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Of Course screen pals......... It's Africa my heart's quite connected to, if I think of savannas of East Africa I might visualize myself crying because I love several of Africa's wild animals, but if I think of the Sahara I visualize myself holding a carnelian necklace while standing in the sand. I've known my connection with Africa since childhood, it's the hidden accuracy of how we relate I had to search hard at the libraries to discover.
It made me so angry when I was 28 and I learned that I was lied to my whole life when I was told that “the colonizers” were the only people that had written language and that my ancestors had tons of written records that were thousands of years old, the colonizers just couldn’t be bothered to learn it so they called us all “illiterate”
Yep. English was the last language created by the Moores and given to the colonizers because they were too umb to learn, understand and comprehend our tongues. These is why they harvest our DNA. English comes from every other language that already existed.
The generation and dissemination of knowledge for the enlightenment and empowerment of our African brothers and sisters in all parts of the world is an important goal. So much of our amazing African history has been hidden from us because our enemies know knowledge is power and they don’t want us to have power so they keep us in a state of ignorance. There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes.... “There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.” A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.” The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia. Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like. The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived: “The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.” - Herodotus, Histories 3.23 From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
Writing in Egypt was extremely early and is a contender, along with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley, for the first writing. However, all indigenous writing forms south of the Sahara seem to post date the arrival of Islam and written Arabic around a thousand years ago..
Another great video both. I love what your doing. Unfortunately a lot of people are not aware of this information so its so important that that channels like you spread the word. Much love from the UK
I learned in college ages ago, there were two different types of slavery. Africans had "Bonded" servitude (slavery) among themselves where one person was in servitude to another until a debt was fulfilled. It was not brutal or demeaning, and it was not Permanent. The "servant" also received the protections of the household. That was completely different from "Chattel" slavery introduced by European Colonizers. They treated humans the same as other domestic animals. Along with this Europeans introduced lies such as "The Curse of Ham" to further their agenda.
You mean peonage.... ALL WEST and CENTRAL Africans trafficked and enslaved during the Trans Atlantic SLAVE trade 1593-1880.... Caribbean Islands were last to be freed.
Thank you so much for saying this. I get so tired and it is sooo sad when I hear SOME AA spewing hate at Africans for 'selling' them into slavery. While I overstand the angst, it is great that some are coming to the enlightenment that even those that were doing the selling would not have had a clue what they were sending their brothers and sisters to because they had nothing in their culture to compare it with that would have given them that overstanding. It is wonderful to see things changing, even if slowly. Every step is a step forward. For those in the KNOW, keep spreading the light. Let the healing between each other begin and prosper .. for our sake and for the sake of the generations to come. Peace EVERYONE. One Love🙏🏾✌️🕊✨
There were different forms of slavery in Africa. There was both limited forms of chattel slavery and indentured servitude. The Irish in the Americas or the Boers in SA were examples of Europeans practicing servitude amongst themselves and chattel slavery was banned on much of Europe by 1000 AD but make no mistake, slavery on the continent could be just as brutal and demeaning. The difference is free poeple always outnumbered slaves in africa and there was not much of a colour difference so there wasnt a need to encode the brutalities via legislation
@@beberodriguez4160 I will assume by the venom you just spilled that you are one of the SOME I mentioned. FYI, I am not from Africa, although I am black diasporan, so I would be pretty well in the same boat you are. The difference, however, is that I have learnt about the different types of slavery, as stated by the poster above, from credible black historians. You, on the other hand, have chosen to remain ignorant and are SICK with hate. It is quite unfortunate, but you have to live with yourself and the mess you find yourself in where you are...the self hate they have instilled in you that you are spewing all over the place. Good luck. You spewing all this hate will not change how you feel about yourself...quite sad.
I am very fortunate that my dad was an avid researcher of the true history of our ancestors. Because of him, I was able to recognize and reject lies and propaganda in school “history” teachings. And it did affect me emotionally, but I have never processed thru that with therapist before. Definitely considering it now. Thank you, Yarbros.
4:14 I knew more or less that the proportions of maps are totally incorrect and that Africa is way bigger in reality, but this map still totally blew my mind. This video was very very informative and I would love for you guys to elaborate in future videos!
Thanks for your comment. Many don't know the true size so its fascinating to see the most accurate proportions on map projections (like Gall-Peters) other than Mercator projection. We look forward to diving deeper into this in the future.
Happy New Year, Yarbros!🎊Great content, as usual!♥️It’s also true that poverty and dependence on more “developed” countries is perpetuated in many parts of Africa because their valuable resources continue to be appropriated by “former” colonizing countries that still very much take advantage of these places. Learned a lot about this through Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao’s efforts to educate people on the true inner workings of government, economics, etc. in Africa.
@@TheYarbrosTo fully understand this in its proper context you need to go waaay back to the struggle via Jacob and E$@U within Rebekah and how this struggle is still in play today. Your pastors are sold out to confound you and benefit out of your ignorance. I know its a hard pill to swallow, but somebody has to tell it like it is? This is a secret plot most higher ups and those who sold out keep hush hush to keep the true people of the book asleep. There time is up and there is an awakening happening to this day. The best thing to do is stay informed and listen to all sides and let the spirit guide you to the truth. This can only be achieved if your walking in the spirit in righteousness and humility.
Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾! Love these educational pieces! All facts! I'm still amazed that there are so many folks who still believe that America is the best place to be in times like this. You can't reason with ignorance or insanity. I remember when Jane Elliott did the "brown eye/blue eye" experiment on Oprah; I'm sure it's on CZcams. There is a "scramble for Africa" going on right now. Another fallacy: "There is no good healthcare in Africa". One of the panoramic variants was discovered by a black female scientist in South Africa, BUT...the media didn't say that; they just reported that it came from there, and not to visit SA. In the meantime, we were the only ones still masked up. Incredible. THANK YOU for being a part of the awakening.
"Can't reason with ignorance or insanity." is my motto for 2024! Wasting no more time really trying to broadcast to those who have ears to hear! Yes I remember that brown/ blue eyed test and how upset the blues got lol classic material. We gathered so much great information and intentional misinformation for this video but we didn't even approach the healthcare angle. We both deeply appreciate your perspectives, thank you and..... Happy New Year!!!
Thank you for doing this video. Why would we be lied to about the size and importance of Africa?? I'm dumbfounded, thanks again. I hope you have a wonderful 2024!
Thank you for watching! Good question...and why aren't more accurate map projections being used to teach geography now (at least in Boston they are)? Anywho, happy new year!
Your video's are so informative, and should be packaged for educational usage. As I am viewing your video my daughter is in Capetown, South Africa with an experienced touring veteran. I am proud that she made it to Alkebulan, The Motherland!
