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What is Freedom?

Ben Themba Silindza — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:36:52 +0000

The word freedom is made out of two words which is free and Dom .To be free ,is a condition of being able to live without external imposed restrains for the internal part to flourish. The word Dom is from dominion or domain. Dominion is power and control while Domain is a place/territory that you [...]

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Human Rights Day

Ben Themba Silindza — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:41:28 +0000

HUMAN RIGHTS (DAY) are one of the world most sensitive topics to write about. I was not willing to write about human rights as some people are describing human rights according to their own standards. Africans have adopted those descriptions of human rights as per their oppressors .It is an unfortunate situation that Africans are [...]

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Dynamics of Domination: 6 Steps Arabs and Europeans Used to Establish Dominion Over Black People

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:28:02 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com To dominate a people requires the exercise of power over their consciousness and Europeans and Arabs who have sought to control African people have made the dominion over Black minds their major objective. It has been the successful path to prosperity and power for oppressive nations for several centuries, with no significant changes [...]

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Top 6 Countries That Grew Filthy Rich From Enslaving Black People

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:48:25 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The United States of America Slavery transformed America into an economic power. The exploitation of black people for free labor made the South the richest and most politically powerful region in the country. British demand for American cotton made the southern stretch of the Mississippi River the Silicon Valley of its era, boasting [...]

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9 Facts Proving Slavery Was Responsible for American and European Economic Success

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:59:11 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Without the significant labor to cultivate the land Europeans claimed to have “discovered,” it would have been for naught. The notion of Europeans or Native Americans working the land was not seriously considered. It was the enslaved Africans who were put to work to grow the abundant land into livable housing, farms and [...]

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Great Black Russians: Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal and Alexandre Sergeivich Pushkin (Part 3 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)

Runoko Rashidi — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:05:14 +0000

originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com DEDICATED TO LILY GOLDEN AND DIEUDONNE GNAMMANKOU Born in Moscow on May 26, 1799 (several different birthdates have been offered), Alexandre Sergeivich Pushkin, the patriarch of Russian literature, was descended on his mother’s side from Major-General Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal — an African (probably from Cameroon and perhaps descended from royalty) who [...]

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Distinguished Africans in Early Northern and Central Europe (Part 2 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:51:24 +0000

originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Adolf Badin: Distinguished African of the Swedish Court In spite of severe limitations, a number of Africans managed to distinguish themselves on the European stage even during the period of the massive enslavement and transport of African people from Africa to the Western Hemisphere. In our section on Europe, we have [...]

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Distinguished Africans in the European Renaissance (Part 1 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)

Runoko Rashidi — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:44:17 +0000

originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Alessandro de’ Medici: First Duke of Florence and First Black Head of State in the Modern Western World We have already discussed in earlier essays the Severan Dynasty of Imperial Rome, the Moors of Spain and Kenneth the Niger of Scotland. But African blood in Europe’s royalty also appears definitely in 16th century Italy. Let us speak now [...]

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The Black Madonnas Of Europe: Miracle Workers and Holy Icons

Runoko Rashidi — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 16:53:48 +0000

originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Of all the varied aspects of African womanhood, none are more fascinating than the hundreds of representations of Black Madonnas. Indeed, the Black Madonnas of Europe are perhaps the most venerated icons in all of European Christendom. Their shrines have attracted millions of devotees. They are thought to be miracle [...]

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