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“One plans the morrow, but knows not what will be.” ~ Ptahotep. Born of humble origins, his parents most probably charted out a life steeped in the ways of the ordinary for him, staying true to their origins indeed but who knows what will be? When talk is made concerning the respectable denotation named ‘genius’,Continue reading “Imhotep: The Black Khemetian Genius Before Leonardo Da Vinci & Albert Einstein!”

Graham Hancock, a British writer and journalist, embarked on a search for lost civilizations and the secret knowledge that may have been buried with them.  His adventures ferried him to the ancient Egyptian Kingdom that boasted of intelligent architecture, sacred knowledge and mystical insight. Over there, he learnt and shared with the world the towering heights ofContinue reading “Melanated Intelligence: Has Melanin Afforded Us More Than Skin Complexion?”

Evil is rarely a conscious choice. No one wakes up and declares, “Today, I will be evil.” Instead, it creeps in through conviction, through the unshakable belief that one is right. The most dangerous forms of evil are often born not from malice, but from an unyielding sense of purpose—when the desire for order, perfection,Continue reading “The Blind Side Of Evil: When Righteousness Turns to Darkness!”

“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart.”— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn I. The Mirror is a Trap When you stand before a mirror long enough, something breaks. Not the glass. The illusion. You stop seeing “you” — the curated identity, the mask worn inContinue reading “The Devil in the Mirror: God, Shadow, and the War for the Soul’”

“Consequently, the classroom is transformed into a detention facility which subjects a child to mental torture thereby limiting or inhibiting the full development of the child.” – An excerpt from a petition by Kenyan parents Mr. Silus Shikwenke Were and Mr. Onesmus Mboya Orinda to the authorities. The debate as to whether the system of educationContinue reading “Western Educational System In Afrika; Forever Colonised!”

“We write in every aspiration for truth, in thought and deed by day, and in soul struggles by night, the story of our desire for spiritual development. Upon the pages of the book of Karma are written the minutest particulars of individual efforts; when the feeble will is strong enough to prevent further births inContinue reading “The Babalawo of Ifa: Shamanism & The Matrix Of Life!”

Fela Kuti’s ‘Zombie’ was produced by Coconut Records in 1976, Nigeria. Amongst other artistic and philosophical reasons, the song was employed as a ‘tool’ by Fela Kuti to address his perceived degeneration in the morals and professional conduct of the Nigerian military and subsequently the Nigerian government as a whole. “I hold death in myContinue reading “Fela Kuti’s ‘Zombie’: An Exegesis Of An Afrikan Psychologist!”

“When there are elders in the house, the young quickly grow in experience.” – An Afrikan Proverb. I met Ananse yesterday on the streets of Adanse, just behind the old school factory where the word-smiths are skilled at forging compliance out of rebellion. He laid there, silently buried on the lips of his successors. Our conversationContinue reading “The Lore of Ananse: A Ghanaian Story About A Master Storyteller!”

I know what the world has done to my brother, and how narrowly he has survived it. And I know which is much worse, and this is the crime of which I accuse my country and my countrymen, and for which neither I nor time nor history will ever forgive them, that they have destroyedContinue reading “Little Afrika: The Strange Case Of ‘Black Wall Street’ & The Rise Of A Bigger Afrika!”