@@ackahkofiefrancis4289the whole continent of Africa 🌍 is the mother land for many of us African descendants in the american continent because we come from different countries in Africa not just Ghana ✌️
You guys have done it again, thank you for the great information brought in such a clear and eloquent manner. Much love and appreciation to you all for being courageous enough to speak and stand for the truth:)
I feel really happy to know that many afro-descendants are more and more interested in knowing their roots. Commonly an euro-descendant living outside Europe would feel proud of saying that one has Irish, German or whatever european country roots it is, but not an afro-descendants. You both make a nice couple 🫶. Loving your content.
You two would make very good history teachers. I bet you could start an online African-American/African history course, and once it got traction, it would do very well. There is a movement here in some states to take certain history out of classrooms. So now it is the responsibility of all people who believe in truth to tell what happened and to ensure that history is not buried. Wrongdoers always want their dirty deeds hidden and take credit for other people achievements. Keep dropping knowledge.
We're working on a second channel where we can dive more into the history and stories we come across. I'm (Apryl) from Florida and I can only smh at the changing policies and proposals for the school system there. We're learning on this journey as well and will continue to share what we learn.
The generation and dissemination of knowledge for the enlightenment and empowerment of our African brothers and sisters in all parts of the world is an important goal. So much of our amazing African history has been hidden from us because our enemies know knowledge is power and they don’t want us to have power so they keep us in a state of ignorance. There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes.... “There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.” A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.” The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia. Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like. The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived: “The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.” - Herodotus, Histories 3.23 From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
Great show! Besides the Great Library of Alexandria, Timbuktu was also a great repository of knowledge and a place of pilgrimage for higher learning in the ancient world 🤴🏿
Africans were performing complicated abdominal C-section births before Europeans. Dr Felkins stumbled upon a group of Doctors in Banyoro Kingdom in modern day Uganda in 1879 and wrote about it in detail and other tribes in Kenya (Gusii brain surgeons)also were famous for performing 🧠 surgries for centuries before the colonizers.
To be honest, one of the biggest problems is the perception within Africans to hate themselves, and their identity. That is what I have noticed helping people in Africa, with humanitarianism.
Thanks for lesson on colonialism. I watched a few of your vids for travel tips and they are great, but now see you guys are deeper than just margaritas and beaches.😂 Please keep educating us.
There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes.... “There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.” A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.” The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia. Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like. The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived: “The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.” - Herodotus, Histories 3.23 From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
I'm pretty sure it is the Sumerian civilization that is credited with being the first to create writing. But some historians theorize that Sumerians originated from northern Africa.
I lived in Ethiopia for two years and met my Queen there and we have 3 children.I tell our children that their ancestry doesn't begin with slavery,I let them know that they're descendants of great Kings and Queens and also that black people invented everything.❤❤❤
Africans were studying in universities when Europeans were still cavemen. Europeans won’t tell you this. Africans were the first mathematicians and the first to map the stars and name galaxies. We are the first to have written languages.
@@lastpreacher9093 Of course it's the other way round. Europeans were studying in universities when black Africans were still cavemen. You never had any mathematics other than basic arithmetic, you never mapped the stars and you didn't name any galaxies. You never developed any written language of your own and mostly didn't know what writing was until Europeans showed you in the 19th/20th century. Of course you'll claim 'we wuz egyptians' but everyone knows you weren't, and everyone knows that you try to steal from other people because without that you have nothing.
It doesn't help to make the case if one uses false information. The Library of Alexander was founded by Greek rulers of Egypt. It is African in the same sense that the national library of South Africa was African before Apartheid ended. It is very likely that earlier indigenous rulers of Egypt had libraries but the Library of Alexandria was not one of these.
Ethiopia was the 3rd country to adopt Christianity as its official religion(325 AD).Before that,Armenia had already adopted Christianity.Georgia adopted Christianity in 337.Rome only adopted Christianity as its official religion in 380.
Thank you! I started in South Africa, Kenya.....up to Zambia for a month, spending time with the Masai and joining some safari/s. I'd previously visited Morocco and Egypt and I can use one word to describe Africa: fascinating! Unfortunately, there are many other countries to see while there's time (and money?), so, no Africa again for some years.
I dont want to say that these videos are my favorite, but this one and the one you did about the United Fruit Company are definitely in my top 5. Thank you for taking the time to research, create and share this video! Also, does this mean your next destination is on the Continent???
We appreciate hearing that these types of videos connect with you. They're not our "usual" content but its an interesting process for us to learn, research, and then format the information we have into something we think you'd enjoy. Africa is not our next destination but its happening. Happy New Year!
In your travels, I hope you can go to Ethiopia and make more informative content from your prospective. Quite an extraordinary place that needs further study. Thanks y'all
Us African Americans are God’s jewelry (Jews). We are predominantly shemites. If you are Igbo, Lemba, Lubo, Asanti, and much more you are Hebrew. Shalom family! Read the book, “From Babylon to Timbuktu”❤
Thanks for this informative video! I'd recommend checking out the text The Eloquence of the Scribes, wherein you'll encounter even more information on writing practices on the Continent historically (and specifically, a "memoir on the ancient and future resources of African literature"). 👍🏽
When it comes to speaking about libraries in Africa. Alexandria was a GREEK city in Kemet. The Greeks received all of their knowledge from Kemet and built the city Alexandria named after the general. I love to speak about Mansa Musa’s world renowned library.
Thanks for sharing Alexandria was a bad choice...still in Africa but Timbuktu (the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research)would have worked much better choice. I've never heard of Manda Musa's library I'll need to look it up. Thanks!
@@TheYarbros Mansa Musa I was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa from 1312 to 1337. Timbuktu had been a seasonal trading post established in 1100 A.C., where the Saharan Desert and the Niger Delta meet, creating a lush and lucrative agricultural zone. Mali's Timbuktu was known for its schools and libraries.
@@makiba9461 He flooded the world with so much Gold that it dropped the value internationally. 😊 i read my daughter a children’s book about him. ** reminded me of Libya** (before)
I am a scholar of world history. I studied on John Henry Clark for six years. There is no curse on Black people. It was only on one person. and you right it not in the Bible. The average black person don’t read so they believe anything that someone tells them.
I never tire of making this comment. To truly appreciate the size kf Africa one needs have flown on a direct flight from Europe to South Africa. You then appreciate how biv africa is. You go sllep for 8 hours after being served dinner and then wake up and eat breakfast and you still in the air over afica whereas flying across europe isqx 5 hours. London to Jobirg direct is 11 hours straight. And one other fascinating thing is flting over europe at night when you look down you see lights from coties every where whereas avross africa you fly hours over darknesya d uninhabited areas for long rimes
The Coptic Christian Church in Egypt is older than the Ethiopian Church. The foundational principles of the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism,Christianity and Islam) are rooted in Africa but were jacketed with Indo-European cultural worldview centuries after. Even the languages.
