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…we need some good ol’ basic American history 101 because Beyoncé honoring the Buffalo Soldiers has people having history lapses

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BEYONCÉ AND HER BUFFALO SOLDIERS TEE

“The Five Civilized Tribes were deeply committed to slavery, established their own racialized black codes, immediately reestablished slavery when they arrived in Indian territory, rebuilt their nations with slave labor, crushed slave rebellions, and enthusiastically sided with the Confederacy in the Civil War.”

NATIVE AMERICANS OWNED BLACK SLAVES.

Owning Black Americans as slaves is antagonism. Absolutely yes Black Americans wanted out of that and joined forces to free themselves from white people’s oppression as well as the oppression at the hands of Native Americans! Black Americans fought anyone who participated in enslaving us! Our ancestors took whatever means against those who stood in the way of their freedom!

The facts are the facts.

So the reality is the reality.

This history is the history.

The system of American slavery was horrific and it made others who were also under subjugation compromise their own morals and standards. It can simultaneously be a fact that while the Native Americans were also oppressed, they also oppressed Black Americans.

That’s the truth. And stating facts no matter how harsh is just that. You can’t erase that.

And it is also true at the same time that Beyoncé is prideful of her heritage. The brave Buffalo Soldiers fought wars to gain their own freedom for themselves and their families and their children. They didn’t enslave Native Americans to do so either. EVERYONE takes pride in their ethnic history — no matter if it’s oppressive or not yet Beyoncé shouldn’t. She shouldn’t have that same pride for her own? She’s acknowledging her lineage the same way other groups do.

“Buffalo soldiers played complicated and controversial role in westward expansion” that’s true and so is “How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative”

“Members of five Native American nations, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations (known as the Five Tribes), owned black slaves. Then located outside the territorial boundaries of the US in a region known as Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma), these sovereign nations were not affected by proclamations or constitutional amendments. Instead, separate treaties had to be made between the US and these Native American nations not only to free enslaved peoples, but also to formally end the American Civil War battles and antagonism between American and Native American troops.”

“The fact that by the time of the Civil War black chattel slavery had been an element of life among the Five Tribes for decades is rarely discussed. It is, however, an important aspect of US history which serves to remind us of the complexity of colonialism, exploitation and victimisation that laid the foundations of our country.”

“Some members of the Five Tribes became owners of enslaved black women and men themselves, as they increasingly adapted to Euro-American norms, such as style of dress and governmental structure. Beginning in the late 1700s and intensifying in the early 1800s, members of the Five Tribes used enslaved black women and men as domestic and agricultural labourers. For example, Chickasaw planters exported an estimated 1,000 bales of cotton in 1830; this cotton was picked and processed by black slaves. Comparatively, in 1826, the state of Georgia produced 150,000 bales of cotton.”

To gain freedom or to have some freedom under this system of slavery, oppressed groups fought other oppressed groups to make those gains. History and facts are complicated.

The Proud Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers

Why Buffalo Soldiers Served Among the Nation’s First Park Rangers

Who are the Buffalo Soldiers

(expelling Black Native Americans from tribes continues)

You can’t have selective highlighting of facts. Or not apply everything despite how complicated. You can’t highlight one side without also acknowledging the other parts too. If you’re gonna say that the Buffalo Soldiers did what white men did, you better also say Native Americans adopted and actively participated in the white European race-based chattel system of slavery, imperialism, genocide and colonization to oppress us, too, to gain whatever they could for their own self interest and benefit and did what white men did. You cannot conveniently leave out parts while also trying to condemn. And it’s still not comparable because Buffalo Soldiers didn’t enslave Native Americans to gain their freedom.

YOU CAN BE OPPRESSED WHILE ALSO OPPRESSING OTHERS. So if being complicit applies to the Black American Buffalo Soldiers then being complicit applies to Native Americans as well—doesn’t make it right or not but acts each group did for their means to survive under an oppressive system. You can’t leave one out without removing the other.

Other groups wear their ancestors on clothing with pride yet the same “responsibility” or standards doesn’t get applied to them even when they also have complicated history in relation to us. I do not understand it. The standards are different and so is the way we have to have our history told. Absolutely does not make sense at all.

We have to retell ALL of history. Because doing so edifies ALL of us. TELL ALL THE TRUTH!

The problem is WE are not supposed to pay homage to us! Nor are we supposed to take pride in it.

