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Mar 1

Afro-Russians, often known as Black Russians, are people of African heritage who settled in Russia many years ago. The Metis Foundation estimates that there were about 50,000 Afro-Russians in 2009

Even after Western European colonization of the continent, there was never a noticeable population of people of African heritage in Russia. For centuries, Russia was too remote from Africa to connect. Because Russia did not participate in the colonization of Africa or the...

Atlantic slave trade, it was unable to form meaningful contacts with African tribes or colonies. Despite this, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, a Russian of African heritage, rose through the ranks of the Russian Empire to become a general and nobleman.

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Feb 25

The bitter truth about Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's death. A legend betrayed by fellow Africans and killed by his own brainwashed people under the influence of the West.

Libya was the world's poorest country in 1951. Gaddafi made it Africa's most developed country with $150 billion foreign reserves & zero debt.Under Muammar Gaddafi, Libya had one of the world's strongest currencies and Libyans had interest free loans.

1 Libyan Dinar equalled $0.82781 in 2011. Gaddafi wanted to give all African countries the Dinar to strengthen their economies. He also had more than 150 Tonnes of Gold and a similar amount in Silver which he wanted to distribute accross Africa to be used in trading.

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Feb 6

AFRICAN ORIGIN OF SPIRITUALITY

There were three types of people in the world from inception: the people of the Sun(Africoid type, the first to have emerged); the people of the sand (the western Asiatic type, today called middle-east by Europe)

the people of the ice( the European type, who was the last to come into that arena called 'civilization.')
According to John Henrik Clarke, "...leave these three types, each in their own habitat, the whole world have been a more peaceful and stable place

But Africa always had what others wanted and can't do without, but weren't ready to pay for.... "These groups had different temperaments, and maybe they were not supposed to Mix. The mixing of these three had done more harm than good.'' It is like making oil mix with water

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Feb 6

The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery.

Ellen Craft (1826–1891) and William Craft (September 25, 1824 – January 29, 1900) were American fugitives who were born and enslaved in Macon, Georgia. They escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling by train and

steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. Ellen crossed the boundaries of race, class, gender, and physical ability by passing as a white male planter with William posing as her personal servant. Their daring escape was widely publicized, making them among the most

famous of fugitives from slavery. Abolitionists featured them in public lectures to gain support in the struggle to end the institution. As prominent fugitives, they were threatened by slave catchers in Boston after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, so the Crafts

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Jan 30

Igbo Ora, a town ín Oyo State, Western Nigeria, has the highest number of twins in the world. The town, a small 80 kilometers from Lagos, made up of mostly farmers and traders. It is considered the Twin capital of the world.

Because more twins are born in Igbo-Ora than anywhere else in the world, walking through the town might make you feel like you are seeing double. Almost every house has at least one set of twins.

The production and birth of two children from the same pregnancy is still relatively uncommon. Because one cannot predict if a woman should expect twins, it is also considered special phenomenon. Igbo-Ora makes one think that there might be a secret to getting twins after all.

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