⁣In the 1960s most African countries gained their independence but more than six decades later they still experience political and economic pressure from the West. African current laws concerning resource extraction make it as easy as possible for private corporations to take resources out of the continent. And in most of the countries production licences that were issued by former colonial institutions are still in place. However, Africans’ growing awareness that they can form their own self-governance creates more freedom of choice for African countries, and makes them less dependent on the Europeans.
In 2022 Mali openly defied French neo-colonialism and forced the international coalition to withdraw troops from the country after decades of presence. ‘All of Africa is watching Mali right now. We are adjusting our course in Africa here in Mali. <...> I think we are gradually moving towards our sovereignty’, says painter and art history professor Oumar Kamara. He believes that European democracy doesn’t match African culture. ‘But in Russia, I realised that we were respected in Africa. They had a totally different policy and opinion concerning African countries. Neither the Soviet Union nor Russia ever colonised any African countries’, adds the scholar. Thus, in their battle for freedom, a growing number of Africans are willing to have closer ties with Russians, as they think Russia can give them security. What future awaits rapidly growing African society?

Dameh Lomotey Asako (Afrikan Combat Capoeira) Testimonial

Abibitumi honors Baba Runoko Rashidi

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Some of you may not know this, but Baba Runoko Rashidi was a pioneer in online teaching long before it became a “thing”. Baba Runoko had a tremendous influence on the course and direction of Abibitumi in its formative years.

He taught courses such as "Around the World with Runoko Rashidi" (2008), "The Global African Presence" (2010, 2011), "A Tribute to Great Black Women in History" (2011), "Who is the Original Man?" (2012), "The Ancient African Diaspora/The Modern African Diaspora Lectures" (2012) and many more!

Because of the very special relationship he had with us at Abibitumi during our formative years, we think that it is only right to honor this legend, this giant in the best way possible.

It is in this spirit that we will honor the life's work and dedication of Baba Runoko Rashidi, who dedicated his very life to the work of connecting the Afrikan=Black family.






Who was Baba Runoko Rashidi?
Baba Runoko Rashidi described himself as a scholar, historian, author and a lecturer. Born in 1954, the historian was about 67 years old when he passed away.



He held frequent seminars about African History, Pan-Africanism, and focused his work specifically on the global African presence, which details the movement of Africans outside Africa before and after enslavement.



Baba Runoko Rashidi was also a highly successful author, having published collections of essays, as well as books about Black culture and Black history. He was a prolific academic writer, publishing 22 books across his career.



These include The Black Image In Antiquity, Black Star: The African Presence In Early Europe, as well as Uncovering The African Past.

Baba Runoko Rashidi had travelled across the world, visiting 124 countries, as well as lecturing and teaching in 67 of them. In 2005 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Amen-Ra Theological Seminary in LA.

Recently he had been researching African artefacts, and African cultural presence in museums around the world. He had also been part of the curatorial and academic board of the Pan-African Heritage Museum since 2020.

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Get your fill of Black love expert advice, aphrodisiac cooking demos, and (we ain't got nothing romantic cause ain't no Romans here) get some Africantic spoken word to get you in the mood for love.

Get the secret to Black love from 4 experts on Black love with Dr Mwalimu Baruti, Yaa Baruti, Dr. Kamau Kambon, Dr. Mawiyah Kambon.
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The film is a modern adaptation of an Ananse tale adapted to the living environment of children from Accra's notorious e-waste slum 'Agbogbloshi'. Students from the 'Bethel Evangelical Church of Ghana School' in the heart of the slum often called 'Sodom and Gomorra' created this film together with German filmmaker Johannes Preuß and Professor Bea Lundt from the University of Flensburg.

African traditional religion (ATR) is, in reality, in exact science. This nature of ATR was known in ancient Egypt, and it has been kept in the Kongo religion, Bukôngo.

That ATR is an exact science can be proven thanks to the kemetic cosmological argument. This nature of ATR is a powerful denial of the suggestion of the cultural inferiority of the Black people.

It is also a powerful tool for the reunification of the Black Nation.

It is thus important for this dimension of African traditional religion to be brought back in all the trends of religion bequeathed by our ancestors.

More on this subject can be found in my book titled BUKÔNGO available here:
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⁣Tinga Tinga Tales of Africa Episode 17

⁣African History Series-African Empires of Ghana and Mali

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," is the theme of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's episode. Dr. King, who sprang into national prominence for his leadership of the Montgomery, Alabama, segregated bus boycott, is interviewed by Negro lawyer and Minneapolis civic leader Municipal Court Judge L. Howard Bennet. The two men discuss in detail the struggle which still faces the American Negro in his effort for equal treatment.

Dr. Julie Hare makes it plain!