It's amazing how much we still have to learn about West Africa or African history in general like the horses importance in African cultures and history is such an interesting topic. We know more about the Nile Valley then the rest of the continent, which as much as I love Egypt as I'm a Pan Africanist I do claim it as apart of Africa's history but people hyper focus on it too much and ignore much more interesting African civilizations and cultures Imo, such as Kush and Kerma or even Tichitt which you have done such a great job providing information on and gave me new knowledge I had no idea about. I feel as a Diaspora we need to tell our stories and not just the same old slavery narrative or colonialism but our rich diverse history it would be great to see tv shows and movies about Ancient Ghana and Axum or perhaps even Swahili civilization so much to draw from.
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It's amazing how much we still have to learn about West Africa or African history in general like the horses importance in African cultures and history is such an interesting topic. We know more about the Nile Valley then the rest of the continent, which as much as I love Egypt as I'm a Pan Africanist I do claim it as apart of Africa's history but people hyper focus on it too much and ignore much more interesting African civilizations and cultures Imo, such as Kush and Kerma or even Tichitt which you have done such a great job providing information on and gave me new knowledge I had no idea about. I feel as a Diaspora we need to tell our stories and not just the same old slavery narrative or colonialism but our rich diverse history it would be great to see tv shows and movies about Ancient Ghana and Axum or perhaps even Swahili civilization so much to draw from.