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Adolf Gustav Badin: The African Man Who Rose to Become a Member of the Royal Court of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden. Adolf Gustav Badin (also known as Couschi) was one of the most unusual and historically significant figures in 18th-century Sweden. Born around 1747, likely in Saint Croix, Badin was brought to Sweden as a child and presented as a gift to the Swedish royal family. He was given to Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, who had a particular interest in the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. Instead of raising him as a traditional servant, the queen decided to conduct what she considered a social experiment influenced by Enlightenment philosophy. Badin was allowed to grow up at court with unusual freedom compared to most servants of the time. He received an education, learned to read and write, and was encouraged to develop his own personality rather than strictly follow rigid court etiquette. Badin grew up alongside the royal children, including the future king Gustav III, and became a familiar figure in the royal household. Though he officially held the position of a court servant, he occupied a unique place within Swedish court life and was known for his intelligence, humor, and strong personality. One of the most remarkable aspects of Badin’s life is that he kept a personal diary, which has become an important historical source. His writings provide rare insight into daily life inside the Swedish royal court during the 18th century. They also offer a rare perspective from a Black individual living in Europe during that era. Over time, Badin accumulated property, savings, and personal belongings, which was highly unusual for someone who had originally arrived in Sweden as an enslaved child. When he died in 1822, he was buried in Stockholm, and his possessions and writings became valuable records of his life. Today, Adolf Gustav Badin is remembered as one of the earliest documented people of African descent to live in Sweden whose life story was recorded in detail. His experiences reflect the complex intersections of race, class, and power in 18th-century European society, and his diary remains an important historical window into the world of the Swedish royal court.

John Amanam is transforming decades of pain and frustration into pride and healing. For years, mass-produced prosthetics overlooked Black skin tones, leaving millions marginalized. Through his skillful hands and his company, Immortal Cosmetic Art Ltd, John is bringing hope and dignity to Black amputees everywhere. His work is remarkable he sculpts prosthetics with realistic pores, subtle veins, and perfectly matched skin tones that blend seamlessly. Beyond aesthetics, his creations restore confidence to accident and illness survivors, allowing them to feel whole again by seeing themselves reflected in every detail.

“Program director, I heard you say that if you are not a Jackson you can only speak for two minutes but I have traveled 14,000 kilometers which is 9,000 miles, over 24 hours and Jesse Jackson's story and relationship with South Africa can never be told in two minutes” President Cyril Ramaphosa Pays Tribute to the late Rev jesse jackson

Very excited to share the art cover I created for Sabine Blaizin’s new track “IBDM” Inspired by Haitian metalwork and Vodou. Sabine embodies Erzulie through a modern lens. Her skin rendered in black marble like a statue; an homage to sculpting divine figures into timeless art.

By placing Nigeria’s Yoruba thought in dialogue with the famed western philosophers like Socrates, she challenged the assumption that African philosophy was merely folklore theconversation.com/sophie-oluwole…

I.S. schilderde deze tronies. Slechts bekend met zijn monogram, maar een tijd- en plaatsgenoot van Rembrandt en Lievens. Mooie expo in de Lakenhal, zij het rampzalig slecht uitgelicht.

De schildering leidde volgens het stadsbestuur tot 'groote rumoer ende murmuracie' onder veel Amsterdammers. Bron: Mellink, Documenta Anabaptistica Neerlandica V (Leiden: Brill, 1985), 43-44.

Op deze dag in 1795 werden in de Bataafse Republiek de galgenvelden - per decreet - afgeschaft, omdat zij een "treurig schouwspel opleeveren van de Barbaarsheid van vroegere tijden". Veel steden (zie bv Naarden) hadden galgenvelden, die vooral een afschrikfunctie hadden

@DelftTreasures @PaulHAMabels Jammer idd want uiteindelijk zal uit bronnen toch blijken dat anders is

@NeusHilde @PaulHAMabels Ja, dat lijkt mij ook maar de Ned. kunsthistorici hebben een sterke gelding en territorium drang. Zodra je met onweerlegbare feiten aankomt kan je beter maken dat je weg komt. Ergens zielig/treurig dat kinderlijke gedrag van volwassenen die denken de wijsheid in pacht te hebben.

Met stijgende verbazing gisteren gekeken naar 'Geheimen van het museum'- AvroTros ..daar werd met een hoop kabaal melding gemaakt van een ontdekking die totaal onverwacht was, nl. een zwarte bediende op een vaas. Lachwekkend!!! Dat is al 100 jaar bekend en in VEEL boeken! #Delfts

@DelftTreasures @PaulHAMabels Zeker mag dat. Juist is dat goed.

@PaulHAMabels @NeusHilde Geachte, Mogen we er niet vanuit gaan dat de verstrekte informatie, i/e tv prog. van een conservatrice en een Prof. gefundeerd en juist zijn op basis van hun specialisme? Het was op fout op fout en dan is een signaal afgeven noodzakelijk, of mag dat ook niet meer? #Delfts

@DelftTreasures Waarschijnlijk op bestelling. Leuk

Even nog een 'bijspijkercursus' voor de museum experts. In het Princessehof/Leeuwarden bevindt zich een kwispedoor v. Chin. Pors. met wel degelijk zwarte mensen/Slaven op een tabaksplantage! Die is in China gemaakt! #China #kunstmuseum #porselein #geheimenvanhetmuseum (sl.foto)

Prof. Wole Soyinka from Nigeria 🇳🇬 and Abdulrazak Gurnah from Tanzania 🇹🇿 are the only Black Africans to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Chinua Achebe, being interviewed, in 1964, by Professor Wole Soyinka and South African Lewis Nkosi. We need to treasure our records…

For those who have been following the posts on anti-Black racism of Argentineans in Brazil and @Prof_Edwards's book Hiding in Plain Sight, this is your chance to attend a talk by her!

Recommended Reading: Precolonial African Material Culture by V. Tarikhu Farrar

I miss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I just woke up this morning, thinking about her, and missing her so much. She used to be everywhere, until 2020 happened, then 2021. It took her a very long time to come off that dark place. And just when the light was shining on her again, a greater darkness appeared. I miss her. I miss who she has always been. I miss her voice. I miss when she used to be everywhere. I pray she finds strength in all of these.