The state of California was named after the mythical Black Queen Califia. It is well documented that of the 44 people who founded the City of Los Angeles, 26 were of Afrikan descent. What is amazing and not taught in California schools is that the majority of the founders of San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego were of Afrikan descent, or that Orange County, Beverly Hills and Malibu were once owned by people of Afrikan descent. According to the story, California was an island where only Black women lived, gold was the only metal and pearls were as common as rocks. The women were the most powerful women in the world. When Cortez arrived in California, searching for this mythical queen, her influence on him was so severe, he paid tribute to this powerful Black Woman Queen Califia by naming the state after her. California literally means, “the land where Black women live. Shawn Hotep ThompsonSharon Equality-Now Johnson MillerSabine Hella Balden
Posted on: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:30:09 +0000
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