I'm going with Sister Souljah again. Her message is never stale.

Make the time to listen to what the sister says, then teach it.

An account of the empire of Marocco

An account of the empire of Marocco, and the district of Suse; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in and various journies through, these countries. To which is added, an accurate and interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of central Africa (1809)

Author: Jackson, James Grey
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and Co. and sold by G. and W. Nicol
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: SRLFTOUCLA:LAGE-1817540
Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive
Book contributor: University of California Libraries
Collection: cdl; americana

Link

https://archive.org/details/accountofempireo00jack

Africa Today and host Walter Turner

Walter Turner's Africa Today - kpfa.org 

One of the most important issues in the African community is the dissemenation of information. Whether we're living in the US, Europe, South America, the Carribean or on the continent of Africa itself, we need all the reliable sources of news and information that we can find. I consider the Radio program / Podcast "Africa Today" Aired on Mondays on KPFA Radio to be one of the best sources of knowledge on the subject of Africa and African peoples that one can find.

Africa Today host - Professor Walter Turner 

 The host Walter Turner, "is a Professor of History and Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California, instructing courses in United States History, African History, and African American History. Walter is also President of the Board of Directors of Global Exchange, and is an African News analyst for Pacifica Radio Station KPFA."

 Prof Turner has conducted hundreds of interviews and has spoken at many events with prominent and knowledgeable women and men from throughout Africa and the African Diaspora. Prof. Turner's selection of interviewees and choice of subject matter is on the pulse of what's going on in the  Afrocentric world now. Many of these interviews  are available at the KPFA archives where they may be downloaded individually or better yet you can subscribe and have them all podcasted to a podcast aggregator (reader). Which is what I'd recommend because they are  all compellingly interesting and informative. If you don't have a podcast reader I suggest iTunes because it's easy to use and is an excellent way to play and record audio and video files.

These podcasts will make great subject matter for students and discussion groups who are trying to expand their knowledge of conpemporary issues involving Africans and people of african descent worldwide.
 I will go so far as to suggest that people can come together online and form a weekly discussion around the program of the week.  This could be located in a classroom, community center or on one or more of the Afrocentric forums that are available online. Another possibility would be for several bloggers to encourage their readers to get involved with discussing current programs. However we do it keep in mind it's and excellent educational opportunity that I'm sure is being grossly under-utilized.

 I am always looking forward to the next program, you will be too if you're interested some solid alternate info out of Africa and you think that the media in general is failing us.

AFRICA BEFORE SLAVERY! DR.CLARKE

Some more ourstory lessons by the master.

Dr Clarke is always very easy to listen to. We have to make sure that our young people get a good exposure to his knowledge when they're ready to learn about our history.






There are more parts to this lesson but I'm not going to do all the work. If you want to see more look it up yourself :)

AFRICA BEFORE SLAVERY! DR.CLARKE PTs. 1-4

Dr. Ben and Dr. Clarke Teach Afrikan World History and Culture

I posted this back in 2009 and happened to notice in my archive that the youtube links had been discontinued and it had received no hits at all which is a shame because these are some outstanding Black History/ Consciousness talks by 2 of our most compelling Black Historians. I'm reposting this now. If you have the time watch and share these most important video documents.

I lost interest in history at the time I found out that all that was to be said about my heritage was that my ancestors were slaves and before that heathen savages and cannibals and such. Our contribution to American Culture was Negro Spirituals. What a snow job. I remember we used to play the "you be such and such a character" in school and I wanted to be Cheyenne, a favorite cowboy character of a TV program by the same name but my classmates were like you can't be Cheyenne, Ray can be Cheyenne you be the Kingfish ( an Amos and Andy character). Hell, Ray couldn't even ride a horse and I rode broncos (for real!) Since I was raised in the rural Northeast, went to a predominately white school , and didn't have anyone teaching me otherwise, that was our history. I didn't go to college or University or have access to big city libraries so I had to wait for "The Internet" to come to my rescue and did it ever.

Now it's my pleasure to share with you some of the treasures I find for example if I had known about the story of "US deputy marshal BASS REEVES I wouldn't have even wanted to be Cheyenne. Reeves was a Real Black Hero but I'll save that story for another time.

Meanwhile you enjoy listening to Dr Clarke and Dr Ben all you have to do here is click the play button on these youtube videos and your adventure will begin.


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Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt I - II

Black History Month 2012
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt I

Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt II

Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt III - IV

Black History Month 2012
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt III
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt IV

Lost Kingdoms Of Africa - Ethiopia pt V - VI

Black History Month 2012
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt V
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Ethiopia pt VI

Newton Aduaka | Video on TED.com

Newton Aduaka tells the story of Ezra | Video on TED.com

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

U.S., NATO GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES IN LIBYA, SAYS CYNTHIA MCKINNEY

I read this in The Voice of Detroit. What do you think?

U.S., NATO GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES IN LIBYA, SAYS CYNTHIA MCKINNEY

Isn't it interesting what's happening in Africa all along the Mediteranean coast? While the governments of the "western powers" are pushing hard for reform in Libya and recognition of the rebels, sub Saharan Africa is quite reserved about the situation.
 Do they know something we don't know?

Speech of Patrice Lumumba, June 30, 1960 with english subtitles

On January 17th, 1961, after being beaten and tortured, the Congolese prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, was shot and killed.

I found this clip on "youtube" and thought I'd share it.
Black History Month is a good time to recall those who gave their lives.



Background:
After a long struggle, the Congolese were finally free from Belgian occupation and the great independence leader, Lumumba was democratically elected to rule over the new government.

