Battle of Manzikert - Wikipedia
Byzantine forces were decisively defeated by Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert, a turning point that enabled the latter to seize the interior of Anatolia; Manzikert signaled the beginning of the end for the Byzantine Empire, a turning point in the history of the Middle East & the Balkans...
Romans destroy the Second Temple in Jerusalem (10 August 70 CE)
Romans under Titus destroyed the Second Temple on 10 August 70 CE as part of the Roman siege of Jerusalem, in response to the Jewish Revolt against Roman rule in Palestine; rabid Zionists want to tear down the Dome of the Rock so they can rebuild the temple on the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) in illegally occupied East Jerusalem — yet another compelling reason to support #BDS to #FreePalestine from #ApartheidIsrael~!
Beyoncé's "Black Is King"
"When she willingly, through her art, participates in telling romanticized African royalty stories, rooted in glamorizing Africa, Beyoncé indirectly dehumanizes our Africanness. She validates neocolonialism," writes Burundian write Judicaelle Irakoze, concluding, "Beyoncé can better love Africa by creating decolonizing art that tells Black people that we don’t have to be associated with a #monarchy to matter..." (Essence, 7.1.20)
Beyoncé's "Black Is King"
"When she willingly, through her art, participates in telling romanticized African royalty stories, rooted in glamorizing Africa, Beyoncé indirectly dehumanizes our Africanness. She validates neocolonialism," writes Burundian write Judicaelle Irakoze, concluding, "Beyoncé can better love Africa by creating decolonizing art that tells Black people that we don’t have to be associated with a #monarchy to matter..." (Essence, 7.1.20)
King Sejong the Great 종대왕 commissioned the invention the Korean alphabet #hangul 농사직설 — a politically progressive & even radical political act in 15th c. Korea given that it opened up the possibility of literacy to the peasantry who were the vast majority of the population, a move opposed by the governing elite of the day — & is revered as the greatest king in Korean history... #도전 #한국어 #조선말 #한국말 #한국 #조선 #대한민국 #남한 #남조선
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