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The Archetype of #Oshun and the Divine Feminine
Luisah Teish on the archetype of Oshun. This is an outtake from an interview with Luisah Teish for the film "Changing of the Gods."
#TheBlackGods
Luisah Teish on the archetype of Oshun. This is an outtake from an interview with Luisah Teish for the film "Changing of the Gods."
#TheBlackGods
Before the slave trade, Before Islam or Christianity -- we worshipped Black Gods. And, there are a lot of them.
These African Deities Are The Best Gods You've Never Heard Of
Move over Zeus, there's an old pantheon in town.
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These African Deities Are The Best Gods You've Never Heard Of
Move over Zeus, there's an old pantheon in town.
buzzfeed.com/amphtml/donnad…
Ibeji — Spirit Of The Twins 👯
Ibeji (known as Ibejí, Ibeyí, or #Jimaguas in Latin America) is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people ( present-day Nigeria).
#BlackHistoryMonth
Ibeji (known as Ibejí, Ibeyí, or #Jimaguas in Latin America) is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people ( present-day Nigeria).
#BlackHistoryMonth
❗❗❗❗Parlons un peu de la mythologie Yoruba (peuple de l'actuel Nigéria)❗❗❗
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LA CRÉATION
OLORUN confia à Obatala la mission de créer le monde à la surface des eaux primordiales , il lui remit pour le réaliser une poule et du sable céleste. En chemin celui ci trouv du vin de palme s'en enivra et oublia sa mission.
#Yoruba #nago
OLORUN confia à Obatala la mission de créer le monde à la surface des eaux primordiales , il lui remit pour le réaliser une poule et du sable céleste. En chemin celui ci trouv du vin de palme s'en enivra et oublia sa mission.
#Yoruba #nago
ODUDUWA
Alors Oduduwa prit une pirogue récupéra la poule, le sable. Versa le sable sur les eaux encore marécageuse de l'océan primaire et y déposa la poule. Celle ci se mit à gratter le sable de ses pattes jusqu'à ce que les océans et les terres se séparent
Alors Oduduwa prit une pirogue récupéra la poule, le sable. Versa le sable sur les eaux encore marécageuse de l'océan primaire et y déposa la poule. Celle ci se mit à gratter le sable de ses pattes jusqu'à ce que les océans et les terres se séparent
The Black American Church vs. Eurocentric Christianity
A church birthed fourth out of the wildfires of slavery and #whitesupremacy becomes one of the oldest institutions opposed to racism in the world: #TheBlackChurch
#BlackChurchesMatter
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A church birthed fourth out of the wildfires of slavery and #whitesupremacy becomes one of the oldest institutions opposed to racism in the world: #TheBlackChurch
#BlackChurchesMatter
Coming...
"Satan, Were Gonna' Tear Your Kingdom Down"
"If it has come about that today The Black Christ; has to be led into the field against The White Christ; by a young black poet, than a deep cleft in the church of Jesus Christ is indicated."
-- #DietrichBonhoeffer
#Blackconservative
#BlackChristianity
-- #DietrichBonhoeffer
#Blackconservative
#BlackChristianity
