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[[File:Bass.PNG|right|250px}Karen Bass wearing the Kente cloth.]]
[[File:Bass.PNG|right|250px}Karen Bass wearing the Kente cloth.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/figures-democrats-wore-kente-cloth-honor-geoge-floyd-fabric-ashanti-slave-traders/</ref>]]
'''Karen Bass''' (born October 3, 1953), a [[Democrat]], is the [[United States Representative]] for the 37th congressional district of [[California]]. In the 112th Congress, she represented the 33rd district.
'''Karen Bass''' (born October 3, 1953), a [[Democrat]], is the [[United States Representative]] for the 37th congressional district of [[California]]. In the 112th Congress, she represented the 33rd district.
Author Obianuju Ekeocha posted a video telling Democrats to stop "[[virtue signalling]]" by wearing African cloth.
Author Obianuju Ekeocha posted a video telling Democrats to stop "[[virtue signalling]]" by wearing African cloth.
{{quotebox|"In your tokenism, you didn't wait to find out that this thing that you're hanging around your neck is not just some African uniform -- it's actually the kente material. The kente belongs to the Ghanaian people, mainly the Ashanti tribe."<ref>https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1270053042340139008</ref>}}
{{quotebox|"In your tokenism, you didn't wait to find out that this thing that you're hanging around your neck is not just some African uniform -- it's actually the kente material. The kente belongs to the Ghanaian people, mainly the Ashanti tribe."<ref>https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1270053042340139008</ref>}}
Kente reflects the history of the Ashanti people, from the emergence of the various Ashanti kingdoms to the development of the slave trade up to and including contemporary life in [[Ghana]].<ref>http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/kente-cloth-and-the-history-of-the-ashanti-people.html</ref>
Kente reflects the history of the Ashanti people, from the emergence of the various Ashanti kingdoms to the development of the slave trade up to and including contemporary life in [[Ghana]].<ref>http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/kente-cloth-and-the-history-of-the-ashanti-people.html</ref>
Slavery was historically a tradition with the Ashanti, slaves typically taken as captives from enemies in warfare. The welfare of their slaves varied from being able to acquire wealth and intermarry with the master's family to being a human sacrifice in funeral ceremonies.<ref>[[Alfred Burdon Ellis]],
Slavery was historically a tradition with the Ashanti, slaves typically taken as captives from enemies in warfare. The welfare of their slaves varied from being able to acquire wealth and intermarry with the master's family to being a human sacrifice in funeral ceremonies.<ref>[[Alfred Burdon Ellis]],