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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 309,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Guinea | 144,000 [1] |
 Liberia | 165,000 [2] |
| Languages | |
| Loma, French, English | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional, Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mende people, Kpelle people, Kissi people, Mano people, Vai people, Kono people, Gbandi people | |
The Loma people, sometimes called Loghoma, Looma, Lorma or Toma, are a West African ethnic group living primarily in mountainous, sparsely populated regions near the border between Guinea and Liberia.[3][4] Their population was estimated at 330,000 in the two countries in 2010.[5] They are closely related to the Mende people.[4]
The Loma speak a language in the Southwestern branch of the Mande languages, belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages. The language is similar to the Kpelle, Mende, Vai, and Bandi languages.[3] The Loma refer to their language as Löömàgòòi [lɔːmàɡòːi], or Löghömàgòòi [lɔɣɔmàɡòːi] in Guinea. They refer to themselves as Löömàgìtì Loma pronunciation: [lɔːmàɡìtì], or Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea.[3] The Loma people, led by Wido Zobo and assisted by a Loma weaver named Moriba, developed a writing script for their language in the 1930s.[5] This writing script contains at least 185 characters.[6]
The Mandinka, Koniaka, and Kissi refer to the Loma as Toma.[1][3] The Loma have retained their traditional religion, and resisted the Islamic incursion. The Loma people called the religious conflict with Mandinka people a historic 'rolling war'.[7]
The Loma people are notable for their large wooden masks that merge syncretic animal and human motifs. These masks have been a part of their Poro secret rites of passage. The largest masks are about six feet high, contain feather decorations and believed by Loma to have forest spirits.[8]
The Loma people farm rice, but in shifting farms. They are exogamous people, with patrilineal social organization in matters related to inheritance, succession and lineage affiliations with one-marriage rule. Joint families, or virilocal communities are common, wherein families of brothers settle close to each other.[9]
The Loma people are also referred to as Buzi, Buzzi, Logoma, Toale, Toali, Toa, or Tooma.[10]
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Loma (Loghoma, Lɔɣɔma, Lɔɔma, Lorma) is a Mande language spoken by the Loma people of Liberia and Guinea. Dialects of Loma proper in Liberia are Gizima, Wubomei, Ziema, Bunde, Buluyiema. The dialects of Guinea, distinguished as "Toma" (Toa, Toale, Toali, or Tooma, the Malinke name for Loma), are an official regional language. In Liberia, the people and language are also known as "Bouze" (Busy, Buzi), which is considered offensive.
The Loma people, sometimes called Loghoma, Looma, Lorma or Toma, are a West African ethnic group living primarily in mountainous, sparsely populated regions near the border between Guinea and Liberia. Their population was estimated at 330,000 in the two countries in 2010. They are closely related to the Mende people. The Loma speak a language in the Southwestern branch of the Mande languages, belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages. The language is similar to the Kpelle, Mende, Vai, and Bandi languages. The Loma refer to their language as Löömàgòòi [lɔːmàɡòːi], or Löghömàgòòi [lɔɣɔmàɡòːi] in Guinea. They refer to themselves as Löömàgìtì Loma pronunciation: [lɔːmàɡìtì], or Löghömagiti [lɔɣɔmaɡiti] in Guinea. The Loma people, led by Wido Zobo and assisted by a Loma weaver named Moriba, developed a writing script for their language in the 1930s. This writing script contains at least 185 characters. The Mandinka, Koniaka, and Kissi refer to the Loma as Toma. The Loma have retained their traditional religion, and resisted the Islamic incursion. The Loma people called the religious conflict with Mandinka people a historic 'rolling war'. The Loma people are notable for their large wooden masks that merge syncretic animal and human motifs. These masks have been a part of their Poro secret rites of passage. The largest masks are about six feet high, contain feather decorations and believed by Loma to have forest spirits. The Loma people farm rice, but in shifting farms. They are exogamous people, with patrilineal social organization in matters related to inheritance, succession and lineage affiliations with one-marriage rule. Joint families, or virilocal communities are common, wherein families of brothers settle close to each other. The Loma people are also referred to as Buzi, Buzzi, Logoma, Toale, Toali, Toa, or Tooma.
Loma or Lomakka (also Lomasse, or—ambiguously—Malinke) is a Gur language of Ivory Coast.
Loma Prieta (Spanish for "Black Hill") is the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, measuring 3,790 feet (1,160 m) in height. Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicenter was five miles southwest of the peak, across the San Andreas Fault, in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. In the 19th century, the peak was called Mount Bache, a name given in honor of Alexander Dallas Bache; the name is no longer in use. From 1955 to 2005, the mountain was the longtime site for the transmitter tower of San Jose television station KNTV. In September 2005, it moved its transmitter 83 kilometres (52 mi) northwest to San Bruno Mountain after it became the Bay Area's NBC affiliate.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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