Teresa Vega
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Public Educator/Family Historian/Genealogist Blog:
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/
Whew! Endogamy is a BIG THANG in my family. Uncles and nieces, first cousins...Learn all about it here.
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Here is my latest article on my 5x ggf.
#DAR
#FBA
#NewAmsterdam
#NewNetherlands
#FirstAfricans
#AtlanticCreoles
The Life and Times of Black Patriot Samuel Freeman: Born Free and Enslaved During the American Revolution | Radiant Roots, Boricua Branches
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The Life and Times of Black Patriot Samuel Freeman: Born Free and Enslaved During the American Revolution
On April 5th, 2024, I was inducted into the Daughters of the America Revolution (DAR) for the wartime service of my 5x great-grandfather, Samuel Freeman (1754–c.1840)—a significant milestone.2 Born…
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4 months ago
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Edward A. Rueda
7 months ago
Thanks to
@rrbbgenealogy.bsky.social
,
@efsacco.bsky.social
,
@shamrockgen.bsky.social
& everyone who appeared on Season 6!🎙️
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Here is the conclusion of my series on
#BlackLoyalists
in
#Westchester
and
#Dutchess
Counties
#NY
.
##RevolutionaryWar
#AmericanRevolution
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The Fate of the Black Loyalists of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, NY, Conclusion
This blog post is dedicated to Nora Gavin, the outgoing editor of Connecticut Ancestry. It was both an honor and a pleasure to have her edit all five of my articles on Black Loyalists. I applaud he…
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/the-fate-of-the-black-loyalists-of-westchester-and-dutchess-counties-ny-conclusion/
8 months ago
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Greg Sargent
10 months ago
Dear Dems: Polling shows only *generalized* approval of Trump on immigration, but broad opposition to the lawless specifics. If you don't engage on Abrego Garcia and other illegal kidnappings, you only *help* Trump subsume all that under "keeping out illegals."
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From what I have been told, the owner had to resign in order for jer to by back the company. Of course, I will delete my dat if a Plecker buys the company. Holding steady for now.
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10 months ago
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Kudos to these two artists!
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10 months ago
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@shananys.bsky.social
Here is my latest article.
#RevolutionaryWar
#BlackLoyalists
#Westchester
#Dutchess
#NY250
#RR250
#Indigenous
#AfroIndigenous
#AmericanRevolution
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The Fate of the Black Loyalists of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, NY, Part 2
The American revolution left a profound legacy not only for the birth of this nation but also for those who chose loyalty to the British Crown over rebellion. Among these Black Loyalists ── individ…
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/the-fate-of-the-black-loyalists-of-westchester-and-dutchess-counties-ny-part-2/
10 months ago
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This new book is a MUST read. My
#Indigenous
,
#African
,
#AfroIndigenous
, and
#Malagasy
ancestors were survivors of
#Dutch
the
#SlaveTrade
.
11 months ago
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Newsweek
11 months ago
"I am not sorry that I stood up for those things because those things are of God."
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Joy Reid won't apologize for Trump comments after MSNBC firing
https://www.newsweek.com/joy-reid-not-apologize-trump-comments-2035622?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1740468156
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Rediscovering Latinidad
12 months ago
🧬 We're back! 🔥Our Season 6 premiere tackles the Fall of
#23andMe
with genealogists
@efsacco.bsky.social
&
@rrbbgenealogy.bsky.social
! We cover DNA privacy concerns and how DNA helps many people of color trace families beyond recent generations. Download, like, subscribe:
rediscoveringlatinidad.com
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My new blogpost!
#RediscoveringLatinidad
brought da noise and da funk with The Fall of
#23andme
.
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The Fall of 23andme/ La CaĂda de 23andme/ Rediscovering Latinidad Podcast
Kudos to the team at Rediscovering Latinidad—Edward Rueda, Briar Rose, Edward Fausto, Jellissa, and Matthew Sambolin—for inviting my cousin, Ellen Fernandez-Sacco, and me to join this important con…
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/the-fall-of-23andme-la-caida-de-23andme-rediscovering-latinidad-podcast/
12 months ago
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I have stood with
#MichelleObama
since Day 1. I will be standing with her on
#MLK
Day along with the family of MLK. We will keep fighting the powers that be.
about 1 year ago
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Adam Selzer
about 1 year ago
In 1860, conservatives blamed wildfires in Texas on abolitionists and “Lincolnites.” Many were executed merely on suspicion of being vaguely against slavery that year. Pretty easy to see the parallels to claims that “wokeness” and “DEI” are behind California fires today.
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Here is my new blog post. Please share with your social networks. We will not stand silently by and see our
#Afro-Indigenous
#BlackPatriot
, John "Rifle Jack" Peterson be erased from history. Please leave comments on my blog. This is unacceptable!
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Denial is a River on the Hudson: They Don’t Know Jack?
To all my fellow culture bearers, public educators, I urge you to  share this exhibition review widely across your social networks. It highlights the challenges we are likely to face as we approach…
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/denial-is-a-river-on-the-hudson-they-dont-know-jack/
about 1 year ago
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Hot off the press! My latest article. It's a first of 3.
#BlackLoyalists
#Westchester
#Dutchess
#NewYork
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The Fate of the Black Loyalists of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, NY
This multi-part series of articles provides the biographical sketches of Black Loyalists from Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York who supported the British Crown during the American Revolut…
https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com/the-fate-of-the-black-loyalists-of-westchester-and-dutchess-counties-ny/
about 1 year ago
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I will be reviewing this novella over the weekend. It looks like a fun read and a needed break from all the history books I am reading.
about 1 year ago
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I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's conversation at the Council 400 talk sponsored by Black Gotham Experience.
#Broolyn
was always a vibe. My ancestors were the
#DoOrDie
#Bed-Stuy
perps.
#VanSalee
#Janse
#Francisco
#Bastian
#Anthony
#Portugis
#Pieters
#Canarsie
#AfroIndigenous
about 1 year ago
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It's going to take me more than a minute to get used to the Blue Butterfly, but here I am.
about 1 year ago
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