#afro jamacian

[kemetic-dreams]

Kumina is an Afro-Jamaican religion. Kumina has practices that include secular ceremonies, dance and music that developed from the beliefs and traditions brought to the island by Kongo enslaved people and indentured labourers, from the Congo region of West Central Africa, during the post-emancipation era. It is mostly associated with the parish of St. Thomas in the east of the island. However, the practice spread to the parishes of Portland, St. Mary and St. Catherine, and the city of Kingston.

Kumina also gives it name to a drumming style, developed from the music that accompanied the spiritual ceremonies, that evolved in urban Kingston. The Kumina drumming style has a great influence on Rastafari music, especially the Nyabinghi drumming, and Jamaican popular music. Count Ossie was a notable pioneer of the drumming style in popular music and it continues to have a significant influence on contemporary genres such as reggae and dancehall.

The Kumina riddim is a dancehall riddim produced by Sly & Robbie in 2002. It has featured in recordings of over 20 artists including Chaka Demus & Pliers and Tanya Stephens.

Kumina is an Afro-Jamaican Religion and is not the same as Pukkumina or Pocomania.

Kumina emerged through the practices of indentured labourers who were brought to Jamaica from the Kongo region of central Africa after the abolition of slavery. In the second half of the 19th century it syncretised with Myalism. Kumina differed from Zion Revivalism in rejecting the belief that the Bible should be the central authority behind worship.

The practices of Kumina are primarily linked to healing.[4] Healing ceremonies utilise singing, dancing, drumming, animal sacrifice, and spirit possession, with the intent of summoning spirits to heal the sick individual. These elements are also found in Myalism and Zion Revivalism.

Organization of Kumina communities follows the general local character of African religions in Jamaica. Kumina communities are small family based communities or nations. Some nations include Mondongo, Moyenge, Machunde, Kongo, Igbo, and Yoruba. People from Kumina families are given the title Bongo. Marrying into a Bongo family is one avenue to become a part of a Kumina nation; special initiation is the other avenue. Kumina nations are led by a "King" and "Queen". Imogene "Queenie" Kennedy AKA Queenie III (c1920-1998) was a well-known Kumina Queen in the 20th century, born in St Thomas in the late 1920s she later moved to Kingston and then Waterloo, St Catherine.

The use of cannabis or ganja in Kumina may have been an influence on the adoption of this plant as a sacrament in Rastafari, a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s.

[madelyncilne]

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[cowdeath]

Storm hawks headcanons

i wanted to share some miscellaneous personal hc's I have for some characters, these are all unserious and if you have some, id love to hear them!! i really love this show and characters lol

storm hawks

• aerrow

aerrow is transfem, and uses he/she

she is a lesbian

aerrow has naturally wavy hair but she likes to straighten it

he likes pistachio ice cream..idky but he just looks like he would

radarr is aerrows emotional support

wasian (Chinese/french)

• finn

finn is a trans dude and he uses he/they

they're closeted bi but have a pref for girls

finn has adhd

he's either german or norweigan i can't make up my mind lol

finn is a huge fan of industrial music but doesn't really talk about it

• piper

piper is a cis girl (she/her) and she's bi

piper had a crush on starling (not a ship! btw) , I'd like to think her and cyclonis started dating lol

piper is blasian (Haitian/Indian)

she wears mostly blue and orange but her favorite color is violet

she would totally own parrots

• junko

junko is cis (he/him) and unlabeled

he is a huge fan of grilled cheese

junko and finn have listening parties in their quarters (they would be huge Tyler the creator fans imo)

human junko would be afro-latino

he uses a plushie to help him sleep

• stork

stork is bigender and he uses any pronouns

he is omnisexual with a pref for guys

stork is autistic and a pretty picky eater

he likes to play puzzles and read

stork tries to write but they're not the best at it lol

human stork would jamacian/greek

stork has scoliosis

cyclonians

• master cyclonis

cyclonis is nonbinary and uses any pronouns

they are a lesbian (dating piper!!)

