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I just finished this book on Patrice Lumumba.. or should I say this DISS track on Lumumba, because that’s exactly what it sounded like. I was suspicious of reading a book on a legendary Afrikan leader written by whytes but I decided to give it a chance. Big mistake.
-First of all, the introduction and first chapter was this DRAWN out history… Read more13 Comments-
Im not surprised that the book was not praising Lumumba given the fact a cavebeast wrote it. He’d probably write a less than flattering account of Kimathi or Garvey or any other pan African who wasnt shucking n jiving for massa. The caucasoid’ s agenda is globalism if you are not cosigning on that you will not be one of their…
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I would recommend ‘The Congo Betrayal’ by Orwa Katete. It explains in detail the 1960 Congo Crisis. You will get a good perspective on Nana Lumumba though I should give a disclaimer that the story is very heartbreaking
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@obadelekambon here is my review on the book.
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I have finished reading “my bondage and my freedom” by Fredrick Douglass. I learnt a lot. Here are some of the points I saw in relating the plantation upto contemporary times:
• He was taught by his grandmother to fear and revere “old master”. This is the same kind of preparation parents give their children with krakka jesus while growing up… Read more
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I like how you read the book and matched it with how such atrocities effect us until this very day. Even globally making a connection to how continental Africans are also on the plantation. Thanks for sharing. I may share it myself bro. Nice write up.
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what you wrote is kind of connected to Yurugu where the crakkkaz who objectify everything including black folks determine what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ or “intelligent’ , ‘beautiful,’ etc. Most black ppl arent aware that they are dependent so much on the ‘massa’ and his system.
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BlackTastic write-up @karuga- View 1 reply
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You’re welcome! You summarized this book blacknificently. That was an insidious tactic by the overseer, to force the enslaved afrikans to sing and work. I feel like this was also enforced to distract the enslaved from the reality of their situation..
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This is a Blackmazing summary, well written. I appreciate how you bring out the similarities of events between the era of slavery and present time reality especially in relation to Afrikans on the continent. I learned something new. Thanks for sharing
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Adjoa Angela Denise Malele posted an update in the group
Abibitumi Book Club 4 years ago · Already started this one…
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When I was young a elder told me about a place called Tupelo Mississippi that was a Black Sundown Town for others.
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Adjoa Angela Denise Malele posted an update in the group
Abibitumi Book Club 4 years agoThe library aint got this book back yet. They may never get it back either.
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Adjoa Angela Denise Malele posted an update in the group
Abibitumi Book Club 4 years agoThe author of this book talks about her personal struggles with colorism and how it’s a very big and ongoing problem among the global black community.
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