 If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors. - African Proverb
The most pathetic thing is for a slave who doesn't know that he is a slave- Malcolm X
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will- Frederick Douglass
• Every man is rich in excuses to safeguard his prejudices, his instincts, and his opinions.- Ancient Egyptian Proverb
Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it political? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right.- Dr. Martin L. King
It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die- Steve Biko
What kind of world do we live in when the views of the oppressed are expressed at the convenience of the rich?- Owen 'Alik Shahadah
We are not Africans because we are born in Africa, we are Africans because Africa is born in us- Chester Higgins Jr.
Leave no brother or sister behind the enemy line of
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 Until the Story of the hunt is told by the Lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter 
- African Proverb
African Holocaust (Maafa) is a non-profit society dedicated to the progressive study of African history and culture. The society is composed of African scholars/academics who share the desire to represent and restore an authentic, honest, plural and balance study of the African experience, past and present. We collate work from different areas of study, to educate, empower and enlighten. We reject all manifestations of oppression (From South Africa to Palestine), globalization, monoculturalization, gender suppression, intolerance, religious and ethnic hatred.
Our mission is to produce accessible bodies of work, which inform about African culture and history, within an institutionalized and African-cultured framework. And within this framework we believe that African people should be the primary authors of their history and economically profit from their cultural capital. It is hoped that this work will also serve as a multicultural dialogue to share and expand the African cultural/historical experience with the wider World community. Our study of Africa is not a romantic enterprise, but moreover intended to enrich humanity through fostering plurality, and reinforcing the sanctity of life. We believe that only via the principles of self-determination and agency can African people globally continue to contribute their unique cultural experience to the forward flow of humanity. 
Africa needs Trade not Aid: We do not believe in donations and this site does not request donations; we only ask that you purchase the media products available via this site and support the works of the authors. This simple trade allows independent media to be sustainable and this site to stay running.
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| HISTORY AND MEDIA |
Progressive African History maintains that African people should be agents of their own history and the dominant voice in African history. This history must conform to the African cultural paradigm while at the same time meeting the highest threshold of good scholarship. This however is separate from continuous viewing history through the political or racial lens. History must be looked at in connection to our modern day social dynamic but it must also be weighted within its time period. We must not superimpose modern thesis onto ancient history.
While there is a natural bias inherent in all interpretation of historical events so the primary objective must be:
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To learn from the past. |
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To absorb the spirit of human possibility. |
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To honor the moral obligation to remember. |
Media has generally been very derogatory of African people. The African voice, culture and history is shown through European eyes. In order for equality to be served all people must begin to freely tell their stories and must own and control these stories. Self-determination demands that people be active agents in how their image and history is represented in a multicultural World. Culture and history are the property of a people, it is a birth right.
The key to uplifting the African psyche and spirit starts in understanding and formulating an authentic discourse into both history and culture. The question of ownership and control becomes central as it is vulgar for the art, history, culture, memory of a people to be constantly repackaged and owned by Europeans. Its speaks to the gross continuing oppression of the African Holocaust.
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Many think of slavery (Maafa) as a tragedy to be ashamed of or forgotten, a negative issue that must be whispered in polite society; something in the far distant past. The Transatlantic Slave Trade transformed the modern world and left a terrible legacy. However, from the ashes of inhumanity, the challenge for oppressed people is to unite and return humanity to the World, so that the legacy of the past will never be part of the future. Oppressed people have an empathy that is critical in understanding and addressing the issues of social imbalance and poverty Worldwide.
Self-determination means African-Americans, etc with Continental Africans need to continue to search and re-educate African people with good medicine to fix the 500 Years of destruction visited upon by the Americas and other Western forces, which still denies Africans as builders of Kemet and Timbuktu. It seeks to start the history of a people in slavery and align them to white created flags and concepts which burnt our ancestors and still imprisons and mis-educates our children. |
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African is a term used as to super-umbrella all the indigenous African ethnic groups and their Diaspora. Black Africans is as invalid as Yellow Chinese or Brown Indians and is a relic of colonial history.
Africans became black when Africans became enslaved. This was a critical process in the making of a slave; disconnecting the African from any notion of having a Motherland. Black people (negroes in Spanish) is a construction which articulates a recent social-political reality. There is no country called Blackia or Blackistan. Hence, the ancestry-nationality model is more respectful and accurate: African-American, African-British, African-Arabian, African-Brazilian, and African-Caribbean.
