Dutch answer to the removal of the boards at #Margraten US military cemetery, honoring black US soldiers who died while liberating the Netherlands in WWII. This grave injustice went counterproductive for the US government, as shown.

Courtesy to Dutch TV show ‘Even tot hier’ BNNVARA
#willyfjamesjr #ww2 #blacksoldiers #veterans #trump #netherlands #eventothier

'Among the most accomplished and fabled tribes in Africa, no tribe was considered to have warriors more fearsome or more intelligent than the mighty Masai. It is perhaps surprising then to learn the traditional greeting that passed between Masai warriors. “Kasserian ingera,” one would always say to another. It means, “And how are the children?”'

from Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr Joy DeGruy

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Isaac Woodard Jr. (March 18, 1919 – September 23, 1992) was [a Black] American soldier and victim of racial violence.

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Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) was [a Black] American lawyer. He was the dean of Howard University Law School and NAACP first special counsel.

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'As early as the Middle Ages, “Moors were commonly viewed as being mostly [Black] or very swarthy, and hence the word is often used for negro,” according to the Oxford [english]

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On #MemorialDay, we remember 180,000+ African American soldiers who served in the Union Army—over 37,000 gave their lives in the fight for freedom and equality.
Their courage wasn’t just about victory in war.
It was about redefining what America could become.
#BlackSoldiers #Abolition #Democracy

As much as I love the idea of shaving my face with a razor, I almost never do because the hair that grows back in invariably curls into my skin and causes painful bumps. And then I can’t shave

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