Jaja was a slave who worked his way up to become an influential chief in the kingdom of Bonny. Jaja eventually established a kingdom of his own, but he was later arrested and exiled by the British, who saw Opobo's development as a threat to their interests. This is an example of how colonialism sought to undermine Africa's development. This is a separate point, but I also think it is interesting to point out that Jaja established a school in his kingdom and employed an African American woman named Emma to teach there, so Jaja was willing to include Africans born in the diaspora in the process of building his kingdom. This is an early example of Pan-Africanism.

George B.N. Ayittey’s scholarship does a great job at exposing the misconception that African societies did not have democratic systems. What was undemocratic was the colonial system which was imposed on Africa. omowalebooks.wordpress.com/2…

The King James Bible states, "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways." Unfortunately, many of us have discarded the culture that has sustained us and have taken on the ways of the colonial system which our ancestors struggled against.

The World Cup and Olympics always highlight the West’s legacy of Slavery and Colonialism. It’s diasporic Africans that make their squads go.

There is nowhere in the world where African people are truly free and at peace. This is why Pan-Africanism is necessary. Global problems require global solutions.

"A lack of self-awareness is an insensitivity to the self. But an insensitivity in the self is also an insensitivity to reality and to the outside world. Without the sensitivity of the outside world and the self, we are left to blindly stumble from one point to the other. Ultimately, self-knowledge in its deepest sense is a knowledge of others. We cannot really get to know ourselves deeply without in essence knowing our enemies and friends without ultimately knowing the Creator, in whatever form or fashion." Dr. Amos Wilson, "Afrikan-Centered Consciousness vs the New World Order"

Ayiana Jones was a seven year old girl who was shot and killed during a raid on the wrong apartment unit.

There are some poor and working class people who believe they have a vested interest in the system because with enough hard work and dedication, they too can one day become trillionaires.

The solution to a lot of contemporary problems in Africa can be found by looking to our pre-colonial traditions and customs. omowalebooks.wordpress.com/2…

We keep seeing generation after generation that integration is not a viable liberatory tactic for Black people in the United States. It inevitably always results in a few “making it” within the system, while the system itself remains largely unchanged.

Stephen A. Smith wanted to be accepted by white people so bad, he was willing to go against the grain. But, as Trump’s comments illustrate, they think of Black people as “low IQ.” Being a sellout never pays off in the end.

The Colonial Secretary of Belgium said: "During the war, the Congo was able to finance all the expenditure of the Belgian government in London, including the diplomatic service as well as the cost of our armed forces in Europe and Africa, a total of some 40 million pounds. In fact, thanks to the resources of the Congo, the Belgian government in London had not to borrow a shilling or a dollar, and the Belgian gold reserve could be left intact." And in Portugal, Antonio Salazar specifically stated that he would build his nations economy through labor in the colonies. Colonizers themselves were the first to admit how profitable colonialism was, which is why they fought so hard to sustain it.

"We are planning to overthrow a number of myths; the myth that we as a people cannot work together and build an enterprise that is efficient; the mythology of the so-called black businessperson. We are trying to destroy the myth that one has to deny his or her culture in order to make money or to create wealth. You often hear many of our people saying that they're not about black power but about green power, as if those things can really be separated. The route to green power, or whatever monetary color you want to talk about, is through black power. Consequently, you will see our efforts to try to meld wealth-creation and job-creation with cultural advancement and development. We are not hiding our culture; we are projecting it." Dr. Amos Wilson, "Afrikan-Centered Consciousness vs the New World Order"

Political Oppression ✅ Economic Exploitation ✅ Social Degradation ✅ Domestic Terrorism ✅ In-Justice Systems of Law ✅ That’s what we face as a people in America ever since those Enslaved Africans were brought to these shores in the 1600s.

You don't make progress by continuing to fight the symptom of a problem. You have to address the root cause. That's why mis-education and indoctrination are important tools of colonialism because a people who don't understand the cause of a problem will remain stuck fighting the symptoms.

How exactly does this industry of Black victimhood work and who are the people controlling this industry? Are there CEOs managing victimhood corporations?

France is really desperate to reestablish its influence in Africa.

The founders of the United States took ideas from Greece, Rome, and Britain. Despite fighting a violent revolution to gain freedom from Britain, the US kept the English common law legal system and drafted a Bill of Rights which took inspiration from the English Bill of Rights. Other people look into their own historical traditions and use it to build their political institutions. The only thing preventing African people from doing the same is that we have allowed other people to convince us that our history is less valuable and isn't worth studying.