Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will- Frederick Douglass
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere- Martin Luther King
The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.- Wole Soyinka
We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for...the liberation struggle of our people.- Farrakhan
How can I turn from Africa and live?- Derek Walcott
For far too long, a majority of Africans have been indifferent to misrepresentations about who they are.- Childo Nwangwu
Its takes a village to raise a child- Yoruba Proverb
We cannot have the oppressors telling the oppressed how to rid themselves of the oppressor.- Kwame Ture
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
Ugly is ignorance worn with pride.- Owen Alik Shahadah
It takes more than a horrifying transatlantic voyage chained in the filthy hold of a slave ship to erase someone’s culture- Maya Angelou
MOTHERLAND: is an epic and unprecedented entry into the canon of African-owned cinema, which charts the glory and majesty of the Motherland (Enat Hager). Motherland is a film that unapologetically calls for African unity, self-determination and the African rebirth. Feb 2010
IN WHOSE INTEREST: With the joy of hindsight and all the history of how this world operates, we are still looking at convicted serial killers with the glary eyes of a child. Iran is awake, China is awake and India is waking. What about Africa? Are Africans thinking as free humans or as colonial victims? When we let religion divide us. When we let borders divide us. When we absorbed alien notions of human rights/civilization that destroy our culture.<more>
THE KEY PROBLEM IN AFRICA: HIV, Malaria, poor education, and lack of unity are not problems of Africa - these are symptoms of the problems of Africa. Leaders who are skilled and sincere can repair these symptoms.
CURBING DISAGREEMENT: Arizona new law to Prohibits public schools from including courses, which attack Imperialism, race imbalance, class imbalance, or attack racism and privilege of whites. America historical poses itself as a land of freedoms. The same America, which fashioned the book on freedom of speech. The same America shouting at oppression in Iran. Now in Arizona, just like Apartheid South Africa, you can be stopped and asked to produce a “pass”. If we do not stop oppression when it is a seed, it will be very hard to stop when it is a tree.
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP
Africa's biggest problem today is with the leadership. They are so removed from the people that they are looked upon as foreigners. They are driven by self-interest, so excessive that their peoples' interests are forgotten.
THE AFRICAN RACE
The definition of an African is very simple; an African is a member/descendant of the indigenous ethnic groups found on the continent of Africa.
MAAFA: AFRICAN HOLOCAUST
The Maafa reduced human beings to mere labor units. The legacy of Slavery would continue to shape and scar the world we know
PAN-AFRICAN CINEMA
There is no denying the power of media; it has been the fundamental social marker of our century. It is becoming more than a tool for entertainment. But as an agent of Pan-Africanism...
DARFUR: TRUTH REPORT
Finally, the conflict in Darfur has become a focal point in international diplomacy and media attention. Beyond bullets the biggest battle is the war of definitions.
ETHIOPIA: THE JEWEL OF AFRICA
Of all Africa’s treasures Ethiopia is one of the brightest. From its rich history to its rich culture, Ethiopia is beyond argument one of Africa’s most precious gems.
AFRICAN MARRIAGE RITUALS
The largest cultural ceremony in all of Africa is the wedding ceremony. African weddings are a family affair and involve the combining of two lives, two families.
LINGUISTICS FOR AFRICA
Words play a critical role in articulating our reality. We must, find ways to control word usage when it speaks to our condition seeking words that serve our interest.
ARAB SLAVE TRADE:SPECIAL
Arab enslavement of Africans predates the European trade. However the Arab slavery was rooted in greater cultural, historical and religious complexities.
WILLIE LYNCH LETTERS
This speech was "allegedly" delivered by Willie Lynch. Lynch was a British enslaver in the West Indies.
MENTAL SLAVERY
Dr. Kimani Nehusi explores: Physical chains have been broken but mental chains remain. The greatest battle of the new century, is the battle for the African mind.
AFRICAN SLAVE REVOLT
Resistance, revolt, and eventual social transformation are born out of an oppressed peoples awareness of themselves.
“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? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular - but one must take it simply because it is right.”- King
SELF-DETERMINATION: Western powers are again trying to thwart African self-determination by using threats to defend their cultural version of human rights. However, we are standing by Ugandan MP Bahati position on the proposed Death Penalty for homosexual rape. What is the purpose of independence if Europeans continue to act as schoolmasters and Africa as pupils? Is Africa free if governments must be over occupied with what the West thinks over their people's concerns.
