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S2 Ep. 24 Professor James Small: Scholar, Lecturer, Activist "A New Class is in Session" Baka Omubo 54 Views • 4 years ago

Professor James Small is a scholar activist, dynamic speaker, organizational
consultant. His accolades include:
-CEO of Sanaa Lodge Enterprise, Ghana, Ltd.,
-CEO & President, African-American Management Company, Ghana, Ltd.;
-International Vice President, Organization of Afro-American Unity (O.A.A.U.),
-Priest of Oya, Babalorisha, Ifa Tradition, and
-Past President of the Eastern Region of the Association for the study of Classical African Civilization (ASCAC).

Prof. James Small studies extensively with Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Yosef A. A. ben Jochannan, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Asa Hilliard,
Dr. Wade Nobles, Dr. Amos Wilson and Dr. Francis Cress Welsing, just to name a few.

For eleven years Prof. Small served as principal bodyguard to the late Ella L. Collins, the sister of Malcolm X, the then President of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (O.A.A.U.) and was the Imam of Muslim Mosque Inc. (founded by Malcolm X). Between the years of 1966 and 1980, Prof. Small held membership in the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C.), the N.A.A.C.P,
and O.A.A.U. During this period Prof. Small had the opportunity to interact with such historical giants as Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Kwame Ture, H. Rap Brown of S.N.C.C, Eldridge Cleaver, Zaid Shakur, and Lumumba Shakur of the Black Panther Party (B.P.P.) in which he served as a liaison between the B.P.P. and the O.A.A.U.

Much of his expertise is found in African-American history and culture, Malcolm X, African traditional religions and the love for his people. Prof. Small taught for fifteen years at the City University of New York, including thirteen years at the City College of New York's Black Studies Department where he taught courses on Pan-Africanism, Malcolm X, and on comparative African religions, which included several African spiritual systems, titled, "African Religion and Survival"; and two years at New York City Technical College teaching the course, African Folklore & Religion, both in the Diaspora and in Africa.

Prof. James Small has traveled extensively lecturing at churches, conventions, seminars, workshops, colleges, and universities, throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. His informative, eye-opening and dynamic presentations have caused him to be recognized as one of the most distinguished activist scholar of our time. Prof. Small is also currently conducting online courses on African Spirituality covering the Yoruba Ifa Tradition, the Akan spiritual system, Voodou/Vodun and Ancient Egyptian sacred science. He is also
leading educational & cultural pilgrimage/tours throughout Africa, Haiti and the United States.

Follow him at: https://www.professorjamessmall.com

The African Origin of Mathematics - Episode 02 Baka Omubo 86 Views • 3 years ago

In this video we look at the African origin of mathematics. This video is dedicated to Niousere Kalala Omotunde. May his great soul rest in peace. His knowledge is what inspired this series of videos in the first place. I will forever be grateful to have come across the works of this great mind. Thank You great teacher, Kalala. Your message was heard and understood. Your words live on forever in the mind and hearts of your students. * N.K. OMOTUNDE video’s (PLEASE GO WATCH THEM)- NK Omotunde on the Ishango bone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxDaiZ4EmF0&t=1161s - NK Omotunde on African mathematics:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9O7w1FlCEU&t=809s - NK Omotunde on the Blombos cave:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=solecDJbSVg - NK Omotunde’s books (for those who can read French):1) Le Papyrus d'Ahmès: https://www.anyjart-edition.fr..../magazines/le-papyru 2) La philosophie africaine : https://www.anyjart-edition.fr..../philosophie/la-phil 3) L'Afrique noire berceau de la médecine et de la chirurgie : https://www.anyjart-edition.fr..../sciences/l-afrique- This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.* Some YouTube videos worth checking out- From Nothing on African divination: 1) Binary Code in an African Religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79sU_kSl9Kc 2) 12,000 Year Old Computer Code in Africa:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSj4ZInqI98 - BBC: Ancient math of Ethiopia amazing method of Mathematics calculation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOKp9_sSkZg * My references- Civilization or Barbarism – p231, Africa’s Contribution: Science – Egyptian Mathematics, by Cheikh Anta Diop- Nature study: An abstract drawing from the 73,000-year-old levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa (https://www.nature.com/article....s/s41586-018-0514-3) Wikipedia article: The history of mathematics- Wikipedia article: The Lebombo bone - Wikipedia article: The Blombos cave - Wikipedia article: The Ishango bone- Study on the Ishango from - Wikipedia article: The Rhind papyrus- Article on Thomas Fuller the greatest human calculator: 1) https://mathshistory.st-andrew....s.ac.uk/Biographies/ 2) http://www.math.buffalo.edu/ma....d/special/fuller_tho - Article on the African origin to Binary code: https://issuu.com/lukerobertma....son/docs/african_div CreditsThe song used in the video is "Under water - Sad Afro type beat _ Afro soul x Afroswing type Beat"Contact me here: dimbdmc14@gmail.com

The United Fruits Company: A Brief History Kwadwo Danmeara Tòkunbọ̀ Datɛ 60 Views • 2 years ago

The United Fruits Company was and is a major corporation that holds a massive amount of history and influence in regards to Central America. This company, paved the way for massive American control over the economics, political, and geopolitical landscape of many of these nations. In today's video, we will be looking into the early history of this company.

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In 1871, U.S entrepreneur Henry Meiggs signed a contract with the government of Costa Rica to build a railroad connecting the capital city of San José to the port of Limón. Meiggs was assisted in the project by his nephew Minor C. Keith, who took over Meiggs's business in Costa Rica after his death in 1877. Keith began experimenting with the planting of bananas as a cheap source of food for his workers.

When the Costa Rican government defaulted on its payments in 1882, Keith had to borrow 1.2 million pounds to continue the engineering project. In exchange for this and for renegotiating Costa Rica's own debt, the administration of President Próspero Oreamuno agreed to give Keith 800,000 acres of land along the railroad, plus a 99-year lease on the train route. The railroad was completed in 1890, but the flow of passengers proved insufficient to offset the debt. On the other hand, the sale of bananas grown in his lands and transported first by train to Limón, then by ship to the United States, proved very lucrative. Keith eventually came to dominate the banana trade in Central America and along the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

In 1899, Keith lost $1.5 million when a New York City broker, went bankrupt. He traveled to Boston, to participate in the merger of his trading company, Tropical Trading and Transport Company, with the rival Boston Fruit Company. Boston Fruit had been established by Lorenzo Dow Baker, a sailor who, in 1870, had bought his first bananas in Jamaica, and with buisnessman Andrew Preston. The merger formed the United Fruit Company, based in Boston, with Preston as president and Keith as vice-president. Preston's lawyer Bradley Palmer, became a permanent member of the executive committee and for long periods of time acted as the director. Together, these men had a massive influence over the market. Preston brought his plantations from the West Indies, a fleet of steamships, and his market in the U.S. Northeast. Keith brought his plantations and railroads in Central America and his market in the U.S. South and Southeast. The company at Palmer's direction proceeded to buy, or buy a share in, 14 different competitors, assuring them 80% of the banana import business in the United States, then their main source of income. The company catapulted into financial success following this. Bradley Palmer overnight became a much-sought-after expert in business law, as well as a very wealthy man. He later became a consultant to presidents and an adviser to Congress.

Sources:

"The Second Century: U.S.--Latin American Relations Since 1889": Mark T. Gilderhusrt

" The Banana Wars: United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898–1934.": Lester Langly

"The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish–American War to the Invasion of Panama": Ivan Musicant