Damani McDole
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“The rich archival collections of Ajami literature refute the pervasive myth of Africa’s supposed illiteracy that is perpetuated by the overemphasis on African oral traditions in academia and the privileging of external sources over local chronicles.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
TheʿAjamī script of Africa and the Sorabé manuscripts of Madagascar.
The most widely used writing system in pre-colonial Africa was the ʿAjamī script.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“The rich archival collections of Ajami literature refute the pervasive myth of Africa’s supposed illiteracy that is perpetuated by the overemphasis on African oral traditions in academia and the privileging of external sources over local chronicles.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
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Hi everyone! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth is here. Please support by spreading the word! www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...
October 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hi everyone! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth is here. Please support by spreading the word! www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...
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My talk about The Second Emancipation at the Kansas City Public Library, with a great audience and questions, has been put online here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVB...
The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide
YouTube video by The Kansas City Public Library
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August 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My talk about The Second Emancipation at the Kansas City Public Library, with a great audience and questions, has been put online here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVB...
Reposted by Damani McDole
Sending love and strength to all parents of neurodivergent and disabled children getting ready for the fight of another school year in a country that still refuses to invest in education for ALL children. 🍏✏️
August 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sending love and strength to all parents of neurodivergent and disabled children getting ready for the fight of another school year in a country that still refuses to invest in education for ALL children. 🍏✏️
Dr. Akosua Adoma Perbi
African Complicity in the Atlantic Slave Trade - Dr. Akosua Perbi
YouTube video by Brian McMurray
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July 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dr. Akosua Adoma Perbi
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“Around 5,000 years ago, the Sahara was covered with grasslands, rainforests, and was home to complex human societies
But at the end of the African humid period, the rains disappeared, the lakes dried up, and the Sahara became the world’s largest desert.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/mysteries-...
But at the end of the African humid period, the rains disappeared, the lakes dried up, and the Sahara became the world’s largest desert.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/mysteries-...
Mysteries of the Green Sahara and the foundations of Africa’s ancient kingdoms (ca. 10,000-3,500BC)
Around 5,000 years ago, the Sahara was a lush, humid landscape with a chain of lakes and waterways linking West, East, and North Africa in what is known as the African Humid Period.
www.africanhistoryextra.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Around 5,000 years ago, the Sahara was covered with grasslands, rainforests, and was home to complex human societies
But at the end of the African humid period, the rains disappeared, the lakes dried up, and the Sahara became the world’s largest desert.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/mysteries-...
But at the end of the African humid period, the rains disappeared, the lakes dried up, and the Sahara became the world’s largest desert.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/mysteries-...
I have to constantly remind myself that I don't need anymore books...
a man with a beard is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking at the camera .
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July 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I have to constantly remind myself that I don't need anymore books...