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Poll tax Voting Rights!
Griot of the diaspora?
We were blocked from a TikTok conversation, trying to build a relationship of understanding , because this diaspora African is more interested in a title than an outcome! Tittles of power only produce problems and responsibilities , but when you build trusted relationships that span multiple people, you create solid outcomes! Africans and Caribbean folk pride is about entitlement more than good outcomes! that’s why they flee their countries looking for a tittle instead of building their country! She’s African, would like to look like an indigenous American, but her attitude and ways of living speak differently . She does not possess good relationships building skills , and is a threat to Americans values!
Immigration: Americas Oldest Weapon by Tre Parks
Demond Wilson
Indian Giver…How indigenous Americans Give to others.
We grew up hearing phrases we never stopped to question… and “Indian giver” was one of them. It rolled off our tongues like a joke, but the truth behind it was never funny. That term was built off a li… one that twisted the kindness of Indigenous people into something ugly.
Our ancestors gave with open hands and open hearts. They shared food, medicine, shelter, knowledge — even land. Not to give away, but to share. To live side by side in peace and balance.
That’s what reciprocity meant to them.
But when the settlers came, they didn’t understand balance. They took that generosity and claimed it as ownership.
Then they flipped the story and made us look untrustworthy for wanting fairness.
They said we were “Indian givers” for refusing to accept theft. They said we gave away the land and tried to take it back. But we never gave it away — we shared it, and it was taken.
This message isn’t just about correcting a phrase. It’s about reclaiming truth. It’s about remembering who we are, where we come from, and how our people always led with love and balance… even when that love was betrayed.
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