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THE HINDU LEGACY: INDIAN INFLUENCE ON THE ORIGINS OF RASTAFARITHE HINDU LEGACY: INDIAN INFLUENCE ON THE ORIGINS OF RASTAFARI THE HINDU LEGACY: INDIAN INFLUENCE ON THE ORIGINS OF RASTAFARI Leonard Percival Howell, Indo-Jamaican Religious Traditions, and the Historical Development of RasTafari An examination of the religious, cultural, and philosophical influences that helped shape early RasTafari,Continue reading “THE HINDU LEGACY: INDIAN INFLUENCE ON THE ORIGINS OF RASTAFARI”

ORIE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS OF CHI, OFOR AND ANCESTRAL WISDOM 🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽 As Orie morning opens, I stand upon the earth, remembering that my roots are my history, my Chi is my personal companion through life, and my character is the testimony I leave behind. May the wisdom of my worthy ancestors awaken my understanding, andContinue reading “ORIE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS OF CHI, OFOR AND ANCESTRAL WISDOM”

THE KINGDOM OF MEROË: THE AFRICAN CIVILIZATION THAT MASTERED IRON AND BUILT PYRAMIDS 🌍 THE KINGDOM OF MEROË: THE AFRICAN CIVILIZATION THAT MASTERED IRON AND BUILT PYRAMIDS Long before modern industries transformed the world, an ancient African kingdom developed a reputation for ironworking, trade, and remarkable architecture. Its name was Meroë, one of the mostContinue reading “THE KINGDOM OF MEROË: THE AFRICAN CIVILIZATION THAT MASTERED IRON AND BUILT PYRAMIDS”

LIBERIA’S HISTORY THEY DIDN’T TEACH US IN SCHOOL. LIBERIA’S HISTORY THEY DIDN’T TEACH US IN SCHOOL. In 1822, a ship came to our coast. Who was inside? Black people from America. Some were free-born. Some escaped slavery. They were looking for freedom, looking for home. Who brought them? American Colonization Society — ACS. White peopleContinue reading “LIBERIA’S HISTORY THEY DIDN’T TEACH US IN SCHOOL.”

Today would’ve been the 109th birthday of former African National Congress (ANC) president Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo. Today would’ve been the 109th birthday of former African National Congress (ANC) president Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo. Born in Bizana in the village of Nkantolo, eastern Pondoland, he was brought up in a polygamist home. His father MzimeniContinue reading “Today would’ve been the 109th birthday of former African National Congress (ANC) president Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo.”

NORTHERN NIGERIA AT A CROSSROADS: SECTARIAN DIVISIONS, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, AND THE LESSONS OF AFGHANISTAN AND YEMEN NORTHERN NIGERIA AT A CROSSROADS: SECTARIAN DIVISIONS, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, AND THE LESSONS OF AFGHANISTAN AND YEMEN Northern Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads in its religious and social development. Unless religious leaders, political authorities, and communities take the growingContinue reading “NORTHERN NIGERIA AT A CROSSROADS: SECTARIAN DIVISIONS, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, AND THE LESSONS OF AFGHANISTAN AND YEMEN”

THE COMPLEXITIES OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE FIRST OF ETHIOPIA THE COMPLEXITIES OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE FIRST OF ETHIOPIAThe quality of being made up by cosmological ,religious,mythological and historical interconnected factors that make Haile selassie First intricate ,confusing and hard to overstand and resolve to manyEmperor Haile Selassie First of Ethiopia (born Tafari Makonnen) àssumed theContinue reading “THE COMPLEXITIES OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE FIRST OF ETHIOPIA”

The New Yam Festival (Iri Ji, Iwa Ji, or Ife Ji Oku) The New Yam Festival (Iri Ji, Iwa Ji, or Ife Ji Oku) is a foundational harvest celebration in Igbo culture that bridges ancient spirituality with modern adaptation.Old Traditional Iri Ji:• Spiritual Core: Deeply rooted in indigenous cosmology, offering first-fruits gratitude to the earthContinue reading “The New Yam Festival (Iri Ji, Iwa Ji, or Ife Ji Oku)”

THEY REFUSED TO REMAIN COLONIES: THE AFRICAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE THAT CHANGED HISTORY 🌍 THEY REFUSED TO REMAIN COLONIES: THE AFRICAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE THAT CHANGED HISTORY ON THIS DAY — 28 OCTOBER | AFRICAN HISTORY What happens when an entire continent begins to demand freedom from foreign rule? What happens when people who have been deniedContinue reading “THEY REFUSED TO REMAIN COLONIES: THE AFRICAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE THAT CHANGED HISTORY”

HOW GOWON IS THE WORST ENEMY THE NORTH HAS HOW GOWON IS THE WORST ENEMY THE NORTH HAS Forget Boko Haram. Forget ISWAP. Forget Lakurawa, Ansaru, Mahmuda, Sadiku, and all the others. The North’s worst enemy never carried a gun. He wore a military uniform, smiled to the world, and sat in Dodan Barracks withContinue reading “HOW GOWON IS THE WORST ENEMY THE NORTH HAS”