During the official independence celebration the new prime minister, Lumumba, gave a fiery unrehearsed speech in the presence of African leaders and the King of Belgium, who naturally felt a bit uncomfortable.

A few months later, Lumumba was assassinated even though he had the leadership and vision to create a prosperous Congo and Africa. Many think that some foreign leaders did not like him because he could not be tamed.



See a Democracy Now report Lumumba 50 Years Later

High Fashion in Africa Reaches Out to African Americans and the World

April 26 and 27, 2010, marked the first Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, in which delegates from more than 50 countries of the Muslim world gathered in Washington to share ideas and make connections. Sidi-Ahmed Seidnaly, one of the African delegates, wants to promote African fashion not only across Africa but also worldwide via his company, Alphadi. Here is a look into his vibrant and unique collection.

The First Rural Women Heroes of Tombouctou

The following story should give us some hints

about how we might help Haiti and ourselves.

The First Rural Women Heroes of Tombouctou

This film about two illiterate women who are ordinary but did extraordinary work for their villages. Two women came to India (Tilonia-Rajasthan), learned about solar energy, and went back to Tombouctou(Mali-Africa) with confidence and solar electrified their whole village thus becoming the women heroes not only in their village but also in Mali country.

About Barefoot College

Established in 1972, the Barefoot College is a non-government organisation that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These ‘Barefoot solutions’ can be broadly categorised into solar energy, water, education, health care, rural handicrafts, people’s action, communication, women’s empowerment and wasteland development.

The College believes that for any rural development activity to be successful and sustainable, it must be based in the village as well as managed and owned by those whom it serves. Therefore, all Barefoot initiatives whether social, political or economic, are planned and implemented by a network of rural men and women who are known as ‘Barefoot Professionals’.

The Origin of Egyptian Civilization

Who were the Ancient Egyptains? And where did they come from?
Here is one possible answer.



YouTube - The Origin of Egyptian Civilization PT.1



YouTube - The Origin of Egyptian Civilization PT.2

Congo; 5 million deaths.

 Millions of Congolese die as mining companies extract precious metals.

Check out the story in The Black Agenda Report article entitled;

Congo: How Rich Whites Caused Five Million Blacks to Die

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                             Wake Up World

Smarten Up with iTunes U

iTunes U is the place to look if you are motivated to learn but don't have money or time to go to classes. Maybe even if you do.

Just open iTunes, go to the iTunes Store and look down the column to the bottom and you'll see iTunes U. Click on this and you'll discover hundreds if of courses, lectures and seminars offered in audio and or video format by no fewer than 45 top colleges and universities and the list is growing daily. All for free. Just be careful not to exceed your download limit but that's between you and your service provider. That happened to me, so now I go to the library or a coffee shop with my laptop and download all I want, for free.

I go to sleep listening to courses. I burn CDs and listen when I'm in the car and I have a portable CD player that I use when I'm walking the dog or waiting at the clinic. Even long automobile trips are short as far as I'm concerned. (You'll notice I've made some changes. That's because I wrote this piece some years ago. I have an ipod now, but a tablet or iphone or any number of devices may be used at this point in time. The basic idea is still the same while the possibilities are even greater. With imagination, one or more people could get a group of youngsters  together and teach them any number of things.)

Also in iTunes and equally free and no less informative and or entertaining, are thousands and thousands of podcasts, covering more topics than you can even think of, so practise using their power search and before you know it you'll get the hang of it. The same goes for podcasts with regards to teaching young folks.

The only downside for me is the cost of AA batteries and that's been taken care of by buying bulk alkaline AA cells at Costco I'm told they're manufactured by a well known manufacturer of batteries and they last just as long so I believe it. It just keeps getting better, doesn't in? Now my devices all have rechargeable batteries. Who knows? Soon they may be solar, if they are not already.

The last lecture I listened to was called, "How Unequal Can America Get Before We Snap?"

by Robert Reich, UC Berkeley. I can't wait for the next one. (That "last lecture" at this time, was literally hundreds of lectures ago. Not to mention the hundreds of podcasts. On top of this my local library has made available thousands of audio/digital books that can be downloaded at high speed right onto my device. I readily use this service. If you're buying any of these device for your very young ones, be sure to train them early on to take full advantage of these resources.)

black looks

black looks - looks good. This blog is another African grassroots site, that concentrates on rights, dignity and quality of life. A quick glance a their categories index (just below) should give you an idea of the content. This blog leans towards women's issues but still covers many general topics that we are all concerned with. The archives go back to June 2004 so we are also able to get a nice perspective of their subject matter.

Podcast (rss) (4)
Poetry (rss) (59)
Poverty (rss) (9)
Quick Links (rss) (4)
Racism (rss) (120)
Refugees (rss) (19)
Religion (rss) (4)
Rice Watch (rss) (8)

I'm mainly interested in the podcasts which I give top marks for subject matter and quality sound. There is also a page of embedded videos that you should check out.

I'm sure there will be more coming. :-)

Pambazuka News

Pambazuka is an independent, progressive publication covering the news in many countries in Africa and the diaspora. It is overseen by Firoze Menji of Fahamu Networks for Social Justice, who has been careful not to become beholden to or dependent on big corporations.

The reportage is upbeat, and positively inspirational. The subject matter goes from the latest events in Kenya to, environmental justice in Nigeria, to Zimbabwe youth protest in London, as well as art therapy with children in Uganda, to get well soon comrade Castro and much more.

The site contains enlightening podcasts and videocasts with the promise of more to come.
For a real close look at pan African grassroots, Pambazuka is an excellent place to start.