History
Adapted from pieces the original Black Man's Land Trilogy, looking at Kenya's history from colonialism to independence.
With African Nationalism on the rise in Africa and the Civil Rights Movement Growing in the U.S the calls to end colonialism were growing louder. With international pressures mounting the British government to put together one last Hail Mary in hopes to quell the rebellion in Kenya and end "the dreaded Mau Mau terror" - Operation ANVIL was an attempt y the British government to capture all Africans in central Kenya and place them in detention camps in order to put a stop to the Kenya Land Freedom Army.
The video features newsclips from captured members General China and Dedan Kimathi and also takes look at the little known history of Hola and Aguthi camps were captured KLFA members and ordinary Africans were taken, here the experienced horrific and terrifying atrocities. Leaders were hung, members were tortured, and innocent civilians received the same treatment.
Adapted from pieces the original Black Man's Land Trilogy, looking at Kenya's history from colonialism to independence.This film traces the history of the state of emergency declared by the British Colonial government of Kenya in 1952 in an attempt to subdue the movement among black Kenyans for political and civil rights. Looks at the events that lead to the Arrest of Jomo Keyatta, and how his absence lead to a more aggressive and revolutionary tone in African politics. Reveals the secret society known as Mau Mau (KFLA) to have been an attempt by the white minority to discredit the rising tide of African nationalism and gives the untold story of the Kenya Land Freedom Army.
Adapted from pieces the original Black Man's Land Trilogy, looking at Kenya's history from colonialism to independence, this film deals with the arrival of the first European settlers towards the end of the 19th century and explains how, over a period of time, the African inhabitants were deprived of much of their land. It charts the actions of the Imperial British East Africa Company and uses quotes from both official letters and private journals to reveal the motives of those who sought to make Kenya an extension of Britain without the inclusion of Kenya.
The film also features footage from BBC One that looks at the lives of the Grants, a family who moved to Kenya at the beginning of its early history as a colony. And delves into what it was like to be a British Family living in the Kenyan Colony
It also recalls the treatment the Africans received at the hands of their colonial masters and discusses the founding of the first political protest movement, led by Harry Thuku, and also discusses the little told stoy of Muthoni Nyanjiri who led the first revolt against the British in an attempt to free him. Harry Thuku is one of the individuals interviewed and whose funeral in 1970 opens and closes the film. The documentary makes good use of a rare collection of photographs of the period.
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Produced by CGTN
Documentary about Mhenga Ọmọ́wálé El Hajj Malik El Shabazz created by Gil Noble for 'A Like It Is' productions in conjunction with McGraw-Hill Films on WABC-TV in 1978.
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50 Years After Biafra
With the second highest death-toll of all African conflicts, the Nigerian Civil war (also known as the Biafran war) is perhaps the single most significant event in Nigerian history.This video is an attempt to shed light on this 3 year conflict, which claimed the lives of over 100,000 soldiers and an estimated 2 million civilians as the Nigerian government led by General Yakubu Gowon fought to prevent the secession of the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra which was led by General Chuckwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Dans le cadre de l'événement du 12 juin 2016, "Racines Kamites, aux sources de l'Afrocentricité", organisé par Afrocentricity International France à Paris France (au CISP Maurice Ravel).Ama Mazama est la per aat (présidente) d'Afrocentricity International, une organisation oeuvrant pour le relèvement du peuple africain (kamit) partout dans le monde.Afrocentricity International compte des sections en Afrique (Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud), aux Amériques (Etats-Unis, Canada, Brésil), en Europe (Allemagne, France, Suisse) Auteur de plusieurs ouvrages concernant ce sujet, en langue française ainsi qu'en anglais, elle enseigne au département d''études africaines de l'université Temple à Philadelphie (Etats-Unis). Outre "Moi Mambo Ama per aat universelle... ma vie, mon engagement", publié en 2015 par Afrocentricity International, elle est aussi l'auteur d'un essai très remarqué "L'Impératif Afrocentrique" publié pour la première fois en 2003, sur le thème de la suprématie blanche (le racisme) de notre aliénation culturelle et des armes culturelles et spirituelles de notre libération.
Author/historians Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan and Professor George Simmonds discuss the untold truths in Religion and Western Culture in relation to American Afrikans in this one hour TV show produced at the University of Montevallo (Alabama) 1987.