Phillips Verner, and transported to the Bronx Zoo. He was caged in the Monkey House labeled. Eventually Benga was released to African Americans in Brooklyn, and later moved to an outpost
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of their community in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the late afternoon of 19 March 1916, Benga gathered wood to build a fire in the field. He danced around the fire. That night, he retrieved a gun from an old shed and fired a single bullet through his own heart.
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As we pause to meditate on equity, community, and what it means to experience the love of learning in the context of #BlackLivesMatteratSchool, NTC Interim Co-CEO @amills4 shares a personal reflection:
"Without being privileged to enjoy the loving care of my parents, extended family, and mentors as I navigated the majority of my school years, I wouldn't have had critical nurturing experiences that affirmed my individual identity. We must hire more Black teachers…
…and diversify our teaching community so all students that look like me see themselves and visualize their potential within their classrooms and schools every day." @BLMAtSchool #NTC4BlackLives #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackTeachersMatter #YearOfPurpose
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Thread: On history not taught in British schools about colonial rule, specifically the Kenyan Emergency in the 1950’s which involved rape and torture by British colonial guards in detention camps - acts which saw the British Government apologise in 2013 #MauMau 1/16 Suspected Mau Mau insurgents at a 'Special Effort Camp' in Nairobi, Kenya, November 1952 – Getty Images3rd December 1952: Children from the Kikuyu tribe, one of Kenya's most numerous ethnic groups, held in a prison camp during the Kenyan Emergency – Getty Images
The ‘Kenyan emergency’ lasted from 1952 to 1960. The group resisting British colonial rule were known as the Mau Mau. The Governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Baring obtained authorisation from London to detain suspected Mau Mau members without trial #MauMau 2/16 British statesman Evelyn Baring (1903 - 1973), 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, the Governor of Kenya – Getty ImagesThe lieutenant of the Kenyan Constabulary issuing instructions for a raid on a village where Mau Mau raiders were thought to live – Getty Images
In 1954, the British launched an assault on suspected #MauMau in which 17,000 suspects were incarcerated in detention camps without trial. Detainees often had little or nothing to do with the #MauMau 3/16 The Kenyan police help to arrest a young female suspected member of the Mau Mau rebellion during a night raid – Getty PhotosKenyan police interrogate a member of the kikuyu tribe suspected by the British authorities of sympathizing with Mau Mau insurgents – Getty Images
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It's not "different" in #Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Cardiff is home to the oldest continuous Black community in the #UnitedKingdom🇬🇧. Historically, Cardiff🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 had one of the largest #Black communities in the #UK🇬🇧. #BlackLivesMatter now, and throughout history. 1/
Mahmood Hussein Mattan, pictured below, was a sailor from #Somaliland and worked as a merchant seamen. His work brought him to #TigerBay in #Cardiff, #Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

Here is a photograph of Mahmood. 2/
He wrongfully convicted of the murder of Lily Volpert on 6 March 1952, and the murder took place in the dockland area of South Cardiff, Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Within a few hours Mattan was questioned by the Cardiff City Police+ten days later he was charged with Volpert's murder. 3/
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