AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARIES ON VOTING

Democrats and Republicans are expected to battle, yet again, to win over the Black community’s votes to seal a victory in November’s US presidential election. Yet, African revolutionaries have long denounced both parties as two sides of the same coin.

Despite mass disillusionment with US electoral politics at an all-time high and US President Joe Biden’s dismal approval rating, he remains the presumptive Democratic Party nominee. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has emerged as the leading contender in the Republican primary process.

Do you agree with the revolutionaries, who say both parties represent racism, capitalism and imperialism? If so, will it stop you from voting if you’re in the US?

Malcolm X famously described Republicans and Democrats as the wolf and the fox: ‘No matter what, they’ll both eat you.’

Do you agree with him? Let us know below.

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U.S. BANKS USED SLAVES AS COLLATERAL

Many of America’s key banks today were built on the back of slavery. In the South, they’d regard enslaved people as financial assets, accepting them as collateral on loans and mortgages - especially after the War of 1812, when slave prices shot up. The practice was particularly prevalent among ‘frontier banks’ in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.

In this video, Congressman Al Green grills JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on his bank’s involvement in slavery. The institution used more than 13,000 slaves as collateral and ended up owning 1,250 of them when borrowers defaulted - that’s according to a study based on the bank’s records.

JPMorgan apologised in 2005. Do you think they need to do more? Leave your thoughts below.

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'AMERICA'S CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST'

'Violence begets violence,' as the Bible's Gospel of Matthew, 26:52, relays. The long list of crimes committed by the US government is staggering, as Pastor Emeritus Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, USA, notes in this now famous or some might say infamous 2001 clip, just five days after the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Such remarks were used in the run-up to the 2008 US presidential election to attempt to discredit then-candidate Barack Obama, who had attended Wright's church for years. However, Wright's anti-imperialist analysis didn't seem to have an effect once Obama became the first African to be elected president of the United States. He went on to expand the so-called 'War on Terror' into many countries—including Libya—and persuaded African states to allow US military installations and operations via the US Africa Command (AFRICOM).

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'HISTORY OR HIS STORY?’ - RAP PIONEER

Many consider him the godfather of rap. Gil-Scott Heron left a permanent mark on poetry, music and culture at large with his profound lyricism and jazzy instrumentals. And some credit him for being among the originators or inspiration for hip hop music.

He wrote and performed with a purpose, to promote revolution and the liberation of Africans worldwide. In this poem, known as 'His Story' from his 1982 concert Black Wax, Heron shows how mainstream colonial rhetoric and language shapes our perception of Africa and the world.

While this was recorded over forty years ago, it remains relatable and relevant. He was born in Chicago but this is one of his poems that focus on the African continent.

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MANDELA: YOUR ENEMIES ARE NOT OUR ENEMIES!

Thirty-four years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being jailed by the racist settler colonial apartheid regime. The mainstream media, when reflecting on Mandela’s legacy, always omits the fact that he remained loyal to those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle. He famously told his Western detractors: Your enemies are not our enemies!

Watch this timeless clip as he has an audience roaring as the former President of South Africa demolishes a critic who tried to get him to disown leaders despised by Western nations.

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HOW SACRED STOOL SCARED BRITISH RULE

Here’s one African treasure the British could never get their thieving hands on. The Golden Stool is a sacred bit of furniture that’s been revered by the Ashanti people of Ghana for centuries. They believed it gave them special powers when fighting the colonial Brits. So much so, the British governor made it his mission to find it. Luckily, locals kept it safely hidden and it remains a central part of Ashanti culture today.
Fair to say, without that hidy-hole, The Golden Stool would have ended up in some British museum.
Anyway, let’s celebrate the fact it hasn’t!
It’s an amazing story. Enjoy.

WHY ISRAEL CANNOT CHANGE FROM WITHIN

A 2022 Pew survey revealed young people’s support for Israel has sunk in the United States. Only 41 per cent of those aged 18-29 had a favourable view of Israel, compared to 69 per cent of people 65 or older.

One such young adult is TikTok creator millennialrox. She admits in a previous video that, before the current conflict broke out on 7 October, she was ignorant about the 75-year Israeli occupation of Palestine. Rox thanked TikTok creators, saying, ‘They finally helped me plant my feet on the right side of history.’

Continued….Rox also pointed out young Israelis are indoctrinated to see Palestinians as sub-human. In this clip she shared, Israeli students in a Jewish school appeared to agree on wiping out or enslaving the indigenous population. Rox concludes the video by agreeing with what many have said: Israeli society will never change positively from within because of such indoctrination, so outside pressure remains critical to ending the occupation.

What do you think about this millennial’s take on Israel’s future? Let us know in the comments.

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NO MORE WHITE SAVIOURS, PLEASE!

The ‘White-saviour complex’ can turn fatal, as in the case of Renee Bach, an American missionary who set up a fake medical facility in Uganda, resulting in the death of over 100 children.

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