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Egyptians In Harlem

(Photo reconstruction)

I saw this guy in Harlem yesterday.

A complete ancient Egyptian genome has been successfully sequenced for the first time. Researchers sequenced the DNA of a man who lived approximately 4,800 years ago, during the Old Kingdom period when the earliest pyramids were constructed. This groundbreaking discovery offers new insights into the genetic history of ancient Egypt and reveals intriguing connections to Mesopotamia. 

But, I’m telling you, I saw this guy yesterday talking to a fellow in a red, black and green dashiki in front of the Apollo Theater. He was wearing a Black Panther button. I think that’s why I noticed and remembered him.

So, the diaspora goes back 5,000 years to the pyramids and the glory that was ancient Egypt and exists today in Harlem and in us.

It’s okay if most Egyptians want to embrace the 20% of their middle eastern heritage rather than the 80% African ancestry. It’s okay if they’re olive or honey colored but Africa is African. It’s their birthplace and birthright.

Black Pharaohs were the Nubian rulers of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. These pharaohs, originating from the Kingdom of Kush (located in present-day Sudan), conquered and unified Egypt in the 8th century BCE, establishing a period of Nubian rule that lasted for about a century. They are remembered for restoring ancient Egyptian traditions, building impressive monuments, and leaving a lasting legacy.

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Africa

Africa, the “Mother Continent,” is the oldest inhabited continent on Earth. The Egyptian civilization is more than 5,000 years old. There were other civilizations in Africa before Egypt. Egypt is an African country. Its people are African.

Africa is home to more countries than any other continent in the world. These countries are: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and the island countries of Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros.

The most populous country in Africa is Nigeria with 206 million people. The United States has 340 million people. There are 50 million people that identify as African American in the U.S. That’s roughly 15 percent.

DIVIDE AND CONQUER: Countries of the world continue to plunder Africa and it’s to the their benefit to strike deals and bully individual countries rather than work with a United Africa. Bully Economic Countries will keep Africa “Third World” forever. Just as those countries stole 15 million people from Africa and made them slaves, they will continue to keep Africa subjugated. Economic Slavery never ended.

You’re concerned with African history when you should be concerned with African future. A rising tide rises all boats. As the worth of African people rise so will the worth of the diaspora and blacks in America. We’re the orphaned children of Mother Africa. No great grandmothers or great grandfathers. No ancestral home. No real place to call home in America. Slavery severed ties and destroyed, erased and corrupted us forever. We are qualified as African-Americans. Is that another way to say 4/5s. We continue to build boats and sailing ships in anticipation of better seas.

“You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I’ll rise”.

Maya Angelou
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Marcus Garvey

“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”  

Marcus Grvey

I don’t need to believe I was descended from kings to believe I am great. Stripped and whipped, we put down roots that are undeniable, that support who we are today and who we will be tomorrow. We invent culture and history everyday because we have no choice.

We spend too much time trying to know the unknowable, fighting against a narrative they will never relinquish. Let’s spend the time creating solid foundations and futures where we are the tellers of history.