cyclonis prefers goth fashion, but listens to emo music

she has AFRID and her primary safe foods are blueberries and plain pasta

cyclonis likes to draw in her free time

• dark ace

ace is a trans man (he/him) and he is *ace* heh

he has naturally curly hair but he kinda messed it up with all the straightening and hairspray he uses

he is turkish

(in a perfect world) ace thinks of cyclonis like a daughter

• snipe

snipe is cis but uses he/it, he is gay

he has a septum piercing, and a few tats on his legs

he is super #metal

snipe has a soft spot for the maine coon cats

he fights with his sister (ravess) mostly over dumb stuff

• ravess

ravess is a trans woman (she/her) and she is bi

ravess uses prosthetics on both legs

as kids ravess and snipe ate slime together

she plays her violin as a coping mechanism when she's frustrated

[badsanses-quotes]

Hello,not a post about quotes today but please boost this or something

i have an older brother and cousins who were falsely arrested yesterday night.

i dont know about my cousins

but my brother was falsely arrested.

i am an jamacian-american woman and so is my family,meaning we are black. so having him be black and having a record on his name will make it MORE THAN HARD for him to be able to live,get a job,do anything.

He was falsely arrested for battery of a police officer when there is proof he didnt.

the person who framed him is walking around freely WHILE MY OLDER BROTHER IS IN JAIL

my sister says he will be out but his bond is pending.

we dont know how much itll cost. weve seen our cousins and their bond is about 650. and pending with three charges.

my brother only has one.

im not entirely sure on how to raise money for his bond. so im not gonna ask for you to donate to help him. we have a wide arrange of people in our family who i hope will help all i ask is that you spread awareness in this time. thank you

below is one of the videos of the incident i have. if you want i can post more,qua is my brother,the one with the afro and white jacket.

trust me he wouldnt hurt a fly.

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Doodle Dump

Was suppose to add this on Halloween but I couldn’t finish the entire gang in monster au so here’s some random photos of my fav characters as humans, my splatoon au and more rambling.

A human Rosie (she’s afro-Brazilian,pan) with me trying to make her afro puffs looks like rose buns and Rebecca (Colombian/Chinese/Caribbean, pan and trans🏳️‍⚧️ ) in pretty outfits!! 💗💗 I’m still thinking if she should be Malagasy or Melanesian doodle with roses and sunflowers plus Dilly the Duck: plus some mini corner Rosie x 16 (Christopher/Warrior, first time doodling him, i might change his design later on) cause I love this ship so much, thank u @toast-com​ 🥰😍💓💞💗💖❣️

An attempt on body posture with Stanley, I adore his dreads. 💗❣️

More Stanley poses(mine likes wearing piercings and takes up boxing) plus an lazy attempt on Lady, I looked up Victorian style fashion and inspiration from the amazing folks here on tumblr(please ignore the half done braided dreadlocks and no face)

Ima add more ramblings so heads up cause it’s gotta get long and there are gotha be some sad and maybe dark topics so beware:

SPLATOON AU TIME: Here’s inkling Duncan (punk rock cause I was thinking of a pop idol vocaloid au, he’s thinking about Madge, i ship them), a younger Octoling Stanley who was an agent during the war with Kyle, who looks too much like Frye and Iono and is still easily excitable. Like their human counterparts, Stanley stayed away from others due to his jinx and was ostracized, not that they minded at all while Kyle was an orphan, having lost their family to a massive heatwave and famine. They end up bumping into each other with Kyle being amazed and in awe 🤩🤩of meeting an Octoling, instead of running away or avoiding him like Stanley is use to, they instead compliments him and asks so many questions, flustering and overwhelming him a lot so it just went from there (there’ s a whole storyline that I haven’t figure out yet but kyle gets kidnapped and stanley recuses him and they become a couple later on im working no the details)

