Jidenna, Igbo Man, can never forget his roots, because that's his name. No, like, literally - google it.

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LA to Africa #ThatsMyTribe 🤙🏽 @hotandcoolcafe • Tomorrow morning I will announce the next #85toAfrica pop up 👀🤫🤔

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Bí èèyàn ngún iyán bọ́ ìlú yóò lọ́ọ̀tá; bó sì ńsọ òkò s’ọ́jà, yóò lọ́ọ̀rẹ́ /
If you feed the whole town with pounded yam, you will have haters; yet if you pelt the market with stones, you will have (some) friends.
[You will never please everyone; do your best and move on]

— Yoruba Proverbs (@yoruba_proverbs) October 4, 2019

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Movie moments

From the original Roots:

 Scene: Kunta Kinta is renamed Toby by force.
 * Extended scene HERE *

See the 2016 update (warning: don't watch if you don't want to see shredded flesh)

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Nnem, see funeral

Aretha Franklin: friends, family and stars say goodbye to the 'Queen of Soul' https://t.co/HWcAFY2ALi

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 31, 2018

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More Aretha Franklin headlines 

The queen of soul: Aretha Franklin - a life in pictures https://t.co/icNy2uMbvN

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2018

to end all wars (2 songs)

Michael Franti sings Bomb The World
AND
Jamila Woods performs her Blk Girl Soldier





Arab lives matter.  Black lives matter.  Yes?

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Black History (USA)

Today we honor the birthday of Dr. W.E.B DuBois, educator, civil rights pioneer and first black to earn a PHD from Havard.

"Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men." -Dr W.E.B DuBois

Rest in Power. pic.twitter.com/VrgEZuiIHu

— AFRICAN HISTORY (@africanarchives) February 23, 2018

ABOUT W.E.B. Du Bois


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Poor guy

Nigerians getting pulled over by the cops in America. 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/z0Sb6oYYP1

— KING (@iamkclaa) July 16, 2016

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I know you like jokes.  

Why art?

It can feel like a hug sometimes.
It can feel like angels.

Angels - Chance the Rapper ft. Saba 

Nobody's nothing.
Everybody's somebody's everything.

Everybody's Something - Chance the Rapper 

HUGS

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Jidenna vs. DBanj

This will take less than ten minutes of your time.  Please watch:
Emergency by D'Banj


Knickers by Jidenna

They're sort of alike, but which is cooler?  

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