Stellar Malian actress/songstress Fatoumata Diawara performed with her band at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on April 28, 2016 and brought down the house.

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Here she sings her powerful lament about the ancient city of Timbuktu, under assault by religious fundamentalists:

THIS IS MY LAND
This is Timbuktu, my home land,
Where the children are mourning from gloom,
This is my land, Timbuktu «the Maliba»,
The land of love,
The land of warmth,
The land of dignity,
Here is my Nation…
Why are we crying?
Why are the children crying?
Why are the young crying?
Cause of unfairness,
Cause of violence,
Fearing the future…
Here is my home
Stop crying
Cause no matter what, Timbuktu will remain

VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS

Cameras:
Elizabeth Press
Jay Wilcox
Jill Malouf

Camera assistant: Dylan Bodnar

Sound recording: Troy Pohl
Producer/house sound: Steve Pierce
Director/switcher: Branda Miller
Post production editor: James Bohuski

MUSICIANS
John Bashengazie

Grammy-winning multi-platinum artist Fuse ODG is honored for his groundbreaking work in music, education, and consciousness-raising at the Black Power Festival.As a Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum Afrobeats pioneer, Fuse ODG has helped bring a distinctly Black sound and aesthetic to the global stage. Yet his impact goes far beyond entertainment. Through his music, campaigns, and institution-building efforts, he has consistently used his platform to uplift Black people worldwide, inspire pride in identity, and encourage historical awareness.From supporting the building of schools in Ghana for under-resourced children to creating the New Africa Nation app focused on African history and languages, Fuse ODG continues to connect art with action, culture with education, and success with responsibility.In these powerful remarks, he speaks on the importance of controlling our own narratives, giving children the opportunities many of us did not have, and planting the right seeds so the next generation can lead with vision, power, and self-knowledge. With projections that one in three young people in the world will be African by 2050, the work of shaping consciousness now is more urgent than ever.This clip captures both the recognition of Fuse ODG’s contributions and his inspiring call for Black people to tell our own stories, build for the future, and raise children who know who they are.Learn more about repatriation, citizenship, relocation, housing, business setup, and more:https://www.r2gh.comFor more content, events, education, and institution-building:https://www.abibitumi.com#FuseODG #blackpowerfestival #abibitumi #r2g #repatriation #africanhistory #afrobeats #blackconsciousness #ghana #diaspora #culturalpower #newafricanation

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We’ve been sold a lie: that “Western Civilization” is the pinnacle of human progress, reason, and morality. But that’s propaganda talking.

I spent the first 21 years of my life fully indoctrinated in Christian Conservatism, which I now realize is the cultural foundation for the empire that is the United States. Deconstructing Christianity and colonization is a never-ending journey, but we all have to start somewhere because we all have a part to play in building a better, more equitable future.

And that’s gonna have to start with debunking the idea that we were ever the supreme civilization in the first place.

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26:08 How Christianity Is the Tool of Empire

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