Plus some Stanley x Andreas shipping, just some boyfriends doing each other's hair. it was based off that overwatch photo of Lucio doing Junkrat’s hair and I thought it was cute and adorable 💞💓💖💗

Some more hair practice with stanley-

ALSO MORE SPLATOON AU!! Luke is an octoling like Stanley and thus was accused of killing someone (Victor though I don’t know how that works here) and an entire town so he’s on the run until he meets Inkling Ivo Hugh, an newbie to the games as they become battle partners and try to solve the mystery (I haven’t figured out who most of the cast is, though Rusty is also an Octoling)

Stanley and Kyle(Proteus is his stage name) becomes idols after fighting in the war together (stanley was Agent 2, Kyle the inkling was 7) before settling down together as musical influences, a younger octoling Stanley before everything went to hell, Kyle wearing a Frye inspired outfit and wears a mask inspired by Lord Ganesha (he’s Indian/Arab), Stanley leans more towards his Cherokee/Mohawk Iroquis/Creole myths, legends and folklore on coyote and foxes(get it? red fox-) (haven’t draw him yet bu andreas leans more towards argentine dance folklorico, duncan’s rock n roll)

 here so I’ve been trying to figure out their names, like Dead Sea, Kyle is blatantly inspired by Frye in appearance and dance, and loves hanging out with Stanley. Like folks think it’s Stanley they should avoid and rumors tend to spread but nope it’s Kyle cause they once threw a chair at someone making fun of Stanley, Kyle may be a overly happy, optimistic chap but they won’t take nicely to anyone picking on their loved ones. He’s a protective bf 😍🥰

More Madge!! I based her off of April from rottmnt though Im making blasian(Jamacian-Japanese, i also wanna make her latina but I feel like Im being biased 😓😅) she was born without her lower left part of her arm so she wears a prothestic that she decorates with stickers and paint she’s very decora kei lolita in her free time but finds ways to wear it. She was slightly based off od  ButterFrogMantis on DA human madge design but now I’m an idiot an just realized it was mean's to be like her three wheels (gosh why didn’t I notice that sooner but better late than never I suppose)

 Duncan in a punk-rock style, i had trouble with the mohawk and should’ve added more stuff to him, I’ll do it for the idol au-

[obelltinyjr]

all about t

FULL NAME : deon terrance bell

NICKNAME(S) : tiny, t, tb

AGE : 20

ETHNICITY : afro jamacian

GENDER : cis man

PRONOUNS : he / him

SEXUAL ORIENTATION : heterosexual

-being second born into a gang ridden family, the nickname ‘tiny’ always stuck with him, always being compared to his older brother vince

-unlike his brother, tiny took an interest in school at a young age. most of his classmates never knew he was near the top of their class until they noticed he had more gold stars than anyone else

-his mother has been on/off drugs most of tiny’s life, so much that he hasn’t heard from her since he was 8 years old

-when his dad went to jail, he (reluctantly) and his brother (with absolute gusto), took over their father’s gang

-never one for violence unless it was a last resort, tiny was the brains and strategy while vince did the heavy lifting in the streets

-has a fondness for nature and aquatic animals, so much in fact that he’s dedicated his major to them

-loved to dance and play sports, was glad he was able to make the football team and find some success. 

-last summer, when his father got out of jail and made it abundantly clear to him and his brother that he wouldn’t take no for an answer in regards to them helping to get their gang back to full power, the young men took action. siding with some of their former enemies, they hatched a plot that ended with their father being murdered.

-even though the life is behind him now, he tries to keep distance from people and doesn’t want anyone to get too close, unsure of if he’s truly a good person or if his genes will always pull him to a place he doesn’t want anyone else to venture.

[flcrencepughs]

FC suggestions for Miles Morales teen - adult

Hi there anon, of course I can! It was a little difficult to match to his canon ethnicity but I have listed BIPOC Faceclaim’s only. 

