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Elon Musk· 2025-08-01 21:17
RT Kaizen D. Asiedu (@thatsKAIZEN)Slavery was practiced by people of all colors, well before America and the British did it.The British were the first major power to stop it, and pressure others to do the same.Slavery is evil, and evil is not unique to white people.Yet somehow this is controversial to say. ...
How Maps Can Help Us Create a More Just World | Clinton Johnson | TEDxMidAtlantic
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-29 16:05
Racial Justice and Mapping - Maps have historically been used to establish and perpetuate racism, and continue to pose risks to communities of color if race is not considered [3][4][5] - Organizations should prioritize conversations about race and racial equity in their work to ensure the safety, health, and prosperity of every community [7] - Colonizers used maps to exploit Africa's resources and enslave its people, highlighting the historical misuse of maps for oppression [9][10][15] - Redlining practices in the US, supported by racist maps, led to segregation and limited opportunities for Black communities [19][20][21] - During disasters like Hurricane Katrina, racial disparities were evident, with Black people disproportionately affected [22][23][24] - Colorblind maps during the COVID-19 pandemic failed to address racial disparities, but some organizations used maps to highlight these inequalities, revealing that Black people were two to six times more likely to die [24][25][26] Action and Change - Change requires action, not just time, in the fight against racism and other systems of oppression [32] - When creating and using maps, it is crucial to involve Black people and other marginalized groups in the process [34] - Maps and policies should be designed to advance racial justice from the beginning, not as an afterthought [34] - The Northstar of GIS promotes mapping practices rooted in racial justice and highlights the work of the melanated and mapping community [30][31]
X @Elon Musk
Elon Musk· 2025-07-27 22:22
Slavery was standard practice throughout Earth until it was almost entirely ended principally by Anglo-American forces in the 19th and 20th centuries. Slavery still exists in some parts of the world btw.I’m not suggesting Britain was purely angelic, but, nonetheless, this is true.Elon Musk (@elonmusk):https://t.co/aI4MRgS3RD ...
X @Bloomberg
Bloomberg· 2025-07-27 08:50
The University of Edinburgh issued a public apology after a review revealed historic links to slavery and colonialism https://t.co/33WS8sKG0M ...
Stories From the Stones | Megan Barnes | TEDxClinton Central School
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-03 15:59
So, tonight I was asked to come speak to you a little bit about a hobby that I have. It was completely accidental. I'm sure this gives it away a bit. It is a weird one. Are you ready? Good. Cuz this would have been really awkward because I'm going to tell you anyway. I had lived in my house for 11 years. I had no idea that less than 100 ft away from my front door were a bunch of dead people. They were buried. They weren't just scattered a bunch. One day I decided to go for a break from doing curriculum work ...
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Ansem 🧸💸· 2025-07-02 00:17
RT 🤠 (@uncleHsTopGuy)You got enslaved by your own fellow blacks in Africa because your ancestors were the weaker mud hut tribethen the same stronger blacks sold your ancestors to the Jewish merchants on the African coastIn regards to the banking systemThe Rothschilds literally orchestrated every world war in the 1800s and also created the federal reserve, creating bank cartel controls well before the Holocaust that totally murdered 6 million innocent tiny hatsThank you for 83 iq history lessonNow pull your ...
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Ansem 🧸💸· 2025-07-02 00:17
dats a lotta dashesKai Red💎🪐🧜🏾♀️ (@kailaredwine):I see where you’re trying to go, but these are two different events. The intention behind them, the experience, the consequences, the cause and effect — they are not the same. They look similar on the surface because both were distasteful, but the comparison is none.Slavery ...
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Investopedia· 2025-06-19 18:30
Emancipation Day is an annual public holiday commemorating the signing of the Emancipation Act by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, which officially ended slavery in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/zxtD9C46iT ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-06-14 08:26
RT Fredrik Lundberg (@lundberg24)Thomas Sowell - Western civilization under siege:”Western civilization has survived the invasions of Genghis Khan from the East, the Ottoman Empire from the South, and two world wars originating from within. But whether it will survive its own intellectuals is much more doubtful.The battlefront is everywhere, but especially where the young are being taught from the elementary school to the university. The sins of the human race are being taught to them as the special depravi ...