WHY AFRICAN PARENTS NAMED THEIR CHILDREN AFTER PAIN. WHY AFRICAN PARENTS NAMED THEIR CHILDREN AFTER PAIN. In many African traditionsa name was never just a label. It was a story.A prayer.A memory sealed into a personbefore they were old enough to understand it. And nowhere was this more powerfulthan after a difficult birth. When aContinue reading “WHY AFRICAN PARENTS NAMED THEIR CHILDREN AFTER PAIN.”
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AFOR FRIDAY: MAY YOUR CHI STAND AWAKE, MAY YOUR OFOR SPEAK TRUTH, AND MAY YOUR DESTINY NEVER LOSE ITS DIRECTION.
AFOR FRIDAY: MAY YOUR CHI STAND AWAKE, MAY YOUR OFOR SPEAK TRUTH, AND MAY YOUR DESTINY NEVER LOSE ITS DIRECTION. AFOR FRIDAY: MAY YOUR CHI STAND AWAKE, MAY YOUR OFOR SPEAK TRUTH, AND MAY YOUR DESTINY NEVER LOSE ITS DIRECTION. As the earth receives the footsteps of another morning, I stand with a clear head,Continue reading “AFOR FRIDAY: MAY YOUR CHI STAND AWAKE, MAY YOUR OFOR SPEAK TRUTH, AND MAY YOUR DESTINY NEVER LOSE ITS DIRECTION.”
REDEMPTION SONG — THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG
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HE WROTE IT IN SECRET FOR 27 YEARSTHIS LETTER SAVED SOUTH AFRICA
HE WROTE IT IN SECRET FOR 27 YEARSTHIS LETTER SAVED SOUTH AFRICA HE WROTE IT IN SECRET FOR 27 YEARSTHIS LETTER SAVED SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 While in Robben Island prison, Mandela’s number was 46664. For 27 years he was not allowed to write freely. So he wrote in SECRET. What was in the letter? InContinue reading “HE WROTE IT IN SECRET FOR 27 YEARSTHIS LETTER SAVED SOUTH AFRICA”
THOMAS SANKARA: THE UPRIGHT MAN WHO DARED TO BE DIFFERENT.
THOMAS SANKARA: THE UPRIGHT MAN WHO DARED TO BE DIFFERENT. THOMAS SANKARA: THE UPRIGHT MAN WHO DARED TO BE DIFFERENT. 🇧🇫 He sold off luxury cars, rejected unnecessary privileges, reduced his own salary and challenged the idea that African leaders must live in luxury while their people struggle. His name was Captain Thomas Sankara, theContinue reading “THOMAS SANKARA: THE UPRIGHT MAN WHO DARED TO BE DIFFERENT.”
THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955
THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955 THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955 In 1955, something happened in Nigeria that had never happened before. For the first time, women were formally recruited into the Nigeria Police Force. Only 20 women were selected for the pioneering Women’s Police Branch.Continue reading “THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955”
KWAME NKRUMAH & FATHIA — THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN WHO BECAME GHANA’S FIRST LADY
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BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?
BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM? 🔥 BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?In the darkest chapter of the Nigerian Civil War, the suffering of civilians in Eastern Nigeria became a humanitarian catastrophe. MillionsContinue reading “BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?”
THE GREATEST BETRAYAL IN NIGERIA: How Northerners and Igbos Went From Best Friends To Civil War Enemies
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OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY
OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY 🇪🇹 OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY 🇪🇹 As we move through the month of October, there are several important moments in Ethiopian history and tradition that the Rastafari family can remember, acknowledge, and reason upon. October 1 —Continue reading “OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY”