As I am not comfortable suggesting anyone under the age of 18, I am going to assume you mean 18-20 and 20+ So here are some suggestions for you! 

*Please note* Miles Morales is African American and Puerto Rican. This is not interchangeable and this may affect the backstory of the character in which you are trying to portray. 

“Teen” (18-23): 

Aubrey Joseph (aged 23, unspecified Black, known for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger)

Rhenzy Feliz (aged 23, Afro-Domincan, known for Marvel’s Runaways) 

Jonathan Daviss (aged 21, Afro-American, known for Outer Banks)

Adult (23-30): 

Odiseas Georgiadis (aged 24, Ghanian, Greek, known for Trinkets and The Perfect Date) 

Chance Perdomo (aged 24, Afro-Guatemalan, possible other, known for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)

Justice Smith (aged 25, Afro-American, Italian, French, known for Detective Pikachu, All The Bright Places & Jurassic World) 

Jordan Fisher (aged 26, Nigerian, Cambodian, Tahitian, Italian, Greek, Scandinavian, known for Work It, To All The Boys, Live & Maddie)

Stephan James (aged 27, Afro-American, known for If Beale Street Could Talk, Homecoming, 21 Bridges)

John Boyega (aged 28, Nigerian, known for Star Wars, Pacific Rim and Attack the Block) 

Lucien Laviscount (age 28, Afro-Antiguan, English, known for Scream Queens, Katy Keene)

Keiynan Lonsdale (aged 29, Nigerian, Irish, known for Love, Simon and The Flash)

Adult (30+): 

Eka Darville (aged 31, Afro-Jamacian, unspecified white, known for Marvel’s Jessica Jones, The Originals, Power Rangers)

Alfred Enoch (aged 32, Afro-Barbadian, English known for How to Get Away With Murder)

Aldis Hodge (aged 34, Afro-American, Afro-Dominican, known for The Invisible Man, Hidden Figured, Straight Outta Compton, Leverage)

Tunji Kasim (aged 34, Nigerian, Scottish, known for CW’s Nancy Drew, Shetland)

William Jackson Harper (aged 41, unspecified Black, known for The Good Place, Midsommar) 

David Oyelowo (aged 44, Yoruba-Nigerian, known for Selma, The Butler, Queen of Katwe)  

Sterling K. Brown (aged 44, Afro-American, known for This Is Us, Black Panther, Hotel Artemis)

If anyone has any other suggestions: feel free to send me a message and I can add them. As well, if anyone has any issues regarding my suggestions, I am more than willing to update/remove. Thank you

[bosses-stay-flawless]

"Frío por fuera caliente por dentro."

Ummmmm...yeah I know I got to much fiyah in my veins 💋

When that Afro-Cubana-Italiano get to acting up in me. ❤ Its all good!!!

When the say: {Mamichula}...

Donde esta Z?

Va baby, but the frequency still NYC ❤

I roll with the vatos

But those 5 stars guys salute everytime they see me

Yeah, them island boyz (ricans, cubanos, dominicanos, haitians, jamacians) gone wild out for Z

Then call the gringos, make everything clean

The guidos got me for real tho, if you acting ugly they get real mean. Guido to you "la famiglia" to me.

#diaryofagirlnamedlucky #prettylittleting #Z

[shadesofblaq]

My little afro

[introvertblkgirl]

@afriendlyblackhottie​ and she’s done several anti-black things in the past and said I’m not gonna so specifically anything for black people when she was running for office

but the media really want to legitamize her being black by saying she’s part “African-Jamacian” or “Afro-Jamacian” 🥴

are we going to acknowledge our first black vice president for black history month

She’s only half black so she only gets two weeks

[enfuego-keys]

IG: trvp_queen_london

[fc-suggests]

Hello! Can you please find me an fc between the ages of 20-25 that could fit the role of an assassin? Any gender or enthicity is fine. Thank you!!

