For those who don’t know, one of the great thinkers who helped define what it means to be black died recently: Aimé Césaire. I thought in honour of his death, I would embed five (I wanted to put seven but Wordpress can’t let me do that) distinct videos that remind us of the beauty of African people, the wonderful people who sacrificed for us to get to this point and of the battles that we still have to fight so that all Africans can be free. Some of these videos are long so please feel free to pick and choose what to watch, and get some food and supplies. I hope they inspire you.
Btw where are the music videos and the songs dedicated to African men and African fathers? Could only find one.
I leave you now with a definition of Négritude, that contributed to wonderful ideas such as Pan-Africanism, Black consciousness movement and Afrocentrism:
The Négritude writers found solidarity in a common black identity as a rejection of French colonial racism. They believed that the shared black heritage of members of the African diaspora was the best tool in fighting against French political and intellectual hegemony and domination.
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Have a great weekend,
Mwangi
