Rapper/Actor Xzibit is disgusted by the current craze for ‘planking’ after learning the awkward position was once used in the slave trade. Stars including Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Demi Moore and Rosario Dawson have all declared their love for the internet phenomenon, which sees people posting online pictures of themselves lying face down like a […]
A pledge signed by Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum (l.) and Michele Bachmann has a phrase suggesting black families were stronger under slavery. The pledge labeled “The Marriage Vow” was circulated by the Christian conservative Iowa group First Leader and signed by GOP presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. “Slavery had a disastrous impact […]
The Richmond Slave Trail Commission is planning and working toward establishing a nonprofit foundation. This foundation will guide efforts to develop a slave heritage trial and museum in Shockoe Bottom. Plans to open a slavery museum in Hampton and Fredericksburg are also being discussed. The commission is now working with attorneys to establish the foundation, […]
jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year during which slaves were to be set free. 2. celebrations held by African-American slaves, usually at Christmas and Easter, which included respite from labor, feasting, music and dancing.
Via: www.newsone.com // RICHMOND, Va. — Under pressure from critics, Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday called it a “major omission” not noting slavery in declaring April Confederate History Month in Virginia. As part of his mea culpa, McDonnell inserted into the proclamation a paragraph condemning slavery and blaming it as the cause of the Civil […]