There's a lot of misconceptions about Africa, not only that, there's also misconceptions that "black folks from America don't get received in the continent" and vice versa that "Afrikans hate black folks from America" which are both false narratives The biggest issue is most of the programming that documents our people from both sides is owned by the colonizers. Image is powerful. Economics is power. This is why we need our platforms that tell our story instead of what the colonizer presents.
Thank y'all for this! I am fortunate that I am Nigerian-American (born and raised in the US; my dad is Nigerian-Yoruba represent! haha). Growing up, I Iearned so much from family members when visiting over there that they NEVVVVVVERRRRRRR even touched in school. It's absolutely tragic how Africa's significance is minimized. I really wish there was Wakanda and Vibranium for real so the shift of world power would occur and be based somewhere in Africa as a form of comeuppance to the disrespect it has been given.
The Curse of Ham is actually a Curse of Canaan. Canaan is Ham's son. Genesis 9:20-27. So technically you are correct there is no reference to the Curse of Ham. On the other hand, the attribution may have been assigned to Ham since Ham's son was the one that was cursed. It's just another perversion of the facts it would seem by those who can benefit from it.
Thank you both for sharing such invaluable historical information. I absolutely love hearing and learning about our history and the lies been told to us. Makes me feel sad about what happened to us and still is happening today. Keep on exposing and sharing. Love you guys and the content you share. Stay blessed🙏🏾❤❤
DNA vid brought me here! Peace from Ireland again...irish but some family born in zambia. Colonalism and white supremacy has laid waste to the world and peoples minds. I hope we find a way to overcome it as one people
The Akan people of Ghana, the Ivory Coast and some Sudanese used similar symbols the Ghanaian referred partly as Adinkra symbols for communication. The Mende people of Sierra Leone had their own script.
2:40 not me double checking nothing that exists in the real world is called Vibranium 🤣 loved this video. There is so much history that’s been HEAVILY revised over the centuries and efforts like this to bring the truth to the forefront are EXTREMELY necessary
Concerning our 400 years prophecy as in genesis 15 verse 13 Abraham seeds it is safe to say that this begins in 1492 with Christopher Columbus add 400 year to that we will be in 1892 the year Haile Selassie was born and later became the king of kings in 1930 November 2nd
Although Deuteronomy 28 is in the Bible, Spot on with Ham. Also christmas & Easter are no where in the Bible. Did you know that Christmas did not become an official holiday in the states until 1861.
I really don't think very many people of average education believe your list of lies.Ignorant people often have bizzare beliefs. the study of history has been a love of mine. and I could find the facts. They were not secrets. Love your videos.
I remember our maths teacher telling us a little known history of maths in the UK. He said that the English were not interested in maths until it was demonstarted to the queen, at the time, that it could be used to accurately plot at trajectory path to accurately lobb missile at the enemy. It was rejected numerous time before that. She then send out her spies to other lands to learn the technique to bring back to England. The story was longer than that but this is basics.
One thing that I think that we should stop saying is that Afrika is a Continent and not 1 country. Australia is also a Continent but still 1 Country. On top of that, what is a continent if Europe somehow fits the definition? As you pointed out in the video, the borders that are currently recognized were created at the Berlin Conference, so from an Afrocentric view, they are imaginary. Final two notes. DNA proves that many of the tribes are biologically the same. Many of the languages are not languages but rather dialects of the same languages. Let's focus on the similarities rather than the differences. 1 Afrika. 1 Watu.
Or I could ask the Germans, Spaniards, Italians, Dutch, Brits, Portuguese, French who all tried to move here permanently. Africa the 2nd largest continent in the world and the richest in natural resources, beauty and intelligence. 😊
Do not forget that we are dealing with the agents of Satan and Satan is the father of lies, so to fight back we need to: - Ephesians 6:11Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.… 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Funny, I had to rewrite my opening because I went heavy on the father of all lies and what his minions have been doing in Mother Africa and then decided to go with more light to chase out the darkness.
Think about it if it is to happen/if they were to do it to the Mexicans/South American countries than why not do it to the Africans. NO MORE MINING ⛏️ ON OUR PEOPLE’S LANDS/NO MORE CONCESSIONS & NO MORE PRIVATIZING THROUGH CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS PAID UNDER THE TABLE…. The Mexican people have gone through this as well historically since the invasion of the American continent by Spain.
The Library of Alexandria was created by Greeks. Alexandria was a Greek city (named after Alexander the Great). Egypt was ruled by Greeks. Most black Africans didn't know what a book was until Europeans told them in the 19th/20th century.
This was my mistake. The library of Timbuktu was the one i meant to reference but still Alexandria works as well. The fact that Ptolemy wanted to build it in one of the greatest and intellectually relevant cities of the world at that time also says volumes. Love you brother for bringing this up. in every way except evil, heinous barbarity the Mother Land proves herself to be, exactly what She is....I'll let you fill that in lol
@@TheYarbros It's amazing how ignorant you would need to be to get Alexandria and Timbuktu mixed up. Alexandria was founded and built by the Greeks. Timbuktu was created by Berbers and Arabs. There was no 'library of Timbuktu', just some private collections of Arabic manuscripts. Berber historian Leo Africanus (1577 AD): “Our ancient Chroniclers of Africa knew nothing in the land of Negros but only the regions of Guechet and Cano: for in their time all other places of the land of Negros were undiscovered. But in the year of the Hegeira 380, by the means of a certain Mahumetan which came into Barbarie, the residue of the said land was found out, being as then inhabited by great numbers of people, which lived a brutish and savage life, without any king, governor, common wealth, or knowledge of husbandry. Clad they were in skins of beasts, neither had they any peculiar wives: in the day time they kept their cattle; and when night came they resorted ten or twelve both men and women into one cottage together, using hairy skins in stead of beds … These Negros were first subject unto king Ioseph the founder of Maroco, and afterward unto the five nations of Libya; of whom they learned the Mahumetan law, and diverse needfull handycrafts: a while after when the merchants of Barbarie began to resort unto them with merchandise, they learned the Barbarian language also. But the foresaid five people or nations of Libya divided this land so among themselves, that every third part of each nation possessed one region … In the region of Gualata the people of Libya, while they were lords of the land of Negroes, ordained their chief princely seat” *(Leo Africanus (1526), A geographic historie of Africa, Book 7)* “Timbuktu was early settled by members of the Masufa tribe of the Sanhaja [Berber] confederation ... When Ibn Battuta visited Timbuktu in 1352 he noted the predominance of the Masufa, but had nothing to say about Islamic learning there. A century later, however, a Masufa clan - the Aqit - migrated to Timbuktu from Masina, and they clearly brought with them a deep tradition of learning, especially in the sphere of _fiqh_ [Islamic law]. Muhammad Aqit’s descendants, intermarried with another Berber, and possibly Sanhaja, family, provided the _qadis_ (judges) of Timbuktu over the next century and a half.” *(Hunwick et al. 2004, Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4)* “there is no evidence of the existence of open access public libraries in medieval Timbuktu. On the contrary, the libraries of Timbuktu seem to have all been private collections of individual scholars or families. This dichotomy with the greater Islamic world raises many questions. Some have argued that the lack of the endowment institution