Interesting Facts About Africa And It's People

By Sicebise Msengana

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Africa is home to more than 3000 distinct ethnic groups and over 2000 languages. There are approximately 58 countries in Africa.

1. Much of Africa was colonised by European invaders, except Liberia and Ethiopia.

2. Africa is the world's second largest and second most populated continent, with about 1.1 billion people.

The Darker Side of The Roman Catholic Church

By Sicebise Msengana

Very few people fail to learn of the gruesome history of the Roman Catholic church. Most people are shocked to learn about the historical facts of the brutality of the Vatican.

Today, no person welds so much power and wealth as the Pope. It
has been estimated that Vatican owns vast properties, real estates
and riches of all kinds worth billions of dollars.

Black Revolution

By Malcom X

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Mr. Moderator, ladies and gentlemen, friends and enemies. Tonight I hope that we can have a little fireside chat with as few sparks as possible being tossed around. Especially because of the very explosive condition that the world is in today. Sometimes, when a person’s house is on fire and someone comes in yelling fire, instead of the person who is awakened by the yell being thankful, he makes

Kwaanza: First Fruits of Harvest

By Sicebise Msengana

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Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, created by the legendary professor of Africana
Studies , activist and author, Maulana Karenga. The sole purpose of this holiday was to help African-Americans to reconnect to their African roots. And served as a symbol of Pan-Africanism. It also reflects on the seven principles of
Kwanzaa, or Nguzo Saba (originally Nguzu Saba —the seven principles of African Heritage):

16 Quotes About The Benefits of Friendship

By Sicebise Msengana

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Life without friends is devoid of any happiness, warmth and comfort. The benefits of having people to lean on during tough times are many. Friendships teaches you more about yourself, about love
and about life in general. Human beings are social creatures and it could be argued that life without any social interaction is not anormal, but an abnormal life.

Who Are The Real Africans?

By Sicebise Msengana

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"What kind of world do we live in when the views of the oppressed are
expressed at the convenience of their oppressors?" - Owen 'Alik Shahadah

Simply put, Africa is the natural place or fatherland of Africans and their descendants in the Diaspora. The skin colour, history, culture, and climate are specific adaptations to living in Africa. Africa is the most richest place on the planet and everyone knows that. Yet, Africans are the poorest of the poor. For centuries foreign invaders looted the continent, while brutally oppressing the natives. Even missionaries left their wayward homelands to "save" the "cannibals and savages." They justified their actions by merely pointing out the so-called inferiority of Africans put forward by Darwin's theory. Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (1859), laid the groundwork for their worldviews. They each applied the principle of ‘survival of the fittest’ to their situation.