Half the time, when other marginalized groups have history to tell, they skim clean over those parts that tell a history of being as oppressive as white supremacists. Oppression that our folk faced did not come only from the hands of white people. Native Americans also oppressed us and participated in the system that exploited us (a fact that people seem to never want to tell—labeling Beyoncé a capitalist. Go ahead but many ethnic groups such as Native Americans can also be classified as capitalist as well if we’re gonna go there—they owned slaves, our ancestors were their property, they owned plantations and owned our people for free labor. THIS is capitalism). Y’all are basically saying, “as long as the practice of slavery upon Black Americans is in a Native American “red face”, it’s okay!” (the video circulating around, the individual ascribed “Black face” to Beyoncé —so fair use.).THE HYPOCRISY!!!!

Native Americans were warring and being antagonists to the freedom of Black Americans by enslaving them, expelling them, killing them and torturing them — acting just like the white oppressors. Native Americans like Stand Watie, James Vann, William McIntosh, Opothleyahola and Greenwood LeFlore literally owned plantations and hundreds of Black slaves.

(like please, let’s not….and I hope Beyoncé keeps it up on her site + adds some history of Native Americans practicing slavery against Black Americans too because it’s obvious how deliberately ahistorical people are being and there has to be some serious education that needs to happen)

Serious question:

If anyone comes across this post, did you know that Native Americans owned Black Americans as their slaves?

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Happy Juneteenth

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Fear not everyone, Yautja with an Android backpack is here

What are these two dumbasses gonna do walking around like that GOD November you need to come faster this is the funniest and most confusing thing, can’t wait to see what happens in the film🙏😭

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In light of the banner reveal here’s Thia trying to fix her arm while Dek watches both with curiosity and horror.

(Do not repost/use elsewhere)

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I'm uploading some older artwork again because I honestly don't know how soon I'll have anything new drawn. These four pictures are actually from around 2013-2014, and if the colors look a bit more saturated or the aspect looks a little stretched, it's because I originally created these to be printed on T-shirts at the time. Needless to say, they didn't sell. After that, long story short, I kind of gave up on consistently making art for a while and became more focused on my job, college courses, and trying to salvage the little work-life balance and social life I had at that point. Honestly, though, looking at this old art now, I can truly say that I was way too hard on myself back then, and that doesn't just apply to how I approached my art at the time. I'll just keep it at that.

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The Emanuel Nine — today marks ten years

Rev. (and state senator) Clementa Pinckney, 41, Cynthia Graham Hurd (librarian), 54, Ethel Lance, 70, the Rev. DePayne Middleton, 49, Tywanza Sanders, 26, the Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74, the Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45, Myra Thompson, 59 and Susie Jackson, 87.

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I needed a new pfp for my social media spaces, so I whipped up these two versions in Procreate.

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To everyone considering paying 5 billion dollars per year to play gamecube games on switch

Take my hand. I can show you a better way

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Winter break has ended, and I am excited to share my first art piece for 2025. This sketch has been sitting in my Procreate gallery since last February, and I finally decided to flesh it out and complete it. I even attempted to add a background, which includes some clipart and screenshots. Although I'm not entirely satisfied with the final result, I am happy to have finished this piece. I wonder what kind of meme they encountered that made them smile like that?

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How many of these sound familiar?

Congratulations, you're utilizing AAVE!

How often do you find yourself recognizing when you are? Do you actually know what these words mean? Do you know when they're being used improperly? Are you interested in learning to respect the history behind the dialect?

This thought process, and others, are discussed in my lesson, "It's Giving" AAVE, and the Denied Yet Undeniable Impact of Black Culture.

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Some older fan art of Johnny Wander's Barbarous. I remember when I first found out about this webcomic; I was hooked. Now, I am waiting patiently for the next chapter.

I still haven't drawn anything new yet. Does anybody else go through these long bouts of burnout, too?

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Ayotunde and her little boy, Honey reunite

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Shanice - It’s For You

(for the film The Meteor Man)

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Over 250 likes! Not bad, but I should probably start producing more artwork soon.

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Needless to say, he ended up taking that cake. Lol

Andrew: So the baby’s not even his? Molly: Nope, my brother’s trying to sign himself up to raise another man’s child. I mean, what if the baby don’t have any bones? Andrew: Uh, well, at least they won’t break any. Molly: Shut up. (phone rings) Andrew: Oh, what now? God. Molly:t’s okay, you can take it. Andrew: Thanks. Sorry, it’s work. (talking on the phone)Yeah. No, that’s supposed to be Tuesday. What? No, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait.Wow, really? Okay, I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Molly: Everything okay?

Andrew: Uh, it will be. Molly: Uh-oh. What happened? Andrew: I just lost a big… it’s fine. Molly: You sure? You wanna talk about it? Andrew: I’d rather talk about that cake I’m gonna have later. Molly: Oh, but wait. I’m not sharing. Andrew: Are you sure?