known as waqf, or habus (in North Africa), in the Sudanic societal structure resulted in the absence of colleges and public libraries in Timbuktu. … there exists no evidence supporting royally funded libraries in Timbuktu. ... in Timbuktu the body of ulama was drawn exclusively from the city’s wealthiest families. With the exception of a handful of apprentices called alfas, there were no opportunities for the lower classes to join the scholarly elite. It was rare even for financially--assisted alfas to join the ulama or become anything more than enthusiastic and respected amateurs. Therefore, public libraries were not necessary when membership in the ulama was restricted to the wealthy. Only they were literate enough to read most of the erudite works available in the libraries of the Muslim world. ... The fully-qualified ulama of Timbuktu were a tight-knit community never numbering more than 200-300 at any particular time; they were concentrated in discrete quarters and mosques of the city. With the exception of special lectures given in the main mosques, the vast majority of instruction occurred in one-on-one or small group settings at the residence of a scholar.” *(Singleton 2004, African Bibliophiles: Books and Libraries in Medieval Timbuktu)* “The mosque that was chiefly associated with teaching in this period was the Sankore Mosque. Sankore is a quarter in the north-east of Timbuktu, and its name means ‘white nobles’, the term ‘white’ here referring to the light-skinned Sanhaja, and corresponding to the Arabic term _bidan_ .” *(Hunwick et al. 2003, Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire, p.lviii)* "Timbuktu was a town that had internalised the concept of race long before Ahmad Baba was born. Most of the town’s Berbers and Arabs, including Ahmad Baba, lived in the Sankoré quarter, which means the quarter of the ‘White masters’ or ‘White nobles’ in the Songhay language.” *(Cleaveland 2015, Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti and his Islamic critique of racial slavery in the Maghrib)* "The Timbuktu manuscripts are primarily written in Arabic and use a variety of different scripts. ... The Timbuktu manuscripts are primarily written on paper. There was no local production of paper in West Africa; this was a factor in the high cost of the manuscripts. Some of the paper has origins in other parts of the Islamic world, although, primarily it is of European origin.” *(Rasmussen 2014, The Manuscripts of Timbuktu)*
Excellent video. Many civilizations from Mali and Ghana in West Africa to Meroe in what is now in Sudan. Many others as well One problem though the Library in Alexandria Eygpt wasn't created by people from Africa. Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great of Macedonia just north of Greece. After his death his empire was splitt up by his generals. One of his top generals Ptolemy took over in Egypt and proclaimed himself Pharaoh of Egypt and started a line of kings who ruled until the death of Cleopatra. It was this EUROPEAN group of kings who built the city of Alexandria naming it after Alexander the Great and they also built the Great Library of Alexandria. Most of the scrolls and books housed in this Library were written by mostly Greek philosophers during the Hellinistic period until Rome took over Egypt after Augustus Caeser defeated Mark Antony at the battle of Actium in 31BC. You both did a great job in this video, but you are misinformed about Ptoemaic Egypt and the Library at Alexandria. Except for its location it is of European origin ie Greek origin!!!!!
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==CZcams THE REAL SOUTHAFRICA == study americans in southafrica
Have you read any books 📚 by TOMAS SOWELL (AFRICAN AMERICAN PROFESSOR) HE IS FANTASTIC 😊
Of Course screen pals......... It's Africa my heart's quite connected to, if I think of savannas of East Africa I might visualize myself crying because I love several of Africa's wild animals, but if I think of the Sahara I visualize myself holding a carnelian necklace while standing in the sand. I've known my connection with Africa since childhood, it's the hidden accuracy of how we relate I had to search hard at the libraries to discover.
Yep
There is no Europe continent..its euroasian
It made me so angry when I was 28 and I learned that I was lied to my whole life when I was told that “the colonizers” were the only people that had written language and that my ancestors had tons of written records that were thousands of years old, the colonizers just couldn’t be bothered to learn it so they called us all “illiterate”
The "victors" write history ... but yea "illiterate" that's foul. As an adult I'm still relearning.
Yep. English was the last language created by the Moores and given to the colonizers because they were too umb to learn, understand and comprehend our tongues. These is why they harvest our DNA. English comes from every other language that already existed.
@@Sageandgold Incorrect. English is a Germanic language.
The generation and dissemination of knowledge for the enlightenment and empowerment of our African brothers and sisters in all parts of the world is an important goal. So much of our amazing African history has been hidden from us because our enemies know knowledge is power and they don’t want us to have power so they keep us in a state of ignorance. There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes....
“There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.”
A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.”
The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia.
Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like.
The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived:
“The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.”
- Herodotus, Histories 3.23
From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
Writing in Egypt was extremely early and is a contender, along with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley, for the first writing. However, all indigenous writing forms south of the Sahara seem to post date the arrival of Islam and written Arabic around a thousand years ago..
Another great video both. I love what your doing. Unfortunately a lot of people are not aware of this information so its so important that that channels like you spread the word. Much love from the UK
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Spread it
I learned in college ages ago, there were two different types of slavery. Africans had "Bonded" servitude (slavery) among themselves where one person was in servitude to another until a debt was fulfilled. It was not brutal or demeaning, and it was not Permanent. The "servant" also received the protections of the household.
That was completely different from "Chattel" slavery introduced by European Colonizers. They treated humans the same as other domestic animals. Along with this Europeans introduced lies such as "The Curse of Ham" to further their agenda.
You mean peonage.... ALL WEST and CENTRAL Africans trafficked and enslaved during the Trans Atlantic SLAVE trade 1593-1880.... Caribbean Islands were last to be freed.
Thank you so much for saying this. I get so tired and it is sooo sad when I hear SOME AA spewing hate at Africans for 'selling' them into slavery.
While I overstand the angst, it is great that some are coming to the enlightenment that even those that were doing the selling would not have had a clue what they were sending their brothers and sisters to because they had nothing in their culture to compare it with that would have given them that overstanding.
It is wonderful to see things changing, even if slowly. Every step is a step forward.
For those in the KNOW, keep spreading the light. Let the healing between each other begin and prosper .. for our sake and for the sake of the generations to come. Peace EVERYONE. One Love🙏🏾✌️🕊✨
@@bizhope007 TRUTH hurts and its REALITY... you people are really sick to believe in omissions of truth. LEARN THYSELF.
There were different forms of slavery in Africa. There was both limited forms of chattel slavery and indentured servitude. The Irish in the Americas or the Boers in SA were examples of Europeans practicing servitude amongst themselves and chattel slavery was banned on much of Europe by 1000 AD but make no mistake, slavery on the continent could be just as brutal and demeaning. The difference is free poeple always outnumbered slaves in africa and there was not much of a colour difference so there wasnt a need to encode the brutalities via legislation
@@beberodriguez4160 I will assume by the venom you just spilled that you are one of the SOME I mentioned.
