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"We are a society that has been structured from top to bottom by race. You don't get beyond that by deciding not to talk about it anymore. It will always come back; it will always reassert itself over and over again."

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
(Thread) Abortion, Evangelicalism, and White Supremacy

Their FIRST “moral” crusade wasn't against abortion or homosexuals: It was against African American Christians.

“Race, not abortion, was the founding issue of the religious right”

bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/0…

#AbortionBan
“In 1971, two years before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion, the biggest white evangelical group in America, the Southern Baptist Convention, supported its legalization. The group continued that support through much of the 1970s. “
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The Archetype of #Oshun and the Divine Feminine

Luisah Teish on the archetype of Oshun. This is an outtake from an interview with Luisah Teish for the film "Changing of the Gods."

#TheBlackGods

Before the slave trade, Before Islam or Christianity -- we worshipped Black Gods. And, there are a lot of them.

These African Deities Are The Best Gods You've Never Heard Of

Move over Zeus, there's an old pantheon in town. 

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Ibeji — Spirit Of The Twins 👯

Ibeji (known as Ibejí, Ibeyí, or #Jimaguas in Latin America) is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people ( present-day Nigeria).

#BlackHistoryMonth

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A Colorblind Constitution With a White Nationalist President-- who many Black Evangelicals in #Brazil voted for.

Hey, Siri,

How do you say Critical Race Theory in Portuguese?

#CriticalRaceTheory
But do not fear ...
Oya's winds are here.

A wave of Black Politicians Takes Office in Brazil

New Narrative IS Coming ...

wsj.com/articles/wave-…
For every White Nationalist (exclusive) GLOBAL action; expect a GLOBAL BLACK and multicultural (inclusive) REaction.
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Brazilian Police calling black boys "Little Nigger".
Oya's winds are going to rue the day! Gonna release the gates -- gonna let out Lula The Lion! #Lula2022
'What injustice consumes
Oya’s water quell.’
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