⁣Last summer my wife, daughter and 3 of our Grandkids while
in Columbia visited San Basilio de Palenque, the first free settlement of
formerly enslaved Afrikans in the Americas who fled a life of enslavement.
Contrary to most history books, Ayati’s (Haiti) independence in 1804, occurred
more than 100 years after Palenque. Palenque is a unique place, famous for its Kmtyw
culture, language (unique blends of Portuguese, English, Twi, Gullah Geechee,
etc.) gastronomy and, of course, its HISTORY. They highly embrace education and
a very low crime rate. Uniquely all children must learn how to box, eliminating
‘beefs’ and other frictions, they are settled at the boxing facility.

They use the equivalent to the Mbongi, it’s called a Ma
kuagro. A communal meeting space that’s both a physical place and a social
institution, where the community gathers to deliberate, educate, provide aid,
resolve conflicts, decision‑making and maintain cultural
continuity.

Discover how Ancient Kmt (Egypt) helped shape early Christianity. From Osiris, Isis and the rise of Serapis in Hellenistic Egypt to the birth of Christian monasticism, this documentary traces a powerful story of cultural exchange.We explore parallels between Kmtyw (Egyptian) myths and Christian narratives (resurrection, divine motherhood, life after death), the evolution of symbols like the Ankh → cross and the Eye of Horus → Eye of Providence, and the role of Alexandria’s great thinkers (Origen, Athanasius) and the Nag Hammadi texts.Follow the Coptic spread across Africa, the Desert Fathers, and the roots of the Trinity—revealing a richer, more connected history of faith.

This 2-part conversation of OJO World’s “Tribute to Traditional” features Poet/Playwright/ Cultural Activist, Dr. Eintou Pearl Springer.

Hosted by Abeo Jackson.


Additional footage:
Kambule Movement

Music:
Desmond Noel
Ajibola

This 2-part conversation of OJO World’s “Tribute to Traditional” features Poet/Playwright/ Cultural Activist, Dr. Eintou Pearl Springer.

Hosted by Abeo Jackson.


Additional footage:
Kambule Movement

Music:
Desmond Noel
Ajibola

The U.S. calls itself the land of the free and a defender of human rights, but its prison system tells a very different story. While America celebrates the 13th Amendment as the official end of slavery, what is happening inside its prisons shows that slavery did not actually end. It was repackaged and reshaped through a loophole in the same law that claims to abolish it.What you see in places like the so-called Angola prison makes that contradiction clear. The same country that speaks about global freedom and claims to police human rights abuses is still profiting from forced labor within its own system, backed and protected by its own laws. That is the reality.For Africans and people of African Descent, this is something to pay attention to. It shows that the image America presents to the world is not the full story, and it raises serious questions about how seriously its claims on human rights should be taken.