FYI, I am not from Africa, although I am black diasporan, so I would be pretty well in the same boat you are. The difference, however, is that I have learnt about the different types of slavery, as stated by the poster above, from credible black historians.
You, on the other hand, have chosen to remain ignorant and are SICK with hate. It is quite unfortunate, but you have to live with yourself and the mess you find yourself in where you are...the self hate they have instilled in you that you are spewing all over the place. Good luck. You spewing all this hate will not change how you feel about yourself...quite sad.
I am very fortunate that my dad was an avid researcher of the true history of our ancestors. Because of him, I was able to recognize and reject lies and propaganda in school “history” teachings. And it did affect me emotionally, but I have never processed thru that with therapist before. Definitely considering it now. Thank you, Yarbros.
4:14 I knew more or less that the proportions of maps are totally incorrect and that Africa is way bigger in reality, but this map still totally blew my mind. This video was very very informative and I would love for you guys to elaborate in future videos!
Thanks for your comment. Many don't know the true size so its fascinating to see the most accurate proportions on map projections (like Gall-Peters) other than Mercator projection. We look forward to diving deeper into this in the future.
Happy New Year, Yarbros!🎊Great content, as usual!♥️It’s also true that poverty and dependence on more “developed” countries is perpetuated in many parts of Africa because their valuable resources continue to be appropriated by “former” colonizing countries that still very much take advantage of these places. Learned a lot about this through Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao’s efforts to educate people on the true inner workings of government, economics, etc. in Africa.
Hi Yarbros, Thank you for reiterating the information about our people. May the Lord continue to bless you all sincerely ❤💯
We love and receive those blessings. Thank you and thanks for supporting and letting us know what content you enjoy! Happy New Year!
@@TheYarbrosTo fully understand this in its proper context you need to go waaay back to the struggle via Jacob and E$@U within Rebekah and how this struggle is still in play today. Your pastors are sold out to confound you and benefit out of your ignorance. I know its a hard pill to swallow, but somebody has to tell it like it is? This is a secret plot most higher ups and those who sold out keep hush hush to keep the true people of the book asleep. There time is up and there is an awakening happening to this day. The best thing to do is stay informed and listen to all sides and let the spirit guide you to the truth. This can only be achieved if your walking in the spirit in righteousness and humility.
What do you guys think about African Americans saying they are FBA, and we're in America before slavery
Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾! Love these educational pieces! All facts! I'm still amazed that there are so many folks who still believe that America is the best place to be in times like this. You can't reason with ignorance or insanity. I remember when Jane Elliott did the "brown eye/blue eye" experiment on Oprah; I'm sure it's on CZcams. There is a "scramble for Africa" going on right now. Another fallacy: "There is no good healthcare in Africa". One of the panoramic variants was discovered by a black female scientist in South Africa, BUT...the media didn't say that; they just reported that it came from there, and not to visit SA. In the meantime, we were the only ones still masked up. Incredible. THANK YOU for being a part of the awakening.
"Can't reason with ignorance or insanity." is my motto for 2024! Wasting no more time really trying to broadcast to those who have ears to hear! Yes I remember that brown/ blue eyed test and how upset the blues got lol classic material. We gathered so much great information and intentional misinformation for this video but we didn't even approach the healthcare angle. We both deeply appreciate your perspectives, thank you and..... Happy New Year!!!
Thank you for doing this video. Why would we be lied to about the size and importance of Africa?? I'm dumbfounded, thanks again. I hope you have a wonderful 2024!
Thank you for watching! Good question...and why aren't more accurate map projections being used to teach geography now (at least in Boston they are)? Anywho, happy new year!
Great video. Crazy how many misconceptions we are taught in school about history that keep humanity divided. Even today.
Your video's are so informative, and should be packaged for educational usage.
As I am viewing your video my daughter is in Capetown, South Africa with an experienced touring veteran.
I am proud that she made it to Alkebulan, The Motherland!
She should try and visit as in Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 as well. The true motherland .
@@ackahkofiefrancis4289the whole continent of Africa 🌍 is the mother land for many of us African descendants in the american continent because we come from different countries in Africa not just Ghana ✌️
You guys have done it again, thank you for the great information brought in such a clear and eloquent manner. Much love and appreciation to you all for being courageous enough to speak and stand for the truth:)
I feel really happy to know that many afro-descendants are more and more interested in knowing their roots. Commonly an euro-descendant living outside Europe would feel proud of saying that one has Irish, German or whatever european country roots it is, but not an afro-descendants. You both make a nice couple 🫶. Loving your content.
The information that you are providing is wonderful. Thanks. I wish there were more talk about this.
Appreciate the knowledge. Thank you. 👍🏾
Thank you for watching!
You two would make very good history teachers. I bet you could start an online African-American/African history course, and once it got traction, it would do very well. There is a movement here in some states to take certain history out of classrooms. So now it is the responsibility of all people who believe in truth to tell what happened and to ensure that history is not buried. Wrongdoers always want their dirty deeds hidden and take credit for other people achievements. Keep dropping knowledge.
We're working on a second channel where we can dive more into the history and stories we come across. I'm (Apryl) from Florida and I can only smh at the changing policies and proposals for the school system there. We're learning on this journey as well and will continue to share what we learn.
@@TheYarbros Can't wait!
I would sign up in a heartbeat. Make it happen, Yarbros!
The generation and dissemination of knowledge for the enlightenment and empowerment of our African brothers and sisters in all parts of the world is an important goal. So much of our amazing African history has been hidden from us because our enemies know knowledge is power and they don’t want us to have power so they keep us in a state of ignorance. There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes....
“There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.”
A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.”
The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia.
Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like.
The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived:
“The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.”
- Herodotus, Histories 3.23
From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
These two do my know anything about history.
Great show! Besides the Great Library of Alexandria, Timbuktu was also a great repository of knowledge and a place of pilgrimage for higher learning in the ancient world 🤴🏿
Name a book and author from sub-Saharan Africa.
@@Ario-yt8ou “The African Origin Of Civilization”, by Cheik Anta Diop. He is Senegalese. Please read it, you might learn something 🤴🏿
Great video! I remember the first time I saw Dr Jane Elliott break down the map that we are all taught in school..blew my mind!
Right!!! She's a gem!
Great video as always. Thanks for the info. Happy New Year! 100k in 2024 for you. Can't wait to see that.
Yes, on the way to 100k! Thanks for tuning in. Happy New Year to you too!
What a wonderful myth-busting episode, from the great Yarbros. 👏🏾
Keep it coming. Love it❤
We will ❤️
Really good information! Keep posting this kinda knowledge
Thank you for the dissemination of information.
This was so informative guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for making this!! Spreading the word!!
