read more here- http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/06/07/history-channel-portrays-hannibal-as-black-white-people-cry-foul-over-historical-revisionism/?utm_content=buffer76c9f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer ” In the Punic wars, the man came with his army riding on elephants, something the Romans had never seen before. Why on earth anyone would think he was anything other than dark/brown/black skinned is beyond me.” – Vasilena V Continue reading
A lot of people didn’t understand the JT backlash….A lot of people prefer the ahistoric narrative…..false comparisons ..completely, actively ignoring the unfairness of society……The historic realities of oppression and suppression till this current day…..and of the significant number of people that have chosen to see negativity in Jesse William’s speech, i am yet to see … Continue reading
Photo of the Ras Desta Governor of Aksum, Ethiopia, in his State robe, c. 1930. Leader of the revolution that freed Ethiopia from the Italian invasion. Save Continue reading
While on the surface and based on the metrics of the MDG’s, Africa failed to meet targets, It is important to understand the root causes of these failures. Historical context Source: United nations economic commission for Africa(ECA), MDG 2014 report ; Assessing progress in Africa towards the millennium development goals. Historically, Africa’s per capita income … Continue reading
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by Maya Goodfellow A statue of Sir Charles Napier stands in Trafalgar Square. Napier looks out over one of London’s most famous tourist sites and is, quite benignly, described as a ‘General’. He was more than that. This man, commemorated in statue-form, was responsible for conquering Sindh in 1843, a…
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by Maya Goodfellow “But, do you really think Empire was really all that bad?” Everyone in our corner of the pub went silent as one of our course mates brazenly put this question to our Indian professor. “It was an absolute catastrophe – all we got out of it was…
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Subsequently to the article titled “History the future of Nigeria” (read here). A host of people requested we come up with a plan to stem the effect of this erasure on our collective consciousness as well as for the sake of future generations. To achieve this, we have created a short term, mid-term and long … Continue reading
In early September, it was with a heavy heart I signed a petition made by Omei Bongos Ikwue on change.org to ‘Keep the study of History in Nigerian schools’ . Apparently, the Nigerian government decided to remove history from school curriculum’s for reasons such as- ‘there are neither jobs for graduates of history’, nor ‘sufficient … Continue reading
