Hannibal
@GDRT200
🇪🇷 Hi, I like African history and hip-hop. “What you about to witness is my thoughts, Right or wrong. Just what I was feelin' at the time”
I’m going to entertain the troll today. Don’t know what he means by “modern negro genetic ancestry” for that doesn’t exist in the biological sense. I’ll start by saying that the third earliest invention of ceramic technology was in Africa right after the East Asians 1/21
New video where I show and discuss images of the Benin Kingdom that I've collected over the years: youtube.com/watch?v=B4Q_54…
For your question of what seems to be a Khoisan structure, this paper I found points to them as potential pre-cursors to the Stone Kraal tradition among Nguni speakers.
I think @/rhaplord once posted a map of the extent of this architecture and IIRC it existed in northern SA and southern Ethiopia. On a different note, is the architecture of ǁKhauxaǃnas related to it or is that an independent invention?
jstor.org/stable/183220 Time to talk about Lange's take on the origin of the Za's, the pre-imperial Kings of Gao, and their relationship to the Imperial Songhai/Sunnis. @Sahelianist @Maqitzara @dingacisse @GDRT200 @African84682 @GhostofOkello @Jalster28
The Benin Manillas were acquired by trading, but Slaves weren't recorded as commodity during their creation in the 16th-17th centuries. Less than 100 total slaves were sold via Benin per John Thornton.
"Returning" the Benin Bronzes - which were crafted from European metals ultimately obtained from slave trading - seems a particularly misguided project. Good video on the cultural center. 3/ youtube.com/watch?v=Ed6_m7…
That pressure make diamonds, keep going 💪🏽🍊
The Zigua or in Swahili WaZigua are an EA Bantu ethnic group native to Northeastern Tanzania, with a population of around 631,000. They speak Chizigula, Swahili, & Af maay. They are known for their agricultural & fishing practices. They are native to places like Tanga, They are
The Met have published a series of brilliant videos on various african cultural landmarks. Please try and watch them to bring more mainstream attention to african cultures and to encourage conservation thus avoiding the neglect of these various sites. Link below
A Benin door with a sliding mechanism that once revealed a mirror within its frames. Mirrors were seen as portals to the spiritual world and were covered when not in use to prevent entities entering the physical realm. The figures on top depict women and girls guarded by two men
Nipsey did this thing where he didn’t put me behind him when he introduced me to people. It was never this. “I’m trying to hide you as my hidden asset” thing. That always meant the world to me . JAY-Z did the same exact thing when he introduced me to Jack Dorsey .
Ryan Coogler needs to finish that Mansa Musa script and direct it with MBJ starring
Personal antics diluted the fact he’s a monster on the microphone 🎤
I haven’t heard one West Coast rapper bring this energy yet.
People don’t understand Daylyt and I relationship. Thats my BRO for real. I have high expectations for him. I want him to win. So I celebrate him publicly. But when he mess up, I get on em publicly. And Id expect the same from him. Thats how WE move. I was rooting for em.