Queen of Sheba

Queen of Sheba, ruler of Ethiopia and Yemen (ruled 1005-955 BC)

One of the greatest women in world history:

In and around Axum, the old Ethiopian capital, there are over 50 obelisks, many of them undecorated. Some are believed to be very old, but firm dates have not been established. Near to some of these obelisks, one kilometre from Axum on the road to the city of Gondar, is a massive building containing a drainage system with “finely-mortared stone walls, deep foundations and an impressive throne room”. Ethiopian tradition establishes this building as the palace of Empress Makeda, the fabled Queen of Sheba (1005-955 BC). Tradition also establishes one of the obelisks, carved with four horizontal bands, each topped with a row of circles in relief, as the marker of the Queen’s grave. It was probably due to this evidence that J. A. Rogers, the famous Jamaican historian, declared that: “A few years ago her tomb, as well as the ruins of a great temple and twenty-two obelisks of her period, were excavated at Axum”.

The Queen of Sheba was one of the most powerful women in history. She is named as Makeda in the Ethiopian chronicle, the Kebra Negaste, or Bilqis, in the Koran. She presided over Ethiopia and Yemen (Saba or Sheba) and thus controlled the Red Sea, a great trade route. The evidence of the tomb and the obelisks indicate that the Queen of Sheba was an Ethiopian.

Jewish participation in Black slave trade To the Americas

Jewish participation in

Black slave trade

To the Americas

The following passages are from the book of Dr. Raphael Jews and Judaism in the United States: A Documentary History (New York: Behrman House, Inc., Pub, 1983), pp. 14, 23-25.

"Jews also participated actively in the Dutch colonial slave trade, and the statutes of the congregations of Recife and Mauricia (1648) included an imposition of five soldiers for each black slave, a Brazilian Jew purchased from the West Indies Company In the seventeenth century , As well as in the British colonies of Barbados and Jamaica in the eighteenth century, Jewish merchants played an important role in the slave trade. In all American colonies, whether French (Martinique), British or Dutch, Jewish merchants dominated frequently.

This was no less true in the North American continent, where during the eighteenth century the Jews participated in the "triangular trade" that brought slaves from Africa to the West Indies and exchanged them for molasses, which in turn was brought to New England and Isaac Da Costa of Charleston in 1750, David Franks of Philadelphia in the 1760s, and Aaron Lopez of Newport in the late 1760s and early 1770s dominated the slave trade in the Americas.

Makeda

Makeda, according to lore and legend, is the mysterious and majestic Queen of Sheba, and the beloved of King Solomon of Judea. However, according to the Old Testament , she is portrayed as a chaste and unnamed queen of the land of Sheba heard of the great wisdom of King Solomon of Israel and journeyed there with gifts of spices, gold, precious stones, and beautiful wood and to test him with questions, as recorded in First Kings 10:1-13 (2 Chronicles 9:1–12).

28 Million Africans

Over 28 Million Africans have been enslaved in the Muslim world during the past 14 centuries While much has been written concerning the Transatlantic slave trade, surprisingly little attention has been given to the Islamic slave trade across the Sahara, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

While the European involvement in the Transatlantic slave trade to the Americas lasted for just over three centuries, the Arab involvement in the slave trade has lasted fourteen centuries, and in some parts of the Muslim world is still continuing to this day. A comparison of the Muslim slave trade to the American slave trade reveals some interesting contrasts.

While two out of every three slaves shipped across the Atlantic were men, the proportions were reversed in the Muslim slave trade. Two women for every man were enslaved by the Muslims.

While the mortality rate for slaves being transported across the Atlantic was as high as 10%, the percentage of slaves dying in transit in the Transsahara and East African slave trade was between 80 and 90%!

While almost all the slaves shipped across the Atlantic were for agricultural work, most of the slaves destined for the Muslim Middle East were for sexual exploitation as concubines, in harems, and for military service.

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African-American buying power

The rise of affluent households has helped bolster African-American buying power. Between 2005 and 2014 the number of African-American households with an income of $100,000 or more jumped 83%, from 1.1 million to around two million. Comparatively, the total number of American households in the $100,000+ income bracket grew only 53%. Likewise, the number of black households with incomes ranging between $75,000 and $100,000 increased by 25%. As the two-tier economy continues to reach into all demographic segments, it is likely that the buying power of affluent black households will continue to grow at a relatively rapid pace, finds Packaged Facts.

James A. Baldwin

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James A. Baldwin

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. James A. Baldwin

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. James A. Baldwin

People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead. James A. Baldwin

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Panthers practiced militant self-defense of minority communities against the U.S. government, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community based programs. The party was one of the first organizations in U.S. history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority and working class emancipation — a party whose agenda was the revolutionary establishment of real economic, social, and political equality across gender and color lines.

Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita was a puissant prince and founder of the Mali Empire. The famous Malian ruler Mansa

Musa who made a pilgrimage to Mecca was his grandnephew

Sundiata Keita of Mali Occupation: King of Mali Reign: 1235 to 1255 Born: 1217 Died: 1255 Best known for: Founder of the Mali Empire Biography: Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa. He ruled from 1235 to 1255 CE and established the Mali Empire as the dominant power in the region. Legend Much of what we know about Sundiata, especially his childhood and how he came into power, comes from stories passed down orally through storytellers throughout the centuries. Although much of what we know about Sundiata is legend, he was a real king who really existed and established the Empire of Mali. Growing Up Sundiata was born around 1217 CE. His mother, Sogolon, was the second wife of King Maghan of Mali. Growing up, Sundiata was ridiculed as a cripple. He was weak and couldn't walk. However, King Maghan loved Sundiata and protected him.

Using your personal credit card for your business purchases

Using your personal credit card for your business purchases may seem like a simple enough solution, but sooner or later it may come back to haunt you. If you max out a personal credit card, your credit scores will suffer because the second most important factor that makes up your credit scores is your debt, and the ratio of your balances in comparison to your credit limits is a big part of that factor. If you find yourself relying on your personal credit cards for your business purchases, that heavy usage may bring down your credit scores and make it more difficult to qualify for additional financing.

Most business credit cards, on the other hand, don’t report account activity to the owner’s personal credit reports unless they default. If you use one of these business credit cards to make a large purchase, you don’t have to worry about it potentially hurting your personal credit scores

Cuauhtemo

Cuauhtemo- (1502-1525) One of the Aztec emperors (1520-21), who became emperor at 18, when the Aztec capital, was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox. He captured while crossing Lake Texcoco in disguise. The Spaniards had him tortured to reveal where Aztec treasure was hidden. However, according to Cuauhtemo, there was no treasure left. In 1525, Cortés took Cuauhtemoc and several other noble Indians on his expedition to Honduras. Cortes had Cuauhtémoc executed for allegedly conspiring to kill him and the other Spaniards

Cuauhtemo- (1502-1525) One of the Aztec emperors (1520-21), who became emperor at the age of 18, when the Aztec capital was besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox. Captured across Lake Texcoco in disguise. The Spaniards tortured him to reveal where the Aztec treasure was hidden. However, according to Cuauhtemo, there was no treasure left. In 1525, Cortes took Cuauhtemoc and several other indigenous nobles on his expedition to Honduras. Cortes had executed Cuauhtémoc for allegedly conspiring to kill him and the other Spanish

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