Continued……. Rastafarians also engage in a version of reasoning they call ‘groundation,’ typified by music, chanting, discussions and the smoking of cannabis. They regard the latter as a sacrament with beneficial properties.
What do you think they're talking about here?
Image credit: Bob Marley Foundation
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https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/4/17/when-bob-marley-serenaded-zimbabweans-celebrating-independence
https://trtafrika.com/world/42-years-on-inside-special-bond-bob-marley-had-with-africa-13211478
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https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/groundation/about/
https://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Groundation/4976
What do you think they're talking about here?
Image credit: Bob Marley Foundation
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https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/4/17/when-bob-marley-serenaded-zimbabweans-celebrating-independence
https://trtafrika.com/world/42-years-on-inside-special-bond-bob-marley-had-with-africa-13211478
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When Bob Marley serenaded Zimbabweans celebrating independence
In 1980, the Jamaican reggae superstar was invited to perform at the festivities for the birth of independent Zimbabwe.
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MOTHERS OF AFRICA
Most of Africa celebrates Mother’s Day today. So, let’s use the occasion to celebrate some very special African mothers: of the nation, of the people, of the environment, of victory. Have a watch. Who inspires you most?
Sources
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yaa-asantewaa-mid-1800s-1921/
https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai
https://theconversation.com/the-legacy-of-iconic-singer-miriam-makeba-and-her-art-of-activism-178230
https://www.dw.com/en/taytu-betul-ethiopias-strategic-empress-african-roots/a-57010781
Most of Africa celebrates Mother’s Day today. So, let’s use the occasion to celebrate some very special African mothers: of the nation, of the people, of the environment, of victory. Have a watch. Who inspires you most?
Sources
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yaa-asantewaa-mid-1800s-1921/
https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai
https://theconversation.com/the-legacy-of-iconic-singer-miriam-makeba-and-her-art-of-activism-178230
https://www.dw.com/en/taytu-betul-ethiopias-strategic-empress-african-roots/a-57010781
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He didn’t just want independence, he wanted liberation. Sylvanus Olympio kicked out French advisers, rejected the CFA franc and dared to build a country that didn’t answer to Paris. For that, he paid the ultimate price. Our Facts of the Week unpack the story of why France hated Togo’s first president and how his assassination paved the way for decades of neocolonial control.
Sources
https://www.aaihs.org/civil-rights-organizations-the-black-press-and-ethnic-nationalist-movements-in-africa/
https://aeh.uwpress.org/content/52/2/80
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvanus-Olympio
https://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-714?p=emailAC7kPy4OF7/AE&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-714
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/63411/8/MPRA_paper_63411.pdf
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https://www.aaihs.org/civil-rights-organizations-the-black-press-and-ethnic-nationalist-movements-in-africa/
https://aeh.uwpress.org/content/52/2/80
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvanus-Olympio
https://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-714?p=emailAC7kPy4OF7/AE&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-714
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/63411/8/MPRA_paper_63411.pdf
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Continued……. https://africanlisbontour.com/2019/04/27/independence-day-togo-sylvanus-olympio-the-visionnaire/
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https://www.theafricareport.com/142678/togo-who-killed-sylvanus-olympio-the-father-of-togolese-independence/
https://talkafricana.com/france-destructive-response-to-guineas-quest-for-independence-in-1958/
https://www.cvce.eu/en/education/unit-content/-/unit/55c09dcc-a9f2-45e9-b240-eaef64452cae/43750634-b7c4-47a8-ba6c-f46e632f3d5d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Mark
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gnassingbe-Eyadema
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2005/02/10/eyademas-woeful-legacy
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2013/08/19/remembering-sub-saharan-africas-first-military-coup-detat-fifty-years-on/
https://web.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=227729837674901&id=134424817005404&set=a.135119630269256&_rdc=1&_rdr#
https://www.theafricareport.com/142678/togo-who-killed-sylvanus-olympio-the-father-of-togolese-independence/
https://talkafricana.com/france-destructive-response-to-guineas-quest-for-independence-in-1958/
https://www.cvce.eu/en/education/unit-content/-/unit/55c09dcc-a9f2-45e9-b240-eaef64452cae/43750634-b7c4-47a8-ba6c-f46e632f3d5d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Mark
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gnassingbe-Eyadema
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2005/02/10/eyademas-woeful-legacy
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2013/08/19/remembering-sub-saharan-africas-first-military-coup-detat-fifty-years-on/
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BOB MARLEY‘S POLITICAL REGGAE: ‘CRAZY BALDHEAD’
Our musical pan-African icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the tender age of 36. We look back at some of the deeper, political messages behind his songs, taking a deep dive into the lyrics of his revolutionary tune, Crazy Baldhead.
The noscript might make it sound like it's about neo-Nazis and skinheads. But 'baldhead' is actually Rasta slang for colonialists, and the words of the song are about fighting back against their cultural, political and economic grip on the Caribbean. Bob's music and lyrics were motivated by his Pan-African ideals.
Unfortunately, copyright restrictions meant we couldn't include the music, but please go hunt it out in the usual places if you don't know it already!
And, of course, let us know your favourite lines in the comments!
Our musical pan-African icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the tender age of 36. We look back at some of the deeper, political messages behind his songs, taking a deep dive into the lyrics of his revolutionary tune, Crazy Baldhead.
The noscript might make it sound like it's about neo-Nazis and skinheads. But 'baldhead' is actually Rasta slang for colonialists, and the words of the song are about fighting back against their cultural, political and economic grip on the Caribbean. Bob's music and lyrics were motivated by his Pan-African ideals.
Unfortunately, copyright restrictions meant we couldn't include the music, but please go hunt it out in the usual places if you don't know it already!
And, of course, let us know your favourite lines in the comments!
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