African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors
This group is for the exploration of classical and traditional African deep thought (what some refer to... View more
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African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago“Palenquero is a Spanish-lexicon creole…spoken in the village of El Palenque de San Basilio, Colombia. Located 60 km inland from the former slave trade center of Cartagena de Indias, this ethnically homogenous Afro-Hispanic community is inhabited by descendants of runaway African slaves who, around 1700, established their first palenques…
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago · Creole Languages and Their Significance
Of much greater significance for the survival of African linguistic and communication practices in the territories under consideration is the emergence of the Creole languages, which even today form the first language of the majority of the populations in the Caribbean countries. Among linguists,…
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Guyana- Ijo. Also, Ijaw (Nigeria)
Suriname- Kikongo (Kongo)
Jamaica- Akan (Ghana)
Ayiti- Fon/Gbe (Benin/Togo)
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Kwabena posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoa year ago (edited)
Who is Nana. What is Nana
Nana is a term used in Akan culture describing the title office attainable in society by an individual. Often translated as Elder or Wise Elder, for both male and female; but the term embodies much much more. A Nana in Akan culture is one who has mastered life. One who has recognized, embraced and executed the…
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoA Timeline of Malcolm X’s Life
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/malcolmx-timeline-malcolm-xs-life/
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago“…marronage in Suriname was continuous and consequent. Between the mid-seventeenth and late eighteenth centuries, large numbers of enslaved people escaped from the coastal plantations, in many cases soon after their arrival from Africa. They fled into the forested interior, where they regrouped into small bands and began forging a viable…
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