English:
In the framework of the national strike in Colombia, the black population, unlike the rest, has suffered the most drastic consequences. Although it is understood that the different reforms are of general affectation, Afro-Colombians have had to suffer it as an additional, in that although they already subject us to structural racism, we are the ones who put the dead when resisting a government nefarious, they are the black mothers who cry their children when they raise their voices and express their disagreement. A government that does not take us into account but only on paper to say internationally that Colombia is a multicultural and diverse country, as if only the existence of our people were enough, invalidating their needs and requirements for a dignified life.

Skip to the following parts for the parts in English and Creole (San Andres):
1. 20:00 to 29:34
2. 52:46 to 59:41
3. 2:37:18 to 2:51:47
4. 3:14:34 to 3:16:36



Español:
En el marco del paro nacional en Colombia, la población negra a diferencia de los demás, ha sido los que más consecuencias drásticas ha sufrido. Si bien se entiende que las diferentes reformas son de afectación general, a los afrocolombianls nos ha tocado sufrirla como un adicional, en que sí bien ya nos someten al racismo estructural, somos los que ponemos los muertos a la hora de poner resistencia a un gobierno nefasto, son las madres negras que lloran sus hijos cuando estos alzan la voz y expresan su inconformidad. Un gobierno que no nos tiene en cuenta sino solamente en papel para decir internacionalmente que Colombia es un país multicultural y diverso, cómo si solo la existencia de nuestra gente fuese suficiente, invalidando sus necesidades y requerimientos para una vida digna.

El Ciclo de Conferencias de Estudios Africanos y de la Diáspora Africana, ha sido creado para difundir el pensamiento Africano-centrado y PanAfricanista a través de las experiencias y los aportes de los Africanos y sus descendientes alrededor de mundo. Es un espacio abierto y permanente, donde se invitan expertos en diferentes áreas del conocimiento y donde el dialogo circunda en temas de interés colectivo y desde la perspectiva centrada en África, panafricana y anti-colonial.

Una Historicidad Cultural Africana: Escapando de la Trampa.

Los archivos históricos son un recuento de la historia, pero la versión que promueven no está tan cuestionada como debería ser. Las nuevas perspectivas y la promoción de miradas diversas son fundamentales para ayudar a redefinir el papel de la historia en la sociedad contemporánea. En su ensayo "Un extraño en la aldea", James Baldwin escribió "la gente está atrapada en la historia y la historia está atrapada en ellos." Allí, relata la experiencia de ser una persona negra en un pueblo de blancos en Suiza a principios de la década de 1950. Ahora imagine el mismo ensayo escrito por un escritor suizo blanco que relata la experiencia de un hombre negro en su aldea.

Los archivos capturan la historia en la medida en que consagran las perspectivas de quienes han tenido el privilegio de contarla y escribirla. Bajo el colonialismo, la historia está colonizada; es estar atrapados en la historia de otra persona (Arundhati Roy). La línea de tiempo histórica del colonizador se convierte en la línea de tiempo universal y lo que se da por sentado de eras y edades. ¿De quién es la prehistoria? ¿De quién es la antigüedad? ¿De quién es la Edad Media? ¿De quién es la modernidad? Yusef Doucet presenta una Historicidad Cultural Africana y nos invita a desafiar el estado monolítico unilateral de los anales de la historia, pero sobre todo, a escapar de su trampa.

Conferencista: Yusef Doucet

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The Cycle of Conferences on African and the African Diaspora Studies [CEADA] invites to the conference “An African Cultural Historicity: Breaking Out the Trap” presented by Yusef Doucet.

The Cycle of Conferences on African and the African Diaspora Studies has been created to disseminate Afrocentric and Pan-Africanist thought through the experiences and contributions of Africans and their descendants worldwide. It is an open and permanent space where experts in different areas of knowledge are invited. The dialogue revolves around issues of collective interest and from the Afrocentric, Pan-Africanist, and anti-colonialist perspectives.

An African Cultural Historicity: Breaking Out the Trap.

The historical archives are a retelling of history, but the version they promote is not as questioned as it should be. New perspectives and the promotion of diverse points of view are critical to helping redefine the role of history in contemporary society. In his essay "Stranger in the Village," James Baldwin wrote, "people are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them." He recounts the experience of being black in a white village in Switzerland in the early 1950s. Now imagine the same essay written by a white Swiss writer recounting the experience of a black man in his village.

Archives capture history to the extent that they enshrine the perspectives of those who have had the privilege of telling and writing it. Under colonialism, history is colonized; it is being trapped in someone else's story (Arundhati Roy). The historical timeline of the colonizer becomes the universal and taken-for-granted timeline of eras and ages. Whose Pre-history? Whose antiquity? Whose Middle Ages? Whose modernity? Yusef Doucet presents African Cultural Historicity and invites us to challenge the one-sided monolithic state of the annals of history, but above all, to escape its trap.

Lecturer: Yusef Doucet.

Dr. Leniles' and Dr. Shockley's area of expertise is African-centered Education. They are the authors of "Freedom! The Untold Story of Benkos Bioho and the World’s First Maroons". Chronicles the life of Benkos Bioho, the founder of San Basilio de Palenque, a community composed of African natives who escaped capture during the transatlantic slave trade.

They also produced a documentary, titled, For Humanity: Culture, Community and #Maroonage. Join us this Sunday at CEADA for a discussion of both the film and the book.

Follow us on twitter at @_CEADA


Español:
El área de especialización del Dr. Leniles y el Dr. Shockley es la educación centrada en África. Son los autores de "¡Libertad! La historia no contada de Benkos Bioho y los primeros cimarrones del mundo". Narra la vida de Benkos Bioho, el fundador de San Basilio de Palenque, una comunidad compuesta por nativos africanos que escaparon de la captura durante la trata transatlántica de esclavos.

También produjeron un documental, titulado Por la humanidad: cultura, comunidad y cimarronaje. Únase a nosotros este domingo en CEADA para una discusión tanto de la película como del libro.

Síganos en twitter en @_CEADA

This Participatory Video, produced by the people of Lamin, Makumbaya, and Mandinari, in the West Coast Region of The Gambia looks into the contentious issue of land grabbing. It captures the ordeal of land owners from three communities, regarding the forceful seize and sale of their lands by one Lamin Jarju, a resident of Babylon who has claimed ownership of and chieftaincy over the said farmlands.

Babylon, the area of land in question has been historically a large farmland utilized by the people of Lamin, Makumbaya, and Mandinari for their farming activities. Most of them rely on these farms to earn a living. It is not a recognized settlement legally speaking, thus has no chief. Albeit this reality, there is this tussle of ownership of these lands, leaving many people dissatisfied and frustrated.

Numerous attempts have been made to solicit support from various government institutions for them to intervene to find a lasting solution to this issue but nothing was achieved.The video essentially captures numerous stories of struggle for sustenance and justice.Facilitated by Gambia Participates, with support from the ATJLF.