2,030 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

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There has been an unbroken tradition of writing in Afrikan languages that does go all the way back to Timbuktu in the 12th century as well as Kemet and Ethiopia and continues to the present day. Mazisi Kunene, who even in exile continued to write in Zulu, can trace his literary ancestry in a strong unbroken line back to the “imbongi” (oral… Read more

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This paragraph highlighted below is one of the most important words that has always resonated with me ever since I read this book and is one of the very reasons why I present a lot of posts that present Afrikan cultural commonality and continuity between various Afrikan cultures on the continent aside with African continuity in the… Read more

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As we continue to appreciate the nature of time as an active present, we continue to see just how the ancestors are constant even in their immortality. There are six general prerogatives of the ancestors:

Control of the society’s filiations
Control of the metaphysical and social order
Protection of agricultural rites and keeping the… Read more

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Cultured…as we tell our stories, they remain eternal.