The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in some parts of Africa and tropical Asia, from Siberia, South and West Asia to across most of sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because it is declining in large parts of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control. It is regionally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuwait, Syria, Libya and Tunisia.

The leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ is the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Compared to other members of the Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do.

Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.

Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the presenter in a personal academic capacity and do not necessarily represent the views of the Institute of African Studies.Presenter: ChinweizuTopic: The sources of Black Africa’s stagnation—a theme in NiggerologyChair: Nii K. Bentsi-EnchillABSTRACT: I am developing a new social science discipline called Niggerology. Its remit is to find cures for the maladaptive behavior that the Maafa implanted in Negro cultures, and that have obstructed the black countries and societies from getting their act together since they recovered political autonomy in the period 1956-1994. The failure to get their act together is illustrated by the inability of any of them to industrialize; or to escape stagnation, instability or confusion; or to avoid being easy prey to foreign interference, intervention, domination and subversion.Niggerology is a multi-disciplinary field integrating techniques and resources primarily from historiography, psychology, and ethology (the biological science of animal behavior in their natural habitat) and applying them to phenomena in the Black world.My talk will discuss one of the principal themes in Niggerology: It will identify two of the still unrecognized prime sources of Black Africa’s stagnation.

These are The sayings of Our Afrikan Ancestors and Scholars:
Dr Amos N. Wilson
Dr Cheikh Anta Diop

Dr Chinweizu
Dr Bobby Wright
Dr Marimba Ani
Dr John Hendrik Clarke
Dr Molefe Asante
Baba Hanibal Afrik
Queen Yaa asantawa
Nana Benjamin Banneker
Nana Kwame Toure

President Amicah Cabral
President Thomas Sankara
President Jomo Kenyatta
Dr Francis Cress Welsing
Nana Sophie Onowale
Dr Walter Rodney

⁣Observational documentary series that explores inherited knowledge and the meaning of tradition, master craftsmanship and artistic processes in three African cultures.

⁣Dorze House- ⁣In the remote highlands of southern Ethiopia, a village community works together to weave a traditional bamboo house.

⁣Kora- ⁣In his Dakar studio, craftsman Seydou Kane makes a kora from scratch. The kora is the principal instrument of the griot, a caste of west African musicians and oral historians.

⁣Maasai Wedding Necklace- ⁣For the Maasai people of the Great Rift Valley, beaded jewellery is of great ceremonial significance. Jane Semanto, a master bead maker, crafts a traditional Maasai wedding necklace.

⁣ Dr. Ama Mazama - Homeschooling African American Children [2013]

Ama Mazama (aka Marie-Josée Cérol) is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs of the Department of Africa American Studies at Temple University. She received her PhD with highest distinction from La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III. After graduating from La Sorbonne with Highest Distinction in Linguistics for her doctorarte, Professor Ama Mazama taught at the University of Texas, Pennsylvania State University, before arriving at Temple University in l993. She established a reputation as the principal exponent of the African origin of the Guadeloupian language. In two books, Langue et Identité en Guadeloupe: Une Perspective Afrocentrique and Une Introduction au Créole Guadeloupéen.She is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Black Studies. Her publications appear in journals in three continents. Well known as an educational consultant for the infusion of African content in American schools Mazama has written several books for teachers in addition to her major scholarly works in Afrocentric philosophy and theory. Two co-edited encyclopedias, the Encyclopedia of Black Studies and the Encyclopedia of African Religion, earned praise for their pioneering work from the National Council of Black Studies. Her scholarly works critique domination and hegemonic philosophies, reveal the cultural, linguistic, and religious bases of Caribbean culture, especially Vodu, and examine cultural and critical methods of establishing an ethic of justice and equity.