Heru
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“It is fine to learn the history of others but you must learn your own history first. A people who lose their historical memory becomes a very fragile people. They regress. It is historical memory that permits them to be a strong people!”
-Cheikh Anta Diop
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Tonight I’ll be discussing the film A Story of Bones, a film about the desecration of an African burial ground in Saint Helena. I will be addressing the critical importance of us remembering the past, and how the struggles of our ancestors live on with us
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Join us for the Africa Forum as we discuss the film A Story of Bones.
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ϩⲁⲣⲁ̄ⲡⲡⲟ̄ⲛ ⲙⲟ̄ⲗⲁ ⲁⲙⲁ̄ⲣⲕⲟ̄ⲛ ⲱⲓ̄ⲣⲁ.
“Destruction is near, while reconstruction is far.”
-Nubian proverb
Explanation: It is more difficult to build than to destroy.
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“Vanquished individuals are always too sorry to see the higher glory and honor of being a righteous Warrior for their people, regardless of immediate outcome, regardless of lifespan. They are always full of excuses for quitting.”
-Mwalimu Baruti, Nyansasem, Vol. two
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Moo bee teeri maŋ ke moo teeri ti.
“Everyone’s friend is nobody’s friend.”
-Mandinka proverb
Explanation: The person which seeks to be aligned with everyone, is ultimately aligned with no one at all. Hence, they are an unreliable person.
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