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Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy as a Slave Owner

February 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore Sr. Few people know that Thomas Jefferson conducted a leveraged loan using slaves as collateral. Thomas Jefferson mortgaged 150 of his enslaved workers to build Monticello, with a Dutch company putting up money. Mortgaging people to buy other people. A large part of Europe had abolished slavery in 1848, but Europeans were […]

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July 4, 2023

Here are selected headlines featuring The New3Rs and its founder, Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari. https://www.blackenterprise.com/new-yorks-youngest-racial-justice-philanthropists-gain-international-attention/ https://vimeo.com/823734584 https://talk-out-of-school.simplecast.com/episodes/tos3-12-23 The New3Rs – The Anthony Family https://youtu.be/Gc_JAShcieM The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org) H.E.R. I Can’t Breathe – The New 3Rs on Vimeo Founder of […]

Creole Lady of New Orleans

February 15, 2023

Shared by Dannie Gore, Sr. A mixture of Negro, Indian and White, these gentlewomen were sometimes educated in France, and were wealthy, had many slaves, and spoke French. Some whites of supposedly inmixed strain pretended to scorn them but they and their men were a power in the city. The word “Creole” itself is […]