an African Activist speaks!
2 December, 2008 | 3 comments | Category: I.dentity, i.mmigration, thinking...
this material is pure palpable energy that leaps off the computer screen!
really tho!- why don’t we Africans write our own stories, generate our own content…hone our voices, develop our own media… we’re too busy surviving the rock and roll ride which is life! are we now? or stories are transferred orally… |tangent: so there are media outlets out there for African generated content!|
This video is dedicated to those Africans that live in the ‘first’ world and feel confused about ‘what now?’ for the motherland…
video courtesy of Nani
for me, watching this video was like experiencing this from the history boys:
~The best moments in reading are when you come across something -- a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things -- that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.
I was reminded of a kwame nkrumah quote:
Africa needs a new type of citizen, a dedicated, modest, honest and informed man. A man who submerges himself in service to the nation and mankind. A man who abhors greed and detests vanity. A new type of man whose humility is his strength and whose integrity is his greatness.
…ok enough blabber…back to novels written by african immigrants…’The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears‘ and ‘Notes from the Hyena’s Belly‘-- how is it so freakin’ hard to focus on one book at a time wheeew!
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3 comments to “an African Activist speaks!”
Nani, December 2nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm:
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LOL i thought u told me haven’t read “Notes from the Hyena’s Belly”?
thought provoking and beautiful as always
tpeace, December 2nd, 2008 at 6:44 pm:
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i haven’t!! i just started reading it yesterday…there’s a story behind how i happen to HAVE the book! funny…we’ll see if the way he writes resonates with me
a little voice told me some of the creative pieces in senduq remind her of his writing style 
Fabay, March 13th, 2009 at 5:11 pm:
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I really enjoyed tis Tnx!