In this first episode of Rooted in Her Hands, we honour Ms. Dupree’s life, her “garden grown pharmacy”, and the generosity that shaped her legacy. She gathered herbs like sassafras, rabbit tobacco, mullein, and horseradish. Preparing teas, tonics, and remedies for anyone who needed them. She never charged for her work. She simply served.

Rooted in Her Hands is a Black Woman Plant Chronicle series for Black History Month 2026, celebrating Black herbalists, healers, and plant keepers whose wisdom shaped our past and continues to guide our future. New episodes every week in February.

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He wasn't even baptized. He worshipped the sun god. He murdered his own family members. And yet, Constantine became the most influential figure in the history of Christianity — not through faith, but through force.In 325 AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine summoned roughly 300 bishops to the lakeside city of Nicaea for what would become the most consequential religious gathering in history. The official story? It was about theology — settling a dispute over the nature of Jesus Christ. But the real story involves civil wars, a collapsing empire, political survival, and one man's ruthless plan to weaponize religion for imperial control.This video traces Constantine's blood-soaked rise through the chaos of the Tetrarchy, his mysterious "vision" at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, his strategic co-opting of a persecuted faith, and the explosive Arian controversy that threatened to tear his newly unified empire apart. We break down what actually happened inside that room at Nicaea, who the key players were, what was really at stake, and why the consequences of those decisions are still shaping civilizations today.The Nicene Creed wasn't just a statement of belief. It was a tool of empire. And the man who ordered it written never even considered himself a Christian — until the final hours of his life.#constantine #councilofnicaea #romanempire #nicenecreed #arianism #history #ancientrome #christianity #churchhistory #powerandpolitics #historydocumentary #empirebuilding #religioushistory #constantinethegreat #battleofmilvianbridge

In this video, South African politician, Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala posits that South African TV series The Polygamist presents a deeply distorted portrayal of a practice that has existed within African societies for centuries. She argues that polygamy, as traditionally practiced in many African communities, was not merely an undisciplined man pursuing multiple sexual partners at will, but a social institution governed by cultural norms, ancestral laws and communal expectations, with responsibilities and obligations toward every member of the family.

In her words, consent, accountability and the welfare of the household were central to its practice. It was not synonymous with promiscuity. Whereas she says, what The Polygamist depicts is something fundamentally different: a man driven by sexual gratification, deception and disregard for the women involved. Far from an honest representation of traditional African polygamy, she says, it is a bastardisation of the institution.

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Lyrics

Hook
Mi Deven Reach E Yard E Jampack
Mi Waa Fi Link Mi Uncle Grandpa
She Waa Fi Squeegee Round A Waa Part
Suh Tell Mi Waa Month Wa Donkey Cya Call

She Seh Ahhhh
Mek She Bawl Ahhh
Me Mek She Bawl Ahhh
Suh Tell Mi Waa Month Wa Donkey Cya Call
She Seh Ahhhh

Verse
Who Dat Miss Lou Bennett
She Wear Frock Caz Di Dress Too Heavy
She Fully Story And Naw Two Tell E
Tonight She Muss Ban Har Belly
Hutch Reach And Seh Him Feel Peckish
Round A Back Mek Sure Di Rice Shelly
A Kulukulu Mi Nuh Waa See No Henny
E Sun Get Up And Nobody Nuh Ready

Verse
Bye Saint Peter Bye Saint Paul
A Who Tek E Money And Gone A Dead Yard
Bredda Tukuma Round Dehsuh A Draw Card
Over Partner Argument Start
She Seh
Link Har Over Waa Part
She Waa Fi Feel Di Bomb Claat
Suh Mi
Push Di Beast Nuh Hand Cart
She Seh
Ayetian Yuh Bad Nuh Bloodclaat

Outro
A Wa Di Young Gyal Waaa
Hill And Gully
A Wa Di Old Gyal Waaa
Hill And Gully
A Wa Di Short Gyal Waaa
Hill And Gully
A Wa Di Tall Gyal Waaa
Hill And Gully



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Jamaican Funny Animated Cartoons

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