Aboriginals
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Population Y: The Melanesian Ancestors Who Cross the Ocean in Our Blood
These were the original navigators. The star readers. The ocean whisperers. Black and brown tribes who built civilizations before colonization tried to erase us from history. Read more at Livity.Blog
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👑 The Stolen Prince: The Tragic Story of Alemayehu Tewodros
They stole his future, his crown, and his bones. Prince Alemayehu of Ethiopia was just 7 when the British Empire took him after his father, Emperor Tewodros II, fell at Maqdala. Raised in exile. Died in exile. Buried in Windsor Castle — without his people, without his land. To this day, his body and Ethiopia’s…
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They Made Indigenous Peoples “Black” to Steal the Land
Before colonizers arrived, North America had sophisticated civilizations that built structures rivaling Egypt’s pyramids. Cahokia, near present-day St. Louis, had 20,000 people—larger than London at the time… Historical accounts describe diverse Indigenous populations, including dark-skinned peoples who built these civilizations. The Kaw people of Kansas were described as having skin “as black as Negros.” Various…
