Struggle and Human Fitra (Nature)
Our fitra (nature) is to struggle. As nomadic people struggle was a central part of our life. As Africans in the 60s we struggled for basic human rights. Before that the right to be human.Whites had their struggles also. But
Disassembled Identities (Advanced)
At some point when you take out all the parts of a phone or a camera, at some stage it stops being a camera or a phone. And our identity is like that. When you pull out our culture, our
The problem with the past and even the present
Every generation reinvents history in their own imageWe struggle to understand ancient societies because we dig at them with our contemporary tools. We use ridiculous terminologies which we treat as absolute for understanding people in different cultures and periods in
The History of Africa: Largely unknown
The African past started with the birth of human beings some 200,000 years ago. Our earliest records on Africa are not even 1% of this time period. What Eurocentrics call Pre-history on account of no written records being found. So
Afrocentrism on Trial
On Quora, someone asked: Do you think Afrocentricism is more rooted in myth than history?And we need to get smart and realize the enemies of our people are never going to be our friends. Afrocentrism is a problem but do
From Black to White
Can you imagine going to Andalusia today, looking at the Native Spanish population, and drawing the conclusion that they are Ancient so-called Moors? And just ignoring 1492? Well, Native African populations like the Kanuri were driven South for over 1000s
It is only a Film!
"It is just a film"Well tell that to the sharksSome take films too seriously-- well they should. Go to Google and search Oppenheimer. Search Interstellar, search Aliens, search Platoon, and what comes up? Well, Aliens brings up a film, Platoon
Are Berbers African?
For over a decade people have asked us "What race are Berbers."Well, they are not called Berbers so let us start there. They are certainly not one identical homogenous transhistorical group of people and if we struggling with this sentence
Purpose is needed for Knowledge
What is the purpose of information? To create new knowledge and understanding. We are having a discussion about the role of religion in shaping African culture and what, if anything, changed with the coming of the Abrahamic religions. What is
Good Scholarship follows the evidence
If I am researching slavery in Africa 300 years ago what will I find? Do you think if I am white I will find something different to if I am African? (assuming all parties are qualified scholars?) Because the documents,