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Very cool that you brought this up, my mother's named after her
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Very cool that you brought this up, my mother's named after her
What part of Africa did you visit, I'm planing a year long trip throughout the continent after I finish my degree. Everybody backpacks Europe, I'm see the motherlandIn.
I love Africa.
I took a recent trip over there, and as a black man, I felt more comfortable then than I've ever felt here, outside of my hometown.
I encourage all american blacks to take a trip over there. You'll truly feel a sense of belonging. A level plating field.
I want to go back super bad... And thinking about doing my MBA in Cape town, South Africa
In an age where history is seriously being rewritten, new information is coming forth that is shocking intellectual sensitivities. What was once considered written in stone is now melting away with the discovery of facts that heretofore have been hidden or omitted; things so different that they are generally classified as controversial or unusual.
That brings us to the topic of this post; the true identity of Ludwig van Beethoven, long considered Europe’s greatest classical music composer. Said directly, Beethoven was a black man. Specifically, his mother was a Moor, that group of Muslim Northern Africans who conquered parts of Europe--making Spain their capital--for some 800 years.
In Alexander Thayer's Life of Beethoven, vol.1, p. 134, the author states, “there is none of that obscurity which exalts one to write history as he would have it and not as it really was. The facts are too patent.” On this same page, he states that the German composer Franz Josef Haydn was referred to as a “Moor” by Prince Esterhazy, and Beethoven had “even more of the Moor in his looks.” On p. 72, a Beethoven contemporary, Gottfried Fischer, describes him as round-nosed and of dark complexion. Also, he was called “der Spagnol” (the Spaniard).
You honestly take the story of Yakub as a literal truth?Albeit it a possible horror for someone's ego, I think whites struggle to objectively accept that they may be a created people and not part of the original plan. I say that with no racist tone, and just based on my opinion from hours or research.
European Moors were not just servants and talented employees in royal courts, but also royalty and nobles. Perhaps the most famous of all was Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Penne and Duke of Florence, who was commonly called "il moro," Italian for "The Moor". In his day, he was officially recognized as the son of the powerful Lorenzo II de Medici (1510-1537) and an unknown African woman. Alessandro was the last Medici to rule Florence, having assumed the throne at the young age of 19. He commissioned the construction of the Fortezza da Basso, a massive fortress in the historic center of town, as well as other fortresses around town. Purported to have had many enemies, he was assassinated by his own cousin, Lorenzino de Medici in 1537.
Several Africans who were kidnapped and later presented to royal families, eventually became educated and rose to prominent positions in local society. Such was the case of Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696-1781), who is better known as the great-grandfather of Russian literary hero, Alexander Pushkin. Gannibal is of uncertain origins (scholars commonly believe he was born in either Eritrea, Ethiopia, or Cameroon), but he is known to have been kidnapped at the age of 7 by Ottoman slave traders and taken to the court of Sultan Mustafa II in 1703. He was later bought by a Russian ambassador who sent him to the court of Emperor Pyotr Alexeyevich (Peter the Great). Peter saw greatness in Abram, who was asked to accompany Peter in military campaigns. Like many nobles of his day, Abram studied in France in 1717, where he took up foreign language, mathematics, science and war studies. A year later, he joined the French Army, quickly rose to captain, and proved himself worthy in battle while fighting against the Spanish. After sustaining an injury, he enrolled in artillery school in Metz, France. He completed his education by 1722 and returned to Russia to work as a military engineer. In 1725, following the death of Peter the Great, Prince Menshikov rose to power and exiled Abram to Siberia. However, in 1730, upon the ascent of Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter, Abram was pardoned and made major general and superintendent of Reval from 1742-1752. He later retired to an estate with hundreds of European slaves.
An Austrian named Angelo Soliman (1720-1796), who is said to be a native of Central Africa where he was kidnapped at a young age and later presented in 1734 to Prince Georg Christian, Furst von Lobkowitz. Soliman served as Georg's confidant, however, as he grew older, Soliman became fluent in 6 languages, was a master swordsman, navigator and renowned music composer. In his adult life, he climbed to the top of Vienna's high society and joined Concord Freemason's lodge where he became Grand Master and a major intellectual influence on Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Count Franz Moritz von Lacy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Josef Haydn.
You honestly take the story of Yakub as a literal truth? That's damn near as bad as the people that interpret the bible literally.
I was in south africa... johannesburg.What part of Africa did you visit, I'm planing a year long trip throughout the continent after I finish my degree. Everybody backpacks Europe, I'm see the motherland
In.
I love Africa.
I took a recent trip over there, and as a black man, I felt more comfortable then than I've ever felt here, outside of my hometown.
I encourage all american blacks to take a trip over there. You'll truly feel a sense of belonging. A level plating field.
I want to go back super bad... And thinking about doing my MBA in Cape town, South Africa
Haven't been to Africa but when I chill with my girl fam I feel hella comfortable...just listening to stories and all kind of stuff is ...they're from Sierra Leone which is west African so it really interests me....I do think native Africans don't understand the damage slavery cause with American blacks...they equate it to laziness but it's much deeper than that
It's not that native Africans don't understand it's that America is literally painted as being heaven in earth so many are envious if anyone there. Ask any African try will tell you even if they are dirt broke their relatives back home think they are rich and probably best friends with Obama and P diddy
that's not true lol but their fam back in africa def think they got a lot of money.......they always send money and barrels of clothes back over there thoIt's not that native Africans don't understand it's that America is literally painted as being heaven in earth so many are envious if anyone there. Ask any African try will tell you even if they are dirt broke their relatives back home think they are rich and probably best friends with Obama and P diddyHaven't been to Africa but when I chill with my girl fam I feel hella comfortable...just listening to stories and all kind of stuff is...they're from Sierra Leone which is west African so it really interests me....I do think native Africans don't understand the damage slavery cause with American blacks...they equate it to laziness but it's much deeper than that
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/famous/ssecretum1.html
SourceAncient West African Megacities
Recent Archeological findings have discovered ancient west African Mega cities dating back to 500 BC possibly rivaling other early urban civilizations such as Mesopotamia. Long before the coming of Islam and the days of the Songhay, Mali and Ghana Empires.
The Archeologists state they have not seen any signs of war & waring, therefore it seems like they lived in relative peace. Some of the cities were twice the size of Timbuktu (Medieval Timbuktu was twice the size of London).
What is most interesting about this information that it emphasizes how little we know of ancient Africa’s past.