2/2 “The first step [...] is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and [...] letting evil reign supreme [...]"
1/2 Steve Biko: "Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude."
"If one's aspiration is whiteness but their pigmentation makes attainment of this impossible, then that person is a non-white."
It takes a special kind of anarchy to abduct and disappear citizens right after you set up a Victims Compensation Fund.
The only great thing about this cycle of fear is that it ultimately consumes its architects.
The tragedy is the lives lost and ruined before the House crumbles.
.@FIFAWorldCup The way you and the USA Soccer FA have treated the Iran team is simply diabolical. You have no basic sense of honor and fairness to manage the beautiful game. Sadly your soullessness is contaminating the entire #FIFAWorldCup
IRANIAN TEAM LEFT THIS MESSAGE AFTER THEIR WORLD CUP MATCH AGAINST EGYPT:
"We come from Iran…
From a land that, for thousands of years, has placed honor above victory.
For us, football is not only a competition for results, it is a test of character.
Perhaps points can be won in many ways, but respect cannot. Perhaps a team can advance from a group, but only through fairness and honor can one stand tall before history.
Fair play is not just a line in football's rules, it is the soul of the game.
Thank you, Seattle, for your hospitality
And thank you to all Iranians... who gave their hearts, their voices, and their whole being for Iran.
Iran, always standing tall."
Now you can mock people. In the fullness of time when the hyenas will turn around and accuse you of smelling like a goat, one more time, you will tell us: “guys the cops are at my gate.”
When we tell you there will never be another Baba Raila Amolo Odinga, this video explains why. They're jumping into the comfort of their air conditioned vehicles at the first smell of teargas leaving the families of victims stranded. Could never be Baba.
The personal attack against @MoiGideon and the @StandardKenya by the president because of a media report is unfortunate and demeaning of a Head of State. As recently as yesterday evening, I was teaching my philosophy class about the fallacy of argumentum ad hominem where someone attacks a person instead of what the person is saying. I could not have come by a better example than this of the president of Kenya who is committing this logical fallacy big time.
A nation cannot be taxed into prosperity, borrowed into development, or intimidated into unity. It can only rise through accountability, justice, production, and honest leadership.
“We honour those who have gone before not by erecting statues of them […] but by making a liberatory world for the wretched of the present and for the generation to come."
— Verne Harris, in “Remembering Fanon: A Hundred Years On,"
@wmnjoya Let’s not drift away from my inquiry. No one talked about faith and evangelization. If I made any allegations about you Mwalimu, I would ensure I provide evidence. Or, at the very least, I would ask you to review the video and (include your comments, if any) before going public.
In my view, the rhetoric by Maponga (and Hundeyin) does not match the weighty accusations the video makes without much evidence. As they say, trust the story, not the teller.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. It's a message for all Africans on the continent. We are all confronted with the same problem of short sightedness and a comfort, promoted by the media, in knowing so little about the world beyond our doorsteps.
The other day, I asked David Hundeyin some very basic questions about the documentary he made on the Tanzania elections. Now he has blocked me. Sounds like another cowardly mercenary intellectual masquerading as Pan-Africanist.
@MariaSTsehai@bonifacemwangi@AAgather
5/5 Such a production costs money. Since you accuse others of being sponsored, it is only fair that you @DavidHundeyin tell us who provided support for this documentary, in cash or in kind. Did the small group of “dedicated people” also provide the funding?
@MariaSTsehai
1/5 There is something strange about the documentary ‘What Happened on 29 October?’ that relies heavily on the testimony of one editor and a few anonymous sources to show that reports on the post-election violence in Tanzania were largely false or fabricated.
@MariaSTsehai
4/5 The documentary cleverly uses a selective patchwork of images to mock @bonifacemwangi and @AAgather who were tortured and sexually assaulted by the Tanzania Police. I find this behavior on the Spearhead un-African, obnoxious, and repugnant to common decency.