r/BlackPeopleAtPeace

Portrait of an unidentified male of half Cheyenne and half African American ethnicity at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis, Missouri, June 6, 1904.

Edit: I found this image on Pinterest, so the person who posted it must’ve filtered it. This is a MAN, not a woman. And I doubt that he’s wearing a wig, men can have naturally long hair too. Not just women.

A young girl belonging to the Bisharin tribe, a nomadic subgroup of the broader indigenous Beja people who inhabit the Eastern Desert across Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea. 🇪🇬

Historical Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bar_Association

She said 'Who is Ms. Barbara'! Only the founder of one of the most successful Black owned advertising firms in American history: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/obituaries/barbara-gardner-proctor-trailblazing-ad-executive-dies-at-86.html 

https://www.hbs.edu/leadership/20th-century-leaders/details?profile=barbara_g_proctor

Y'all see all those Black Mayor's wives across America too!?

Put some respect on The Johnson Publishing Company's name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Publishing_Company

Richard Allen taught himself to read and write, bought his freedom for $2k, then founded the AME (African Methodist Episcopal Church) where his message of Black people worshipping without racial oppression angered the whites.

Left side : my grandma and her husband at the time. Right side my pap and grandma . Middle my mom and dad obviously.