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[–] Birbatron@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's named "Black Land". Their southern neigbors were black. why would they call themselves something that wouldn't distinguish themselves from everyone else? It's called black land because of the distinction between "Kemet" - Black Land, the Nile valley, and "Deshret" - Red Land, the surrounding desert.

But hey, afrocentrists gonna afrocenter