African art and history

I notice when I share post about ancient Kmt some people tell me West Africans have no connection? The only people that say that are to lazy to actually research the people of West Africa because if they did they would learn about people like Itsekiri…Jay Pre Ginuwa History of Itsekiri "Historically Itsekiri are said to have migrated from Egypt to their present day location in Nigeria. According to Jackson Omasanjuwa Ireyefoju and Florence Ejuogharanmakelesan Ireyefoju in their seminal work “Ife Oracle in Itsekiri Social System of Nigeria,” Itsekiri people came from Egypt after the battle of Actium in 31 B.C. They arrived and settled in the present Warri Kingdom in about 28 B.C in Gborodo, Ureju and Ode Itsekiri. The leaders of the teams were Iset, Iweret and Ipi. This part of Itsekiri history is one that can’t be dismissed so easily as there are more similarly in Itsekiri language and custom with those of the ancient Egyptians than any that of Itsekiri and any other civilisation ...

As an Irreligious person, I often hear Black people saying you cannot be an African and not believe in God and also Religion is not a problem. Which God do the majority of Africans believe in now, is it not the foreign God (Allah/Yahweh) of our Oppressors. And the so called Holy Books (Bible/Quran) of our Oppressors, doesn't it demean and call our Traditions, Customs and Ancestors "Evil"? You the African Christain and Muslims call and see Ọlọ́run, Asaase Yaa, Unkulunkulu as Evil. African Christains will be arguing that Jesus is real he lived in Africa, well that is partially true because he is a copy of Horus an African God. Go to every Black Church and tell me the colour of fairytale Jesus and now tell me the color of Horus. Amen/Ameen which the Christian and Muslim say at end of every prayer is an African God called Amen-Ra or Amun-Ra. Black peoples are the first humans on Earth we were here more than 500 Thousands years before the Neanderthals evolved, we don't hav...

  African artist wearing traditional Adinkra Cloth, standing in front of his work. Ghana, West Africa. Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) cloth is a hand-printed fabric made in Ghana. Developed by the Ashanti people, Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty to wear at religious ceremonies. Through the years, people have also decorated the cloths to tell a story or to express their thoughts or feelings. ADINKRA The Asante peoples of Ghana use adinkra to express the connection between the verbal and the visual in Akan culture. Adinkra symbols appear on wooden prestige objects, jewelry, brass weights and, most prominently, as two-dimensional stamped designs ornamenting cloth. Historically, adinkra was reserved for Asante kings. Over the years, however, its use has expanded to the general Akan population who wear adinkra cloth on significant occasions, the most important of which are funerals. Of the hundreds of adinkra signs and meanings that have been documented, the older symbols are ...

  She was called Phillis, because that was the name of the ship that brought her, and Wheatley, which was the name of the merchant who bought her. She was born in Senegal. In Boston, the slave traders put her up for sale: “She’s seven years old! She will be a good mare!” She was felt, naked, by many hands. At thirteen, she was already writing poems in a language that was not her own. No one believed that she was the author. At the age of twenty, Phillis was questioned by a court of eighteen enlightened men in robes and wigs. She had to recite texts from Virgil and Milton and some messages from the Bible, and she also had to swear that the poems she had written were not plagiarized. From a chair, she gave her long examination, until the court accepted her: she was a woman, she was black, she was a slave, and she was a poet.” She was called Phillis, because that was the name of the ship that brought her, and Wheatley, which was the name of the merchant who bought her. She was born in...

  The signet ring was a "small seal used for formal or official purposes", that is, a substitute for a signature for official documents at a time when few people knew how to write. The history of the signet ring is very old. Its first use, according to archaeologists, dates back to ancient Egypt, more than 4,000 years ago. Many of these signet rings were discovered in the tombs of the pharaohs and from the graves of some high officials. It gives the impression that these rings were used as meanings of authority and as seals to certify business transactions. Each stamp was unique and recognizable by all. The designs consisted of symbols dedicated to nature and the ancient gods

  Upper part of a statue of King Menkaure and the queen. He reigned circa 2490-2472 BCE under the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. His name is most famously associated with the third and smallest of the Giza Pyramids, which was built to be his tomb. The two figures stand side-by-side with the queen embracing the king, but neither shows any emotion to the other, while they both gaze into eternity. The sculpture is made of greywacke, which is a dark coarse-grained sandstone. This masterwork (11.1738) is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. Photo: The Museum of Fine Arts.   It is useful to recognize that the essence of ancient Egyptian style in most respects was set during the early Old Kingdom, with full maturity reached in the 4th Dynasty.   "The Old Kingdom, which lasted for 500 years around the middle of the third millennium BC, did not encompass all the accomplishments of ancient Egyptian civilization. But in all essentials it was the matrix of the entire culture...

  68 years old former British Prime Minister ,the man who whispers into the ears of African Leaders lands two huge contracts in Tanzania, supposedly to rebrand Tanzania and assist in the fight against COVID-19 through his Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan surprised Africans as she hired former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to handle two of her administration's key projects. Under the deal Blair will assist Tanzania in fighting against COVID-19 as well as helping to revamp its international reputation. Suluhu Hassan's move sells a narrative that African Leaders are incapable of providing solutions to African problems without engaging foreign players which is in fact false. Late President Magufuli who believed in Africa for Africans and African problems to African solutions rolling in his grave now. Tanzania has a rich culture and there is no foreigner who can rebrand Tanzania like Tanzanians can do for their country. Welcome...

  CONTINUED HORUS I am the Lord of the Sky. I will enter the celestial waters -- Horus TRANSFORMS back into a Falcon and redoubles his efforts, again thrusting into the CLOUDS... ...until, with a final burst of strength, he BREAKS THROUGH -- EXT. RA’S BOAT The Falcon LANDS on the deck, TRANSFORMING back into Horus. What looks like a man in his 50s sits sharpening his SPEAR on a GRINDSTONE... Sparks spit and pop off the shining blade. Battle-scars mark his sinewy body. Deep crows-feet line eyes fierce as a storm. He is RA Lord of the Cosmos. Majestic and mighty, moral and wise. He does not look up as Horus drops to a knee and bows. HORUS Hail, thou Great God Ra. RA Normally when a bird lands on my boat uninvited I kill it before it can shit. HORUS Forgive me, grandfather. I would only ask something of you... RA In that case I’ll stop what I’m doing and heed your bidding. HORUS I mean no disrespect -- RA You don’t know the difference. Ra’s keen eyes plumb the SHADOW brewing on the ...

  CONTINUED: BEK OUTSIDE Jumps over to the NEXT WINDOW, opening into a HALLWAY. He speaks furtively with Zaya as she leaves Urshu’s office... BEK this is the last day you’ll be forced to serve him. (beat) I’m buying you from that bastard. ZAYA with what? BEK At the festival, there’ll be tons of tribute for the king. The idea is beyond comprehension to her. ZAYA You plan to rob a god? In his palace? Set can kill you with a touch. BEK He also has a lot of money. ZAYA you’ve never tried anything like that before. BEK You doesn’t know what I’ve tried. ZAYA (grips her Horus figurine) Have faith. Bek dismissively waves away the wishful thinking. BEK Even if Horus comes and puts a spear through Set’s skull -- then what? In Egypt you’re either rich, poor... (off the slaves outside) ...or nothing. Zaya doesn’t have a response. It’s the hard truth. BEK I choose rich. Bek gives Zaya a last kiss and LEAPS OFF THE WINDOW LEDGE. BACK IN URSHU’S OFFICE As the Overseers summarizes the day’s p...