The Woman Who Sparked the Aba Women’s War of 1929 🇳🇬 REMEMBERING NWANYERUWA The Woman Who Sparked the Aba Women’s War of 1929 Nwanyeruwa was an Igbo woman and market trader from Oloko, in present-day Abia State, Nigeria, whose courageous resistance to colonial injustice ignited one of the most significant anti-colonial movements in African historyContinue reading “The Woman Who Sparked the Aba Women’s War of 1929”
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FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI (1900–1978)Educator | Nationalist | Women’s Rights Icon | Anti-Colonial Activist
FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI (1900–1978)Educator | Nationalist | Women’s Rights Icon | Anti-Colonial Activist 🕊️ FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI (1900–1978)Educator | Nationalist | Women’s Rights Icon | Anti-Colonial Activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti remains one of the most influential figures in Nigerian and African history. Born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, she was aContinue reading “FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI (1900–1978)Educator | Nationalist | Women’s Rights Icon | Anti-Colonial Activist”
Igbo Philosophy of Naming a Child — Destiny, Character, and Spiritual Cleansing
Igbo Philosophy of Naming a Child — Destiny, Character, and Spiritual Cleansing Igbo Philosophy of Naming a Child — Destiny, Character, and Spiritual Cleansing Traditional Name — Natural Identity / Earthly Traits When a child is born, they are first given a traditional name based on the market-day Cycle:Market DayNatural Trait / EnergyExample NamesEkeEgo /Continue reading “Igbo Philosophy of Naming a Child — Destiny, Character, and Spiritual Cleansing”
BIAFRA HISTORY THEY DON’T TEACH IN NIGERIA — PART 5
BIAFRA HISTORY THEY DON’T TEACH IN NIGERIA — PART 5 BIAFRA HISTORY THEY DON’T TEACH IN NIGERIA — PART 5 How the War Never Really Ended: Post-1970 Policies And The Continuation Of Biafran Punishment Nigeria said the war ended in 1970. But for Biafrans, that date only marked a change in tactics. The guns wentContinue reading “BIAFRA HISTORY THEY DON’T TEACH IN NIGERIA — PART 5”
PATRICE ÉMERY LUMUMBA
PATRICE ÉMERY LUMUMBA PATRICE ÉMERY LUMUMBA 🇨🇩 The man who refused to surrender the Congo. Patrice Lumumba was not killed because he failed the Congo. He was killed because he refused to give it away. Born in 1925 in the heart of the Belgian Congo, Lumumba rose from a postal clerk to become one ofContinue reading “PATRICE ÉMERY LUMUMBA”
Thomas Sankara Was So Popular Among His People That Even In Death, His People Still Loved And Adored Him, A Note Was Left At His Graveside Which Reads.
Thomas Sankara Was So Popular Among His People That Even In Death, His People Still Loved And Adored Him, A Note Was Left At His Graveside Which Reads. Thomas Sankara Was So Popular Among His People That Even In Death, His People Still Loved And Adored Him, A Note Was Left At His Graveside WhichContinue reading “Thomas Sankara Was So Popular Among His People That Even In Death, His People Still Loved And Adored Him, A Note Was Left At His Graveside Which Reads.”
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EARS, LET THEM HEAR AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES, LET THEM SEE…AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOTH….
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EARS, LET THEM HEAR AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES, LET THEM SEE…AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOTH…. One day, Hitler came to a cabinet meeting carrying a chicken.He held the chicken’s head tightly under his arm. As he walked, he began plucking its feathers one by one. The chicken screamedContinue reading “FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EARS, LET THEM HEAR AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES, LET THEM SEE…AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOTH….”
THE HIDDEN CRUELTY OF THE SLAVE TRADE THEY RARELY TALK ABOUT
THE HIDDEN CRUELTY OF THE SLAVE TRADE THEY RARELY TALK ABOUT THE HIDDEN CRUELTY OF THE SLAVE TRADE THEY RARELY TALK ABOUT When many history books discuss the transatlantic slave trade, they reduce it to labor exploitation Africans captured, shipped, and forced to work. But that version hides how deep the dehumanization really went. AfricanContinue reading “THE HIDDEN CRUELTY OF THE SLAVE TRADE THEY RARELY TALK ABOUT”
Sometimes the most dangerous enemy of slavery lived inside the plantation house itself.
Sometimes the most dangerous enemy of slavery lived inside the plantation house itself. Sometimes the most dangerous enemy of slavery lived inside the plantation house itself. In the thick, suffocating air of South Carolina in 1836, evil did not always announce itself with whips or chains. At Rosewood Plantation, it wore the face of respectability.Continue reading “Sometimes the most dangerous enemy of slavery lived inside the plantation house itself.”
Handsome, razor brave and impossibly disciplined, he lived like a monk in uniform.
Handsome, razor brave and impossibly disciplined, he lived like a monk in uniform. Handsome, razor brave and impossibly disciplined, he lived like a monk in uniform. A devoted Catholic, no smoking, no drinking and no womanizing. In a military circle known for excess, Nzeogwu was the one officer nobody could buy, bribe or bend. AndContinue reading “Handsome, razor brave and impossibly disciplined, he lived like a monk in uniform.”
