African Race : Defining African Identity Today
We are not Africans because we are born in Africa, we are Africans because Africa is born in us. In our contemporary times, we have to accept that identities and terminologies change as circumstances change: There is no such thing
WAR MYTH: Religion and Violence
There is no trans-historical or transcultural discipline that is adequate for summing up "the history of religion and violence." Some force this premise into reality by having a very flexible definition of "religion," while others are even more sophisticated, allowing
The Moors: Black history or Black mythology?
Moor was a disparaging term for non-White Muslims. What is mistakenly called Moorish civilization is really Islamic civilizations made up of the Almoravid and the Almohads. It is not hard to clear up the history of the Moors
Black Panther Film: Who Owns it? Not Us
Some of us are proud to see a Black Panther film; a film depicting African culture in a positive light. But it is our job to ask some hard questions. Yes the revolution will be televised by African people or
Scripts of Africa: Native Writing Systems of Africa
Ancient Africa had a predominantly, but not exclusively, oral tradition. But Ethiopia for over a 1000 of years has used, and still uses a Ge'ez based native script. And apart from Ajami (Arabic script for African languages), West Africa had Vai
African Consciousness | Ethics and Humanity
True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awakening of consciousness which goes through successive stages.— Ancient Egypt The discussion on African consciousness((African consciousness is a term used in pan-African circles to discuss someone's state of being connected
African Cultural Complex
Any study of African culture must take into account that Africa 5 minutes ago, 50 years ago, 500 years ago and Africa 5000 years ago is not a static feature. A diverse Africa has influenced, and been influenced. Concepts and cultures
Mental Slavery | Legacy of Unbreakable Chains
Mental Slavery is far more sinister than physical slavery because the chains are invisible and are transmitted across generations. If African slavery was only physical, African people would have within one generation been able to skip the plethora of social-economic
Black or African | Humans are not Crayons
Where do Black people originate from? Then if the answer is Africa, then what is the purpose of identifying with a color over our beautiful Motherland? Black is a construction, which articulates a recent social-political reality of people of color
Religion and Slavery in Africa
The Role of Religion in African Enslavement Several things preserved us as an African people throughout the Holocaust of enslavement: The first and most important thing I think is our deep spiritual roots. Our capacity to believe in our humanity and