Kwaku Person-Lynn, Ph.D.
Mar 20 2009

Women all over the world are now able to enhance their looks, based on a practice that started in Afrika before any other civilization existed

Every woman who ever put on any kind of facial makeup, hair replacements, lipstick, painted finger or toe nails, used perfumes, wore earrings, wigs, even tattoos, have the Afrikan women of the ancient Nile Valley to praise. Before there were any other civilizations on the planet, these women were gracing themselves with elaborate eye shadow, skin enhancers and hair styles that were unmatched anywhere else. They established the standard for beauty that exists even to the present time.

Mar 13 2009

An Afrikan female commander-in-chief who stood up to the British and inspired the men in her country to fight when there was doubt

After the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, European nations made moves to control the whole of Afrika. They saw her resources as the building blocks of the European economy and growth. During the Berlin Conference, 1884 - 1885, European countries negotiated how they were going to divide Afrika into equitable portions among themselves. England was able to manipulate possession of Ghana, along with other territories. Families, clans and cultures were divided, no matter the consequences, as witnessed in Rwanda.

Feb 28 2009

Consistent misinformation about ancient Afrikan culture is wide, pervasive and sanctioned by the mass media and government agencies

Here we go again. The Associated Press has unleashed a propaganda story, ‘Secrets of the Great Seal, ‘found on the back of the US $1 bill, published by several newspapers across the country. It rivals any other venue attempting to deny contributions Afrikans in Kemet (Egypt) have made to the world. The primary host of this fraudulent practice is the US State Department, headed by Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice. The controversy surrounds the meaning of the Great Seal.

Feb 19 2009

YouTube comments demonstrate some still want to make ancient Egyptians White.

One of the greatest debates in academia is whether the ancient Kamites (Egyptians) were indigenous Black Afrikans. However, that argument is also strong among computer people who frequent the popular video site YouTube. We revisit this topic because in the era of change, nothing has changed.

On several sites there are videos and discussions that remind us that there is a lot of hatred and denial towards Afrikans being the people who not only were the original inhabitants of Kemet (Egypt), but also built the pyramids and so forth.

Feb 19 2009

A proponent of White supremacy

 When President Barack Obama continuously mentioned Abraham Lincoln during his campaign, using the Lincoln Memorial as a backdrop for part of the inaugural ceremonies, it became very difficult to figure out why. The only rationale that seemed conceivable was, they are both homeboys from Illinois, and the Lincoln Memorial was an ideal location for the inaugural concert.

Feb 12 2009

The French Black Code and Catholicism regulated slave and freedmen behavior.

 When enslaved Afrikans in America gained a measure of freedom from legalized slavery, plantation owners, local and state governments, primarily in the South, were determined to maintain as much control over the newly freed Afrikans as possible. Their best resort was through political and legal means, concocting a set of statues called the Black Codes.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.