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What is the African Diaspora?

If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents

— African Proverb

When you google the word Diaspora it comes up with a simple sentence; “People who have left their home country, usually involuntarily to foreign countries around the world.” Although this a good description of the word I believe this has a deeper meaning. Many Groups have dealt with Diaspora like the Irish, Chinese, Jews, Indians, and Africans throughout history. I have my own opinion on the meaning and the effect and value it has on African Diaspora?

I believe there were 3 incidents of African Diaspora; The 1st time is the Great Movement within and outside of African that happen around 100,000 years ago. Although it may not seem it, but it was a phase and start of the process of the diaspora. Fast forward about 95,000 years and the 2nd time the African Diaspora appeared with the Bantu speaking people moving to the now known countries called Nigeria and Cameroon to other parts of Africa. The final Diaspora is the trading of items, diseases, merchants, and slaves around the continent and the world which began in the 3rd century BC.

Coronavirus: Could African countries cope with an outbreak?

Diaspora Region where it happened?
Africa

Name of the Author
Unknown

Organization (if relevant)
BBC

Date
March 12,2020

The summary of what it is about is about the Status of Africa

I shared this post to state how african countries are handling the disease and how the disease is affect everyone regardless of color. That we shouldnt be blind in a fight like this.

I found it credible but outdated because of the time on the article is a month ago which mean we do not know the current status of Africa handling of Covid-19.

How does it affect the community it references?

People are affected by this because just like America, businesses and families are in struggle because of it, but unlike america has learned their lessons from the past and was quick to respond.

The only thing that this virus has affected is the hope of finding a vaccine and things returning to a semi-normal life for the rest of my days.

I feel sorry about the Impact has taken along with the swarm of infections that plagues their crops and lands. I truly feel sorry for anyone’s loss during these cold times

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51403865

Abolitionists and Path to Freedom

Sojourner Truth was one the infamous Abolitionist who started his campaign and mission witha. Simple,yet powerful quote. Ain’t I a Woman?” delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in 1851.

She peaked my intrested because from the very beginning she escaped with her infant daughter and already was set to be an Abolitionist for others like herself.

The best part of learning about her was she not only stop from Abolitionisments but universal ideals. She show her past did not define her future and her path and how psychical chains would not break her spirit.

Sojourner Truth

Brazil Horrible Price

The news company; “The Atlantic” posted an article with this caption. “China wants food. Brazil Pays the Price: National efforts to strengthen food security have an impact far beyond any single country’s borders.” and this article interested me to see one thing; How has this injustice come to be?

In article, The Atlantic explains how the Chinese government supply of food for soy and beef is decrease and the demand is on a new high. The Brazilian government refusing to continue destroying the Amazon just to make such demands with stating they will keep fighting for a better deals and better solutions.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/china-brazil-amazon-environment-pork/606601/

What Africa Gave to America?

America: like many countries, has be shown so many methods and ways of educations, myths and legends, clothes, technology, food, and so much more. So, the true question is not what “Africa give America”, but What America learn from Africa.

In the book “Africanisms in American Culture by Joseph E. Holloway” Holloway breaks down what Africans and African Americans has taught Americans throughout the years in Chapter 2 of his book called “What Africa has given America”. In the article, Joseph E. Holloway discuss how when Euro-Americans arrived to Africa: The continent had already established their own languages, cultures, and politics while they were just creating their own. Later on as you read the article you notice how a group of Africans called the Bantu were extremely experienced in woodworking and iron which the which caused White Americans to keep them away from the developing while other were forced to becoming servants even though they were has proficient mechanical skills.

 While reading this I realize something important in the pages; I realize something from this article.

Africans have adapted from there transfer lands and make used of the resources and when the slave Africans did the same; The Americans learns how to build, creative, and evolve in their environment. They later o the in the years learn how to advance their tech, and communication from African Americans.  Unfortunately for many centuries before their progress they would continue to enslave Africans mentally and physically while trying to create the “American Dream”. The only question is this: What has America “given” to Africa?

What Africa Give America

America: like many countries, has be shown so many methods and ways of educations, myths and legends, clothes, technology, food, and so much more. So, the true question is not what “Africa give America”, but What America learn from Africa.

In the book “Africanisms in American Culture by Joseph E. Holloway” Holloway breaks down what Africans and African Americans has taught Americans throughout the years in Chapter 2 of his book called “What Africa has given America”. While reading this I realize something important in the pages; I realize something from this article.

Africans have adapted from there transfer lands and make used of the resources and when the slave Africans did the same; The Americans learns how to build, creative, and evolve in their environment. Unfortunately for many more centuries they would continue to enslave Africans mentally and physically while trying to create the “American Dream”.

What is the Diaspora?

When you google the word Diaspora it comes up with a simple sentence; “People who have left their home country, usually involuntarily to foreign countries around the world.” Although this a good description of the word I believe this has a deeper meaning. Many Groups have dealt with Diaspora like the Irish, Chinese, Jews, Indians, and Africans throughout history. I have my own opinion on the meaning and the effect and value it has on African Diaspora?

I believe there were 3 incidents of African Diaspora; The 1st time is the Great Movement within and outside of African that happen around 100,000 years ago. Although it may not seem it, but it was a phase and start of the process of the diaspora. Fast forward about 95,000 years and the 2nd time the African Diaspora appeared with the Bantu speaking people moving to the now known countries called Nigeria and Cameroon to other parts of Africa. The final Diaspora is the trading of items, diseases, merchants, and slaves around the continent and the world which began in the 3rd century BC.

The most infamous Diaspora is the time of Western slavery around 500 to 750 years ago. I believe although the African Diaspora all these these event has impacted on us heavily, it has also gave us something we would never seen in some time; An era of creation. It gave African Americans new culture, new inventions, and new lifestyle once we form our own opinion.

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