Today terms like sub-Saharan Africa dominate history books and discussions on Africa. But this term is not an African construction but yet another linguistic tool to divide and conquer. This barrier of sand hence confines Africans to the bottom of this make-believe location, which exists neither politically (African Union), ethnically (Tuareg), economically (COMESA), linguistically (Afro-Asiatic), religiously (Islam), historically or physically (Sudan and Mali). |
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The African Holocaust society now has a host of professional consultants who cater to a variety of areas focused on solution based consultancy for NGOs, governments and other organizations. We are building a database of some of the most articulate and solution driven African professionals who are available for consultations and speaking engagements.
The power is with the people, What others have done others can do- Garvey. Part of the oppression of a people is always to mask the power they have and make them feel powerless in their affairs. Any African seriously commited to the complete moral liberation of Africa can contribute to the African Holocaust society. In any nation it takes all kinds of workers (Kings, painters, police, teachers and doctors) to keep a nation running. If you feel you have something to offer, translation skills, web design, artwork or articles then please contact us with your profile and details of what you would like to contribute. The African Holocaust is here to generate an institutionalized structure which preserves, promotes and advances African history and culture. Therefore it is the property of all African people from Addis Ababa to Alberkerky.
We welcome unsolicited contributions from African people. Writers submitting to the website are strongly encouraged to send brief query emails (250 words or less). We do not accept articles or parts of articles that have been published elsewhere. We are looking for well-informed, unique, balanced, researched writing concerning the African experience. Submissions should be sent by e-mail here. Make sure the subject line says "Submission." Please briefly summarize your article proposal and your relevant experience. Thank you for your interest.
The Earth is our home but this home is being devastated by human impact. Native societies have a great deal to teach our modern world about sustainablity. Deforestation, green house gases, destruction of animal habitat, unsustainable exploitation of the natural world are a crisis for everyone. We all play apart in preserving this planet. try to cut down wastage by not printing off content from this site. Keep paper usage to a minimum Conserve energy by using energy efficient appliances and setting your computer monitor to switch off when not in use. Support organizations with your buying power that are sensitive to the environment.
GEEZ: ግዕዝ
The African Holocaust Society, inline with the African Code, recognizes Ge'ez (ግዕዝ) (script of Ethiopia) as the official Pan-African script because it is the longest surviving and only native African script still in use today. We believe an native African script is far better for writing African languages than a latin one. And thus Ge'ez needs to be integrated into the global African learning system for future expansion.
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African history is the most suppressed history in the world. Of the history that we do have access to, much has been mutilated and manipulated to eliminate the story of Africa 's many great ancient civilisations. This deliberate distortion was designed to fit in with a western perception of Africa that continues to cultivate disunity by perpetuating a view of Africa and African people as unorganised, uncivil, unoriginal and sub-human. To this end, history, culture and education are critical tools for the global progression of African children and the re-education of African adults who have often been force fed a falsity that contributes to the repression of true self.
The biggest challenges facing any study of any aspect of African history is the legacy of academic racism. African history is viewed from the outside as inferior. Thus students and teachers need to approach African history with this in mind when studying for this inherent attitude washes most writings on Africa. Who is writing and why are they writing needs to be examined as much as the content of what was written.
An unhealthy situation presents itself when European teachers attempt to present African students with African history. The best person to teach African history is a cultured and informed African. In cases where this is not possible the best thing to do is be mindful of this as the the physiological consequences of students being mis-taught their history by Europeans is well studied. Universities and teachers in addition to the standard teaching module must always bring in authentic African speakers to debate and lecture on aspects of African History. Question and Answers are critical and students should be encouraged to debate constructively, as debate stimulates reason and understanding.
Teachers could try to provide a range of resources, for example written and visual materials( films), content from the internet (see the ‘Links’ pages for this section) or from your local library. Some museums may have good and relevant collections and it may be valuable for teachers to organise a school trip. Oral history is also a very important way of telling stories about the past that might not be written down. If it is possible, why not invite an older person from your local community in to school, to tell students about some of the ancient Kingdoms of Africa, which existed thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. Teachers should look at some of the earliest inventions and discoveries made by peoples of ancient Africa , showing tangible examples where possible.
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