Such a valuable segment I really enjoyed this Salute to the sponsors of this segment , Peace and blessings to you 🙏 ❤️ 😊
Peace and blessings to you as well! Thanks for watching!
Love this video and would love love love to see you guys in Africa! 🙏🏿❤️🥰
Thank you! We are making big plans for this year than that's one of them! Can't wait to reconnect!
Nice work y'all!
Love the dynamic, the way the info was articulated and shared.
Much appreciated!
Africans were performing complicated abdominal C-section births before Europeans. Dr Felkins stumbled upon a group of Doctors in Banyoro Kingdom in modern day Uganda in 1879 and wrote about it in detail and other tribes in Kenya (Gusii brain surgeons)also were famous for performing 🧠 surgries for centuries before the colonizers.
I love it. If you know the book title please drop it in the comments! Thank you!
To be honest, one of the biggest problems is the perception within Africans to hate themselves, and their identity. That is what I have noticed helping people in Africa, with humanitarianism.
Tell the Truth & shame the Devil‼️Blacks are the Cradle of Civilization. We lost our footage when we started serving other gods‼️
Thanks for lesson on colonialism. I watched a few of your vids for travel tips and they are great, but now see you guys are deeper than just margaritas and beaches.😂 Please keep educating us.
This was awesome fam more please Happy New Year from Lisbon🥰
Thank you!
What a great history lessons . Very interesting to see why the world is how it is now !
There is a book called “The Ruins of Empires” written in 1791 by a French Count named Constantine De Volney and in the book he writes that black men in Africa were the first people to build a civilization. He writes....
“There (in Africa) a people, now forgotten, discovered, while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable (black) skin and frizzled hair, founded on the study of the laws of nature, those civil and religious systems which still govern the universe.”
A European admits that while people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere were barbarians, black people in Africa were building civilization.
In the year 1787 upon seeing all the evidence of the blackness/Africanness of ancient Egypt Count Constantine De Volney said “Just think, that this race of black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we (Europeans) owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech.”
The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus tells us some interesting stories about the people he refers to as Ethiopians (or Aithiopes in Greek). The term Ethiopians/Aithiopes was widely used in ancient Greece for any DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE from the southern regions of Africa, those who lived in the northeastern African interior, south of Egypt along the Nile, in the region we know as Nubia.
Herodotus reports several remarkable things about these Ethiopians. From Herodotus’s report we get an interesting picture of what Herodotus and his fellow Greeks imagined the people of inner Africa to be like.
The Africans were physically impressive and long-lived:
“The Ethiopians (dark skinned Africans) are said to be the tallest and MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL PEOPLES.”
- Herodotus, Histories 3.23
From Herodotus’s writing (before the invention of white supremacy) we see that Europeans/Caucasians called dark skinned Africans the most beautiful people in the world.
I'm pretty sure it is the Sumerian civilization that is credited with being the first to create writing. But some historians theorize that Sumerians originated from northern Africa.
I lived in Ethiopia for two years and met my Queen there and we have 3 children.I tell our children that their ancestry doesn't begin with slavery,I let them know that they're descendants of great Kings and Queens and also that black people invented everything.❤❤❤
You're raising them right!
Africans were studying in universities when Europeans were still cavemen. Europeans won’t tell you this. Africans were the first mathematicians and the first to map the stars and name galaxies. We are the first to have written languages.
@@lastpreacher9093 Of course it's the other way round. Europeans were studying in universities when black Africans were still cavemen. You never had any mathematics other than basic arithmetic, you never mapped the stars and you didn't name any galaxies. You never developed any written language of your own and mostly didn't know what writing was until Europeans showed you in the 19th/20th century. Of course you'll claim 'we wuz egyptians' but everyone knows you weren't, and everyone knows that you try to steal from other people because without that you have nothing.
This is a damn good video❤️
Loved it❤ I learned at least one extra thing about the continent I didn't know
It doesn't help to make the case if one uses false information. The Library of Alexander was founded by Greek rulers of Egypt. It is African in the same sense that the national library of South Africa was African before Apartheid ended. It is very likely that earlier indigenous rulers of Egypt had libraries but the Library of Alexandria was not one of these.
My love and gratitudes to African countries brothers and sisters 💚🪴
Ethiopia was the 3rd country to adopt Christianity as its official religion(325 AD).Before that,Armenia had already adopted Christianity.Georgia adopted Christianity in 337.Rome only adopted Christianity as its official religion in 380.
👌🏾 thanks!
Another great video! Thank you ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! I started in South Africa, Kenya.....up to Zambia for a month, spending time with the Masai and joining some safari/s. I'd previously visited Morocco and Egypt and I can use one word to describe Africa: fascinating!
Unfortunately, there are many other countries to see while there's time (and money?), so, no Africa again for some years.
We can't wait to get out there!
Powerful stuff great works guys
Happy New Year, Apryl and Rondell!
Great video!
Happy NY & Thank you 😄
I can tell that this was especially a true labor of love. Thank you ❤
Yes, indeed it was. Thanks for understanding!
This your best video buddy
I dont want to say that these videos are my favorite, but this one and the one you did about the United Fruit Company are definitely in my top 5. Thank you for taking the time to research, create and share this video! Also, does this mean your next destination is on the Continent???
We appreciate hearing that these types of videos connect with you. They're not our "usual" content but its an interesting process for us to learn, research, and then format the information we have into something we think you'd enjoy. Africa is not our next destination but its happening. Happy New Year!
@@TheYarbrosCZcams SOUTHAFRICAN CITY'S IN 4K DRONE WE SEE FROM CAPETOWN SOUTHAFRICA🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦😂😂
@@TheYarbrosAM FROM KHOISAN TRIBE 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
this is too beautiful, thank you for an interesting language on our experience...
In your travels, I hope you can go to Ethiopia and make more informative content from your prospective. Quite an extraordinary place that needs further study. Thanks y'all
We would love to and definitely plan to visit!
FANTASTIC KNOWLEDGE ❗️🙏🏾♥️
Us African Americans are God’s jewelry (Jews). We are predominantly shemites. If you are Igbo, Lemba, Lubo, Asanti, and much more you are Hebrew. Shalom family! Read the book, “From Babylon to Timbuktu”❤
Thanks for this informative video! I'd recommend checking out the text The Eloquence of the Scribes, wherein you'll encounter even more information on writing practices on the Continent historically (and specifically, a "memoir on the ancient and future resources of African literature"). 👍🏽
Really appreciate the resource you shared. Looking forward to diving more into this!
the irony... the speedat which people say Africa isn't a country is only matched by the speed at which they refer to it as a monolith.
Vital Information...Thanks For Sharing! Happy New Year!
Happy new year!
When it comes to speaking about libraries in Africa. Alexandria was a GREEK city in Kemet. The Greeks received all of their knowledge from Kemet and built the city Alexandria named after the general. I love to speak about Mansa Musa’s world renowned library.
