Melanated People

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R&B powerhouse Muni Long, born Priscilla Hamilton, recently opened up about an uncomfortable moment in her career where she was asked to write “soulful music” for non-melanated artists. The 36-year-old singer expressed her refusal, emphasizing the importance of preserving authenticity and respecting the cultural roots of her music. Long’s revelation shines a spotlight on racial dynamics in the music industry, where Melanated artists often face expectations to create art for others while maintaining their own identity. Fans and fellow musicians have applauded her stance, praising her commitment to keeping her music genuine and culturally grounded.

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20 Louisiana Plantations: Telling The Truth Behind The Big Houses

These 20 Louisiana plantations reveal the truth behind the big houses — stories of enslaved people whose lives, labor, and resilience built the state.

1. Whitney Plantation — St. John the Baptist Parish

Enslaved people: ~100

Known for: The only Louisiana plantation museum fully dedicated to the lives of the enslaved; unmatched archival records.

2. Evergreen Plantation — St. John the Baptist Parish

Enslaved people: ~103

Known for: The best-preserved slave quarters in the United States, with 22 original cabins.

3. Oak Alley Plantation — St. James Parish

Enslaved people: 110–120

Known for: The iconic oak-lined avenue and large-scale sugar production.

4. Laura (Duparc) Plantation — St. James Parish

Enslaved people: 60–70

Known for: Exceptionally detailed Creole slave narratives and family records, including the stories of enslaved women.

5. Destrehan Plantation — St. Charles Parish

Enslaved people: ~200

Known for: Its connection to the 1811 German Coast Slave Revolt and the trials that followed.

6. Houmas House — Ascension Parish

Enslaved people: 150–300

Known for: One of the wealthiest sugar plantations in Louisiana, often called the “Sugar Palace.”

7. Nottoway Plantation — Iberville Parish

Enslaved people: 150+

Known for: The largest surviving plantation home in the South; a symbol of luxury made possible by enslaved labor.

8. Ashland–Belle Helene Plantation — Ascension Parish

Enslaved people: ~150

Known for: Its monumental Greek Revival mansion and extensive sugar operations.

9. Magnolia Plantation — Natchitoches Parish

Enslaved people: 70–90

Known for: Preserved slave quarters; part of Cane River Creole National Historical Park.

10. Oakland Plantation — Natchitoches Parish

Enslaved people: 100+

Known for: Multi-generational enslaved families; one of the best-documented Creole plantations in the state.

11. Rosedown Plantation — West Feliciana Parish

Enslaved people: 150–450

Known for: One of the wealthiest antebellum estates, built and sustained by a massive enslaved workforce.

12. Greenwood Plantation — West Feliciana Parish

Enslaved people: ~150

Known for: Cotton wealth and its distinctive columned architecture.

13. Butler–Greenwood Plantation — West Feliciana Parish

Enslaved people: 50–75

Known for: Extensive family papers documenting Creole domestic slavery.

14. Madewood Plantation — Assumption Parish

Enslaved people: 100–120

Known for: Sugar production and its striking Greek Revival mansion.

15. Shadows-on-the-Teche — Iberia Parish

Enslaved people: ~80

Known for: Plantation diaries that detail the daily labor of the enslaved; sugar cultivation.

16. Belle Grove Plantation — Iberville Parish

Enslaved people: ~150

Known for: Once one of Louisiana’s largest plantations; destroyed by fire in 1952.

17. Live Oak Plantation — East Baton Rouge Parish

Enslaved people: 60–80

Known for: Sugar and livestock operations; a rural enslaved community.

18. Bocage Plantation — Ascension Parish

Enslaved people: 60–70

Known for: Classic Creole architectural style and sugar production.

19. Fairview Plantation — St. Charles Parish

Enslaved people: ~100

Known for: Sugar cultivation and ties to prominent Creole families.

20. Columbia Plantation (Columbia Hall) — West Baton Rouge Parish

Enslaved people: 80–100

Known for: A major sugar-producing plantation along the Mississippi River corridor.

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Homosexuality has been around for centuries! In slavery the term “Buck Breaking” was the practice of using sexual violence and punishment for the slave men!

Once a plantation owner rapes the Black man he then turned around and used it as a way to control the slave!! Before the slave was sold off, the slave owner would sag his pants, to let the next master know that the slave had already been "broken" in. This went on for Centuries! Once the slave was introduced to the penitentiary’s and jail houses the warden would already know who was buck broken from the “SAGGIN”of the pants!! Some of the jail wardens were homosexual’s as well and continued raping those that were already buck broken.

“SAGGIN” is the derived from the racist word NIGGAS, spelt backwards!

Many of today’s youths don't fully understand the term “SAGGIN” but for those who do, they know that saggin is an Invitation or an expression that "Hey I’m available" to be had by other gay men...

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Queen Yaa Asantewaa The Warrior Queen of the Ashanti

Did you know about Yaa Asantewaa, the fearless queen who led an army against British colonialism?
In 1900, when the British demanded the Golden Stool (the sacred symbol of the Ashanti nation), Yaa Asantewaa refused to back down. She rallied her people with these powerful words: "If you, the men of Ashanti, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will. I shall call upon my fellow women. We will fight till the last of us falls in the battlefields." She led the War of the Golden Stool, becoming one of the few women in history to command a major war against colonial forces. Though the British eventually exiled her, her legacy of resistance and courage lives on.
Yaa Asantewaa remains a symbol of strength, leadership, and unshakable defiance. Let’s honor her today and always