#Orisha

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iam_ThePaulo

Pastor Segun Onayinka is a brilliant manHis church was the only one I was could attend while in Lagos, as he seemed to apply some rationality to his teachingSadly, it

Yoruba History - by NNP

YorubaHistory

Orisa Ibeji The Yoruba Ibeji Cult & Ere Ibeji. The Yoruba of Nigeria and Benin Republic are known for having an extraordinarily high rate of multiple births. The rate of

Derrick Wilmore Jr.

CoachWilmore_

Mothers of the Earth: A thread about the greatness of black women #1: Mama EveThrough modern technology, scientists have isolated the DNA in our gene cells and determined that

The Afro Nerd

theafronerd

Thread of Afro fantasy books, comic books, RPG and games you should know about. (Ig: igsonsart and creative_kill_joy) 1- BOOKI’m starting with the most popular one, @tomi_adeyemi’s young adult novels

Zakiya

ZakiyaMedia

I’m a PhD candidate at @ExeterEnglish looking at journalistic archives from Caribbean writers in the UK from the 1950s-1980. Im hoping to share on 3 parts of my work today-

Mythological Africans

AfroMythHub

Hello All! Markets, Traders and Peddlers is #MythologyMonday’s theme today. As usual, we’ll explore the mythological, folkloric, historical and general cultural perspective vis-à-vis African peoples.This is a complex topic so

Midori

greenistnwblack

THREAD ON SYMBOLISM IN #Blackisking THROUGH LION KING AND AFRICAN TRADITIONS (rt and fav to spread ) hope you enjoy ! It starts with a Baptism scene, representing circle

Niggadamus

earftones

In this fantasy land nothing has to make sense, but it all feels good. The Ancestors (Beyoncé and the Green Man) watch Simba speed past them within the dream, showing

Leah Spann

LeahSpann

A thread of books by black authors doing incredible work in adult SFF right now (with buy links): THE CITY WE BECAME by N. K. Jemisinhttps://bookshop.org/books/the-city-we-became/9780316509848 HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK

Niggadamus

earftones

The coming of age ceremony Simba experiences is found in various cultures throughout the continent of Africa, though the one depicted in BIK draws influence from Zulu traditional attire and

Niggadamus

earftones

I’m an anthropology fan so imma talk about references I noticed in #BlackIsKing The first I’ll point out is the priest on the shore during Bigger, with one wielding