Thanks for sharing Alexandria was a bad choice...still in Africa but Timbuktu (the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research)would have worked much better choice. I've never heard of Manda Musa's library I'll need to look it up. Thanks!
@@TheYarbros Mansa Musa I was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa from 1312 to 1337. Timbuktu had been a seasonal trading post established in 1100 A.C., where the Saharan Desert and the Niger Delta meet, creating a lush and lucrative agricultural zone. Mali's Timbuktu was known for its schools and libraries.
@@makiba9461 He flooded the world with so much Gold that it dropped the value internationally. 😊 i read my daughter a children’s book about him.
** reminded me of Libya** (before)
I am a scholar of world history. I studied on John Henry Clark for six years. There is no curse on Black people. It was only on one person. and you right it not in the Bible. The average black person don’t read so they believe anything that someone tells them.
Wow! Great video. You guys are awesome. Never change. Please keep telling the truth.
As long as we have breath to breathe.
Excellent video the Yabros. I love , love, love your video.
I hope you are dropping gems that y’all are going to the Motherland! I am so excited to see your next destination.
We're getting there as soon as we can afford it! As soon as!
I never tire of making this comment.
To truly appreciate the size kf Africa one needs have flown on a direct flight from Europe to South Africa. You then appreciate how biv africa is. You go sllep for 8 hours after being served dinner and then wake up and eat breakfast and you still in the air over afica whereas flying across europe isqx 5 hours. London to Jobirg direct is 11 hours straight.
And one other fascinating thing is flting over europe at night when you look down you see lights from coties every where whereas avross africa you fly hours over darknesya d uninhabited areas for long rimes
Another great video !!
Appreciate this post! 🎉
A travel blog with substance, every episode is didactic and fascinating. Edit: and I’m not black
I appreciate the love. Thank you!
Thanks for this ❤❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
The Coptic Christian Church in Egypt is older than the Ethiopian Church. The foundational principles of the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism,Christianity and Islam) are rooted in Africa but were jacketed with Indo-European cultural worldview centuries after. Even the languages.
There's a lot of misconceptions about Africa, not only that, there's also misconceptions that "black folks from America don't get received in the continent" and vice versa that "Afrikans hate black folks from America" which are both false narratives
The biggest issue is most of the programming that documents our people from both sides is owned by the colonizers. Image is powerful. Economics is power. This is why we need our platforms that tell our story instead of what the colonizer presents.
1000%
Thank you for the truth!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Very informative.
Thank y'all for this! I am fortunate that I am Nigerian-American (born and raised in the US; my dad is Nigerian-Yoruba represent! haha). Growing up, I Iearned so much from family members when visiting over there that they NEVVVVVVERRRRRRR even touched in school. It's absolutely tragic how Africa's significance is minimized. I really wish there was Wakanda and Vibranium for real so the shift of world power would occur and be based somewhere in Africa as a form of comeuppance to the disrespect it has been given.
Yes, wouldn't that be justice.
The Curse of Ham is actually a Curse of Canaan. Canaan is Ham's son. Genesis 9:20-27. So technically you are correct there is no reference to the Curse of Ham. On the other hand, the attribution may have been assigned to Ham since Ham's son was the one that was cursed. It's just another perversion of the facts it would seem by those who can benefit from it.
This is why we have some Africans in the USA saying they aren't Africans, they are FBA
Thank you both for sharing such invaluable historical information. I absolutely love hearing and learning about our history and the lies been told to us. Makes me feel sad about what happened to us and still is happening today. Keep on exposing and sharing. Love you guys and the content you share. Stay blessed🙏🏾❤❤
DNA vid brought me here! Peace from Ireland again...irish but some family born in zambia. Colonalism and white supremacy has laid waste to the world and peoples minds. I hope we find a way to overcome it as one people
So well put together, thank you.
Thank you!
The Akan people of Ghana, the Ivory Coast and some Sudanese used similar symbols the Ghanaian referred partly as Adinkra symbols for communication. The Mende people of Sierra Leone had their own script.
This is one of the best videos on African Excellence on CZcams
2:40 not me double checking nothing that exists in the real world is called Vibranium 🤣 loved this video. There is so much history that’s been HEAVILY revised over the centuries and efforts like this to bring the truth to the forefront are EXTREMELY necessary
lol thought I would just slip that in there to see if anyone would fact check hahaha! Appreciate you so much! Happy NY!
“Wakanda Forever” 🤣🤣
@@concettaconey5463 😂
Concerning our 400 years prophecy as in genesis 15 verse 13 Abraham seeds it is safe to say that this begins in 1492 with Christopher Columbus add 400 year to that we will be in 1892 the year Haile Selassie was born and later became the king of kings in 1930 November 2nd
I love this 💕
Thanks for the love!
Although Deuteronomy 28 is in the Bible, Spot on with Ham. Also christmas & Easter are no where in the Bible. Did you know that Christmas did not become an official holiday in the states until 1861.
Thank you so much!
I hope the vibranium mention was a joke, but they didn't make it clear that it was a joke.
I really don't think very many people of average education believe your list of lies.Ignorant people often have bizzare beliefs. the study of history has been a love of mine. and I could find the facts. They were not secrets. Love your videos.
Thanks for watching.
I remember our maths teacher telling us a little known history of maths in the UK. He said that the English were not interested in maths until it was demonstarted to the queen, at the time, that it could be used to accurately plot at trajectory path to accurately lobb missile at the enemy. It was rejected numerous time before that. She then send out her spies to other lands to learn the technique to bring back to England. The story was longer than that but this is basics.
Sounds about right go to foreign lands find new knowledge and then call it your own. Thanks for sharing.
One thing that I think that we should stop saying is that Afrika is a Continent and not 1 country. Australia is also a Continent but still 1 Country. On top of that, what is a continent if Europe somehow fits the definition? As you pointed out in the video, the borders that are currently recognized were created at the Berlin Conference, so from an Afrocentric view, they are imaginary. Final two notes. DNA proves that many of the tribes are biologically the same. Many of the languages are not languages but rather dialects of the same languages. Let's focus on the similarities rather than the differences. 1 Afrika. 1 Watu.
Go to the Canaries, Lampedusa or Greece and tell those who swim to Europe how great Africa is.
Or I could ask the Germans, Spaniards, Italians, Dutch, Brits, Portuguese, French who all tried to move here permanently. Africa the 2nd largest continent in the world and the richest in natural resources, beauty and intelligence. 😊
Do not forget that we are dealing with the agents of Satan and Satan is the father of lies, so to fight back we need to: -
Ephesians 6:11Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.…
2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Funny, I had to rewrite my opening because I went heavy on the father of all lies and what his minions have been doing in Mother Africa and then decided to go with more light to chase out the darkness.
Such a vast landmass and yet such a lack of historical accomplishments. It just makes you look even worse.
I do love the small attempts at hatred. Love you guys. May your day be filled with enlightenment.
