#Historical

Yoruba History - by NNP

YorubaHistory

Madam Efunroye Tinubu (c.1810-1887)An Egba woman who acquired wealth & power through participation in the Atlantic slave trade and later the European palm produce trade, as well as from domestic

Dr. Mia Brett

QueenMab87

This thread is being passed around again and dismissed as "liberal bullshit" by certain mansplaining leftists (ahem Jeet Heer) so I thought I would provide a few more historiographical examples

Atlas Obscura

atlasobscura

In anticipation of Halloween this week, we’ve teamed up with @epic to highlight mythical creatures from around the globe. (Scarier than this ghost, perhaps.) Follow along in the thread to

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zei_squirrel

people in Guatemala are rising up against their corrupt ruling class. in order to understand what's going on there now, one has to know what went on before, particularly the

Radical Arab

iiHMZii

The Dangers of Arab Localism and Al-Shu’biyyah:[Thread] What is Modern Shu’biyyah?The definition of Shu’biyyah in more non-linguistic but rather more casual terms is the anti-Arabian belief. There has been two

Alex Arrelia

AlexArrelia

Fuck it. I’m doing it: Men of Middle Earth as bad ex boyfriends who ruined your life: Aragorn- has a trust fund, asks you to split dinner anyway because he’s

Rose Lerner

RoseLerner

omg I was complaining @FelicityDisco about Sherlock and then I remembered this and then I read it again and I can literally feel the stress reactions in my bodyhttps://twitter.com/RoseLerner/status/160635695566827522 I

savory ninoma

nunuyuh

to celebrate the news of eunwoo bagging THE MOST COVETED LEAD ROLE IN A DRAMA EVER, here’s a quick thread of eunwoo’s acting resume After starring in numerous CFs and

Chris Giles

ChrisGiles_

PUBLIC SERVICE KLAXON It's Brexit day so we should do the definitive assessment of the 2016 referendum vote on economic performanceNote: Definititve DOES NOT EQUAL certainDefinitive DOES NOT EQUAL permanent

Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Catchoris

I've been critical about Burna Boy's politics in the past. But this interview in the New York Times is interesting and makes me think two related thoughts. #FollowTheThread https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/arts/music/burna-boy-twi

Maria Dimitrakarakou

dimitrakarakou

19Hello I’m Maria Dimitrakarakou my presentation for this #pubarchMEDfin essay: our Cultural Heritage: Reconnect – Rebuild – RethinkOpening, from the first historical representations of the Parthenon (Cyriacus of Ancona, 1436)

James Lindsay, man of internet swagger

ConceptualJames

I haven't done an adequate job explaining to people that what the Critical Social Justice scholars and activists have been building isn't a new intellectual order, it's a new alternative

Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA

katybkoz

COVID-19 exposes deeply rooted health inequities. Let’s ensure our response corrects them by centering on the voices & experiences of people from communities most impacted. THREAD 1/nhttps://twitter.com/JRuralHealth/status/1260261963361214465 Ser

Rachel McGonagill

RachelMcGonagi1

Conglomerate Thread of Charities/Other Ways to Help RefugeesI have stuff all over the place &want to bring it together. Even my Giant Thread of WAYS TO MITIGATE the #FakeTrumpEmergency has

Tabsira Archives

TabsiraArchives

Recently I've seen fellow Muslims argue with Noor about black women protesting and arguing about in the time of Companions, Sahabiyat RA participated in battles and such. Those comments are

M Adryael Tong, Ph.D.

MAdryaelTong

So excited for this review panel of @AnnetteYReed’s book Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism. #aarsbl19 (1/?) First up, Daniel Boyarin: Reed excels in “brilliant moderation that is deeply radical”