In July 1896 JOHN J. ABEL, M.D., AND WALTER S. DAVIS, S.B. published a paper entitled “ON THE PIGMENT OF THE NEGRO’S SKIN AND HAIR” in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. They were the first to connect the chemical in human skin and hair that gives it its physical appearance to the chemical melanin which … More Melanin Denial is a Mental Health Issue
My co-worker had just dropped me off. As we pulled up a group of youngins were swingin on each other. At first it seemed like they were playing. I realized they were serious when I got out the car and noticed one of them had a heavy ass vodka bottle in his hand. The one … More Let the Ancestors Speak
Jesse Williams mentioned us getting to know ourselves. He said, “It’s kind of basic mathematics – the more we learn about who we are…” If we are going to truly know ourselves we have to know the mathematics of our melanin. … More Imagine what would have happened if Jesse Williams had said, “Melanin is worth over $395 a gram more than gold.”
by Marilyn Kai Jewett Many of us who are students of history know about the thousands of African American men who were lynched in this nation. However, most don’t know about the many African American women who were also lynched. A website dedicated to Henrietta Vinton Davis, a prominent and fearless leader in Marcus Garvey’s Universal … More WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: THE LYNCHING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN BETWEEN 1870 AND 1957
ANNUAL SACRED LIBATION CEREMONY FOR OUR SISTERS The community remembers Black women lynched PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 29, 2016 — Spiritually-conscious people of African descent will gather 3:00 PM sharp, Sunday, March 20, rain or shine, at Congo (Washington) Square, 7th & Walnut Streets in Philadelphia for the Third Annual Sacred Libation Ceremony in remembrance of the … More ANNUAL SACRED LIBATION CEREMONY FOR OUR SISTERS: The community remembers Black women lynched
There was a time in the history of the universe when all the people who existed were in one place… Africa. If all the people on the planet were in Africa then, all of the people were melanin people. There were no people in Asia, or Australia, or North and South America. The only people … More Visualize Planet Melanin
The game has changed. When people said, #blacklivesmatter, apparently that was too much for some people so they had to counter it with #alllivesmatter. Would it be necessary to point out that #blacklivesmatter if #alllivesmatter was true? In this global chess match the opposing player got themselves out of check. To that we say #melaninmattersmost. … More #BLACKLIVESMATTER because #MELANINMATTERSMOST
The price of melanin has increased!!! Since we first reported the value of melanin it has gone up. Melanin is now worth $373.50 a gram (UPDATE: Melanin is currently worth $459 a gram.) That means the aromatic biopolymer and organic semiconductor that makes people black is worth $300 a gram more than gold. That is … More BREAKING NEWS!!! Melanin has increased to $373.50 a gram!!! (UPDATE: Melanin is currently worth $459.00 a gram)
Everybody Rejoice by Luther Vandross Everybody look around Cuz there’s a reason to rejoice you see Everybody come out And let’s commence to singing joyfully Everybody look up And feel the hope that we’ve been waiting on Everybody is glad…so glad Cuz our silent fear and dread is gone It’s love you see That has … More Everybody Is Rejoicing Because They Know Melanin Being Worth $362.50 A Gram Makes It A Brand New Day