Thank you. European with out a gun is no match to fight an African with his own style of fighting. It’s the gun powder that gave him the advantage.
The gun powder and evil hearts.
Africa is the future. Africa will rise and take its rightful place in the world., and will bring justice to the world.
Think about it if it is to happen/if they were to do it to the Mexicans/South American countries than why not do it to the Africans. NO MORE MINING ⛏️ ON OUR PEOPLE’S LANDS/NO MORE CONCESSIONS & NO MORE PRIVATIZING THROUGH CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS PAID UNDER THE TABLE…. The Mexican people have gone through this as well historically since the invasion of the American continent by Spain.
Is the Curse of Ham about Bacon tasting So Good, Ham and Eggs?
What schools did yall go to. I was taught the "majority" of what yall say, so none of this was hidden from me.
This!!!
We're digging in!
Great work. i'll pass you on.
Thank you!
The Library of Alexandria was created by Greeks. Alexandria was a Greek city (named after Alexander the Great). Egypt was ruled by Greeks. Most black Africans didn't know what a book was until Europeans told them in the 19th/20th century.
This was my mistake. The library of Timbuktu was the one i meant to reference but still Alexandria works as well. The fact that Ptolemy wanted to build it in one of the greatest and intellectually relevant cities of the world at that time also says volumes. Love you brother for bringing this up. in every way except evil, heinous barbarity the Mother Land proves herself to be, exactly what She is....I'll let you fill that in lol
@@TheYarbros It's amazing how ignorant you would need to be to get Alexandria and Timbuktu mixed up. Alexandria was founded and built by the Greeks. Timbuktu was created by Berbers and Arabs. There was no 'library of Timbuktu', just some private collections of Arabic manuscripts.
Berber historian Leo Africanus (1577 AD):
“Our ancient Chroniclers of Africa knew nothing in the land of Negros but only the regions of Guechet and Cano: for in their time all other places of the land of Negros were undiscovered. But in the year of the Hegeira 380, by the means of a certain Mahumetan which came into Barbarie, the residue of the said land was found out, being as then inhabited by great numbers of people, which lived a brutish and savage life, without any king, governor, common wealth, or knowledge of husbandry. Clad they were in skins of beasts, neither had they any peculiar wives: in the day time they kept their cattle; and when night came they resorted ten or twelve both men and women into one cottage together, using hairy skins in stead of beds … These Negros were first subject unto king Ioseph the founder of Maroco, and afterward unto the five nations of Libya; of whom they learned the Mahumetan law, and diverse needfull handycrafts: a while after when the merchants of Barbarie began to resort unto them with merchandise, they learned the Barbarian language also. But the foresaid five people or nations of Libya divided this land so among themselves, that every third part of each nation possessed one region … In the region of Gualata the people of Libya, while they were lords of the land of Negroes, ordained their chief princely seat” *(Leo Africanus (1526), A geographic historie of Africa, Book 7)*
“Timbuktu was early settled by members of the Masufa tribe of the Sanhaja [Berber] confederation ... When Ibn Battuta visited Timbuktu in 1352 he noted the predominance of the Masufa, but had nothing to say about Islamic learning there. A century later, however, a Masufa clan - the Aqit - migrated to Timbuktu from Masina, and they clearly brought with them a deep tradition of learning, especially in the sphere of _fiqh_ [Islamic law]. Muhammad Aqit’s descendants, intermarried with another Berber, and possibly Sanhaja, family, provided the _qadis_ (judges) of Timbuktu over the next century and a half.” *(Hunwick et al. 2004, Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4)*
“there is no evidence of the existence of open access public libraries in medieval Timbuktu. On the contrary, the libraries of Timbuktu seem to have all been private collections of individual scholars or families. This dichotomy with the greater Islamic world raises many questions. Some have argued that the lack of the endowment institution known as waqf, or habus (in North Africa), in the Sudanic societal structure resulted in the absence of colleges and public libraries in Timbuktu. … there exists no evidence supporting royally funded libraries in Timbuktu. ... in Timbuktu the body of ulama was drawn exclusively from the city’s wealthiest families. With the exception of a handful of apprentices called alfas, there were no opportunities for the lower classes to join the scholarly elite. It was rare even for financially--assisted alfas to join the ulama or become anything more than enthusiastic and respected amateurs. Therefore, public libraries were not necessary when membership in the ulama was restricted to the wealthy. Only they were literate enough to read most of the erudite works available in the libraries of the Muslim world. ... The fully-qualified ulama of Timbuktu were a tight-knit community never numbering more than 200-300 at any particular time; they were concentrated in discrete quarters and mosques of the city. With the exception of special lectures given in the main mosques, the vast majority of instruction occurred in one-on-one or small group settings at the residence of a scholar.” *(Singleton 2004, African Bibliophiles: Books and Libraries in Medieval Timbuktu)*
“The mosque that was chiefly associated with teaching in this period was the Sankore Mosque. Sankore is a quarter in the north-east of Timbuktu, and its name means ‘white nobles’, the term ‘white’ here referring to the light-skinned Sanhaja, and corresponding to the Arabic term _bidan_ .” *(Hunwick et al. 2003, Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire, p.lviii)*
"Timbuktu was a town that had internalised the concept of race long before Ahmad Baba was born. Most of the town’s Berbers and Arabs, including Ahmad Baba, lived in the Sankoré quarter, which means the quarter of the ‘White masters’ or ‘White nobles’ in the Songhay language.” *(Cleaveland 2015, Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti and his Islamic critique of racial slavery in the Maghrib)*
"The Timbuktu manuscripts are primarily written in Arabic and use a variety of different scripts. ... The Timbuktu manuscripts are primarily written on paper. There was no local production of paper in West Africa; this was a factor in the high cost of the manuscripts. Some of the paper has origins in other parts of the Islamic world, although, primarily it is of European origin.” *(Rasmussen 2014, The Manuscripts of Timbuktu)*
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!!!
Thanks for sharing the real Truth.
Excellent video. Many civilizations from Mali and Ghana in West Africa to Meroe in what is now in Sudan. Many others as well One problem though the Library in Alexandria Eygpt wasn't created by people from Africa. Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great of Macedonia just north of Greece. After his death his empire was splitt up by his generals.
One of his top generals Ptolemy took over in Egypt and proclaimed himself Pharaoh of Egypt and started a line of kings who ruled until the death of Cleopatra. It was this EUROPEAN group of kings who built the city of Alexandria naming it after Alexander the Great and they also built the Great Library of Alexandria. Most of the scrolls and books housed in this Library were written by mostly Greek philosophers during the Hellinistic period until Rome took over Egypt after Augustus Caeser defeated Mark Antony at the battle of Actium in 31BC.
You both did a great job in this video, but you are misinformed about Ptoemaic Egypt and the Library at Alexandria. Except for its location it is of European origin ie Greek origin!!!!!
Thanks for watching and your input.