WAR DRUMS OF ASANTE — WHEN DRUMS CARRIED MESSAGES 🇬🇭🥁 WAR DRUMS OF ASANTE — WHEN DRUMS CARRIED MESSAGES Before telephones, radios or written messages could reach distant communities, the Asante had another powerful way of communicating — the drum. Among the most important were the Atumpan, or talking drums, and the Fontomfrom, the greatContinue reading “WAR DRUMS OF ASANTE — WHEN DRUMS CARRIED MESSAGES”
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This man is Fela Kuti. Fists up. Chain on his neck. Not begging. Not smiling.
This man is Fela Kuti. Fists up. Chain on his neck. Not begging. Not smiling. This man is Fela Kuti. Fists up. Chain on his neck. Not begging. Not smiling. He warned us 50 years ago: The white man left a country, but he left his MENTALITY in our heads. That mentality is why:We bleachContinue reading “This man is Fela Kuti. Fists up. Chain on his neck. Not begging. Not smiling.”
THE BETRAYAL OF A VISIONARY — THOMAS SANKARA
THE BETRAYAL OF A VISIONARY — THOMAS SANKARA THE BETRAYAL OF A VISIONARY — THOMAS SANKARA 🇧🇫 Thomas Sankara dreamed of a Burkina Faso that could feed itself, educate its children, protect its dignity, and stand proudly on its own feet. He did not speak like a distant ruler. He spoke like a man whoContinue reading “THE BETRAYAL OF A VISIONARY — THOMAS SANKARA”
THE DEEPER LAYERS OF TSWANA SPIRITUALIT WHAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER KNEW
THE DEEPER LAYERS OF TSWANA SPIRITUALIT WHAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER KNEW THE DEEPER LAYERS OF TSWANA SPIRITUALIT WHAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER KNEW Two sharp readers caught something important. They were right. The Tswana spiritual world goes much deeper than Badimo and Seriti. There is an ancient layer that most people have never heard of. BeforeContinue reading “THE DEEPER LAYERS OF TSWANA SPIRITUALIT WHAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER KNEW”
How Congo was colonised very badly is one of the worst stories in history, and it is the root of all their problems today.
How Congo was colonised very badly is one of the worst stories in history, and it is the root of all their problems today. How Congo was colonised very badly is one of the worst stories in history, and it is the root of all their problems today. 1.Congo as a Personal Property (1885-1908):Most coloniesContinue reading “How Congo was colonised very badly is one of the worst stories in history, and it is the root of all their problems today.”
What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by? TODAY IN HISTORY:ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 5, 1962: THE DAY A HIDDEN STOCKPILE OF WEA`P0NS DEEPENED NIGERIA’S POLITICAL CR1SIS. Nigeria was barely two years into independence when a disturbing discovery added fuel to an already d@ngerous political cr1sis. On October 5, 1962, police reported finding anContinue reading