Absolutely! I’m not sure if resources matter, but my favorite fcs that could (in my opinion) fit that role are:

Female

Hari Nef -  Ashkenazi Jewish (1992) *Transgender Female & Could play younger

Barbara Palvin - Hungarian (1993) *Could play younger

Jodie Comer - English (1993) *Could play younger

Adeline Rudolph - German & Korean (1995)

Olamide Ogundele - Nigerian (1995)

Alexxis Lemire - Unspecified Caucasian & Latinx (1996)

Daoko - Japanese (1997)

Jolie Nguyen - Vietnamese (1997)

Robin Holzken - Unspecified Caucasian (1997)

Alice Pagani - Italian (1998)

Adut Akech - Sudanese (1999)

Rina Fukushi - Japanese, Filipino & Spanish (1999)

Hwang Ye-ji a.k.a Yeji - Korean (2000)

Male

Amadeus Serafini - German, English, Irish, Danish, Mexican, Italian & Polish (1991) *Could play younger

Charles Melton - Korean & English (1991) *Could play younger

Shamier Anderson - Jamacian-Canadian (1991) *Could play younger

Yvesmark Chery - Haitian-American (1998) *Has vitiligo

Hwang Hyunjin a.k.a Hyunjin - Korean (2000)

Ngawang Bongpa - Chinese (2000)

Non-Binary/Genderqueer/Genderfluid

Sivan Alyra Rose - Chiricahua Apache & Afro-Puerto Rican [Creole] (1999)

*Please correct me if any of these are wrong.

(mascot: algee smith - african-american) 

[flcrencepughs]

hi emmy, i was wondering if you could help me out please? i'm looking for an poc female fc that could pull of late 20's / early 30's - that has a kind of flake-y, beach bum, hippie, playful kinda vibe? thank you so much in advance.

Hi anon! of course I can help out with this! Please keep in mind some stereotypes when creating a “hippie” character. Especially when you are looking to use a FCOC. I’ve attached an additional source HERE

I’ve also seen this question answered (HERE) for additional suggestions. 

*Please note* 

Zoe Kravitz is Ashkenazi Jewish this is not interchangeable and this may effect the backstory of the character you are trying to portray. 

Patti Harrison is a trans woman so please keep this in mind if you decided to use them as a face claim and this may effect the backstory of the character you are trying to portray. This is not interchangeable. 

Jade Willoughby (Ellyn Jade) is two-spirit (she/her pronouns) and this is not interchangeable. Please keep this in mind when using her as a face claim.

Burcu Özberk is Turkish. this is not interchangeable and this may effect the backstory AND the name of the character you are trying to portray. (view a post regarding Turkish names HERE )

I’ve bolded my faves

Ryan Destiny (aged 26, African-American, 1/4 White, known for Grown-ish, Star) 

Patti Harrison (aged 30, Vietnamese, White - unknown, known for her comedy career, Broad City, Shrill) 

Jade Willoughby aka Ellyn Jade (aged 30, Ojibwe, Afro - Jamacian, Taino, White - English, known for Letterkenny, Vikings) 

Phillipa Soo (aged 30, Chinese, White - unknown, known for Hamilton, Broken Hearts Gallery) 

Burcu Özberk (aged 31, Turkish, known for Sunshine Girls, Afili Ask) 

Zoe Kravitz (aged 32, African American, White - Ashkenazi Jewish, known for Big Little Lies, High Fidelity, The Batman) 

Shay Mitchell (aged 33, Filipino - Kapampangan, White - Scottish, Irish, known for Petty Little Liars, You, Dollface) 

Teyonah Parris (aged 33, African-American, known for Dear White People, Wandavision) 

If anyone has any other suggestions: feel free to send me a message and I can add them. As well, if anyone has any issues regarding my suggestions, I am more than willing to update/remove. Thank you. 

*Updated 03/25 - Shay Mitchell’s ethnicity has been updated. She is Kapampangan*