Mwariama Sankara
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“African conceptions are expressed SYMBOLICALLY, and African culture is filled with SYMBOLS AND SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOR which reflect a ‘religious’ world view. IF THESE SYMBOLS ARE APPROACHED LITERALLY, AFRICAN BEHAVIOR MAKES NO SENSE. ….Why should a carver make a sacrifice to the spirit of a tree from which he cuts? Because he is part of a…
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Always remember:
“Colonization ensured that the people in power and their viewpoints are understood to be the true knowledge, automatically rendering the African way of knowing false.”
“To know means to record in one’s memory, but to understand means to blend with the thing and to assimilate it oneself.”
“What reveals itself to me ceases to… Read more
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“The interests of the oppressors lie in “CHANGING THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE OPPRESSED, NOT THE SITUATION WHICH OPPRESSES THEM,” for the more the oppressed can be led to adapt to that situation, the more easily they can be dominated.”
— Paulo Freire
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“They building underground cities – While we concerned about seeing titties”
– Brand Nubian
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“We are in a race war and don’t even know it. Not only are we the only ones who don’t even know it, WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT RACE WE ARE.. …We are in a race war and we refused to accept it..”
~Dr. Bobby E. Wright
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