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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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Celebrating Mme Noni Jabavu

When it came to doing research about this queen, I could not help but marvel at how much of a heroine and lioness this lady was during her time. Mama understood the power of the pen and she did not play when it came to opening the doors of oppression that were designed to keep black women out of the world of media and communication. She was the first to write an autobiography and the first black…

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lankosiwrites · 6 months

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A Lesson From The Past 💜

One of the key lessons we can learn from Queen Labotsibeni’s leadership is the importance of strategic decision-making. During her regency, she faced threats from neighboring European powers seeking to exploit Eswatini’s resources. She identified the need to protect her kingdom’s independence, and effectively negotiated with British and South African authorities to ensure that her people retained…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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The Problematic Conference That Has Me Swimming In a Pool Of Disbelief.

Source This is the conference that unleashed chaos and suffering to Africa and her children. Times may have changed, but things certainly didn’t. We continue to swim in the ruins of what once was despite the democracies or examples of freedom we now ‘enjoy’. We were fooled into believing these systems were our own- and that our own were evil, when in actual fact the European way of living is…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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Celebrating African Female Writers

August holds a specific significance in the consciousness of our nation, It is a time of the year, where more prominence is given than any other month to the resilience, courageousness and steadfastness of our queens- the torch bearers of our dreams and aspirations! This month is a momentous opportunity that encourages the introspection and reflection of the struggles, pain and sacrifices our…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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What About The Deception?

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lankosiwrites · 7 months

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The Mesmerizing Beauty of Zulu Clay Pots

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lankosiwrites · 6 months

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Queen Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli

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lankosiwrites · 11 months

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Wait, What's With Maintaining Forced Assimilation?

Forced assimilation is painful, it is a nightmare brought to life by those who hoped to do away with my kind for good.. We were forced into adopting a culture foreign to us, walking in borrowed identities draped in sheets of shame.. You see the goal to shift our focus by infiltrating our minds, With intention to erase our memory, and replace it with plastic memories..has run its cause. This place…

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lankosiwrites · 1 year

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Celebrating Mme Miriam Makeba

Known as Mama Africa to many and the Empress of African Song. This queen was a woman of virtue whose vision saw far into the future, because she made sure to leave us with a rich and colorful history and a powerful legacy, that would not only be beneficial to her family but also to her culture, community, country and the world as a whole. Her music continues to heal our wounds and soothe our…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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An irritated hun

To the destroyers of our history,You who bask in defying the rules of nature,You vile inhuman beings who profit off our lack of self-knowledge, your reign shall soon come to an end. Those limited tales you present to us are far too limiting, deception, glaring omissions and countless errors decorate the rubbish you feed us.

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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Who was Queen Abla Pokou?

Ever heard of an Akan queen who led her people from modern-day Ghana to the Ivory Coast around the 1770’s where she founded the Baole nation? Queen Abla Pokou was born at the beginning of the 18th century. She also happened to be the niece of King Osei Tutu who was the co-founder of the Ashanti empire in modern-day Ghana. The passing of the King led to a succession war breaking out which…

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lankosiwrites · 3 years

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Sharpeville Day

The Sharpeville Massacre The Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 which is commemorated on the 21st of March in South Africa became a catalyst in the fight against the apartheid regime. A week after the then president general of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli announced that 1960 was going to be the “Year of The Pass” through a series of mass actions, the ANC planned to launch an anti-pass campaign which…

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lankosiwrites · 3 years

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The Rwandan Genocide

Between the 7th of April and the 15th of July 1994, as many as 800 000 – 1 million Rwandans were murdered in the most rapid genocide ever to be recorded. I watched the Hotel Rwanda movie countless times so I could wrap my head around the genocide that occurred in Rwanda, in as much as the movie is said to be a tell all it only sheds some light on a few issues and is not in-depth the focus is on…

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lankosiwrites · 3 years

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Phenomenal Women Of Color

Queen Nzinga A fearless African queen, who fought for the liberation of her people against the Portuguese who were colonizing the areas at the time.In the year 1570, the Portuguese established a colony in Angola. They were the earliest European colonists to settle in Africa due to the fascination of their prince Henry ‘The Navigator’ who was an adventurous being.Bearing in mind that the complete…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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Who Was Queen Nanny?

The face of Jamaica’s $500 bill, is a remarkable woman. She remains an important figure in the history of the Maroons, despite the system’s attempt at manipulating how her story be presented. It is believed that she was born around 1686 and is a descendent of the Ashanti group from Ghana. She travelled to Jamaica with a few of her people, who fled from the chains of slavery that nearly swallowed…

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lankosiwrites · 2 years

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Ethiopia, The only African nation that resisted the partition of Africa.

How Ethiopia became the first African nation to defeat a European force, following the partition of Africa during the Berlin Conference of 1885 is something worth sharing in the content African governments feed our children. Italian Prime Minister, Francesco Crispi went on a colonising spree in the mother continent following the partition of Africa during the Berlin Conference. The Italian…

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#2022 #Africanhistory lankosiwrites #Africanleaders #Afrika #askaris #BattleofDogali #colonization #control #decolonizationofeducation #decolonizeeducation #education #EthiopianHistory #invasion #Ethiopia

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