Mandela Betrayed us:Mandela let us down. He agreed to a bad deal for the Africans. Economically, we are still on the outside. The economy is very much 'white'. It has a few token Africans, but so many who gave their life in the struggle have died unrewarded. -- Winnie Mandela. <read>
South Africa:90% of South African arable land is white-owned. The government set a target of transferring 30% (i.e. 82 million hectares) to African farmers by 2014. So far, only 5% has been transferred. From the 5% of redistributed land, 90% is now unused. <read>
Haiti devastated by massive earthquake: Our condolences to the victims of this terrible natural disaster. Everywhere in the news we are constantly reminded that Haiti is the poorest country in the West, but how did it get that way? Haiti finally defeated Napoleon’s forces in 1804 and declared independence. But France demanded reparations: 150m francs, in gold When they couldn't afford the ransom, France (and other countries, including the United States) helpfully offered high-interest loans. By 1900, 80% of Haiti's annual budget went to paying off its "reparation" debt. They didn't make the last payment until 1947. Just 10 years later, dictator Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier took over the country and promptly bankrupted it, taking out more high-interest loans to finance his corrupt lifestyle. <more>
HOLOCAUST DENIAL: It is unethical to deny any Holocaust, African or otherwise. However, it is undemocratic to set-up policies to stop people challenging facts regarding particular holocausts. It is amoral to use a holocaust to justify the continued suffering of another group of people or to mask insincere political objectives. Specific words exist for racism against Jewish people and US congress monitors global antisemitism (Global Anti-Semitism Review Act) yet no such policies or terms exist for the greatest victims of racism. The ongoing African Holocaust is denied, ridiculed, mocked, and de emphasized daily without any global sympathy. <More> See also the horrid racism Ethiopian Jews face in Israel.
HOW HAITI GOT POOR: (GAC)Between 1911 and 1915, seven presidents were assassinated or overthrown in Haiti, increasing U.S. policymakers fear of "foreign intervention".In 1914, the Wilson Administration sent marines into Haiti who removed $500,000 from the Haitian National Bank in December of 1914 for safe-keeping in New York, thus giving the U.S. *control of the bank*(and country!). In 1915, Haitian president Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam was assassinated and the situation in Haiti quickly became "unstable". In response, President Wilson sent the U.S. Marines to Haiti, claiming the invasion was an attempt to prevent" anarchy". In reality the Wilson administration was protecting U.S. assets in the area and preventing a possible" German invasion". The U.S saw Germany as its prime "competition" in the Caribbean at that time.
SOUTH AFRICA RECONCILLIATION: It is hard to believe that the day selected for Race Healing would be the "Day of the Vow", also known as "Day of the Covenant" or "Dingaan Day". The "Day of the Vow" was a religious holiday commemorating the Afrikaner victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
CHARITIES across Africa have become a new gold field for so-called African leaders who use are both under skilled and insincere. They use under-development to profit from the exploitation of their people. They align themselves to the current political party and maintain the image of development the political party is desperate to gain. However, the question who are they accountable to? Who monitors and demands results? When the funding is wasted on expensive cars and business flights (aka holidays), they simply apply for more. See Edmund Mhlongo case study
AFRICAN (BLACK) HISTORY MONTH: It is clear there is no month which could contain African History. And some say, where is White History month? The answer is that, it is 27/7, 365 days a year, all holidays and leap years included. Healthy societies cherish their history all day long, they live it. But Africans, especially the Diaspora, have become cultural orphans of Europeans through the deliberate centuries of mental and physical destruction. Celebrating diversity does not mean animosity; sweeping history under the carpet does not solve anything. One day there will be no need for African history month, and that day will come when African people break the mental chains that force them to be everything but a cultured African. When every African child knows the names of their ancestors, connects to the Motherland, stops having actors as their intellectual ambassadors, wears an African name, speaks in an African tongue, celebrates the customs and rituals of the Motherland, embraces Ubuntu then there will be no need for African History Month.
ZIMBABWE: Despite what is read about Zimbabwe, African Holocaust society can directly report that the prime problem in Zimbabwe is the Western Sanctions imposed on the country which are destroying the day-to-day lives of the ordinary people. It is clear the West must display Zimbabwe as a failed state, an example to other African countries not to attempt to redistribute wealth from Europeans to African people. Please write to your government and urge the sanctions (which by any account couldn't help the situation) to be removed.
NIGERIA: Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Minister, Aliyu Umar announced recently that some 80 streets will be renamed in the country's administrative capital and the new street names will more closely reflect the cultural and historical relevance of Africans. Streets will be re-named after legendary African people like: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Bob Marley, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors.
- African Proverb 
