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 agoChakula unachotupa mwingine anakitamani.
“The food that you throw away is desired by somebody else.”
-Swahili proverb
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago“These African American closed societies perpetuated what they termed the ‘Old Time Religion,’ and they utilized an arsenal that included both knocking and kicking and root doctoring. This association linked the martial art and medical knowledge together as parallel means of attaining power. It was not uncommon for bonded fighters to rely on…
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago“In North America oral histories note the use of knocking and kicking being used by maroons for self-defense. This account is not surprising since knocking and kicking was practiced by the Gullahs, who formed the numerous maroon groups that fought in the series of Gullah wars up to 1858. Similarly, knocking and kicking was deeply rooted in the…
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago“An expedition against one maroon group in a swamp on the Savannah River in 1765 encountered a lookout post set up on a scaffold, on which one black was ‘hoisting Colours’ and another was ‘Beating a Drum’ to warn the members of the community—who escaped before the expedition could reach them. John Thornton found that during the 1739 Stono…
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Tenkamenin Boateng posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year ago · Garveyism in Twi:
There is nothing in the world, common to man, that man cannot do.
Biribiara nni wiase yi mu a nnipa nyinaa wɔ, a onipa ntumi nyɛ.
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Medɔ no
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Asé to the ancestor!
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