Dela Lekunze

Human Rights Advocate | Crusader for Justice, peace, love & freedom in all its forms.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

It was the worst defeat ever suffered by British troops at the hands of indigenous people equipped with vastly inferior military technology. It was also the greatest victory the Zulus were ever going to achieve.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

When the Zulu People of South Africa 🇿🇦 defeated the British 🇬🇧

—A THREAD—

In 1879, the British army invaded the independent & previously friendly Zulu kingdom, which had been founded by the formidable Nguni warrior Shaka Zulu in 1818.

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When the circle was closed, they advanced at a steady jogging speed, then broke into a run.

(Check video for the formation)
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The battle raged for less than an hour, at the end of which all but 100 British men had been killed – & that’s because they ran away before the Zulus attacked.

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Slavery was Legal.

Colonialism was Legal.

Jim Crow was Legal.

Apartheid was Legal.

Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.

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Jackie Robinson remains the only athlete to ever letter in four sports - baseball, football, basketball and track in UCLA history.

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Mme Abomah who was known as the Amazon Giantess and the African Giantess. She was once the world`s tallest lady in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Abomah was an international celebrity known as the Amazon Giantess and the African Giantess. In the early 1900’s, she traveled all over the world as the tallest woman in the world. She was billed as being 7'4" / 7'6″ tall.

Her real name may have been Ella Grigsby. A newspaper advertisement also calls her “Ella Abomah.” While still in her teens, Abomah went to work for Elihu and Harriet Williams. It is speculated that since Grigsby was the name of her parents’ slaveholder, she was reluctant to use it, and so adopted her employer’s last name. However, in many sources, she’s known simply as “Abomah.”

Abomah claimed none of her other siblings were unusually large and she had been contacted by various vaudeville and circus promoters to sign a contract and tour as a giantess, but always refused. However, while working as a cook in her native South Carolina, she agreed to be hired by Frank C. Bostock for a tour of the British Isles in 1896.

In her own words Mme. Abomah says “I was born near Cross Hill in Laurens county. None of my sisters or brothers are unusually large. For years every time a show man saw me he would want me to sign a contract, but I never could make up my mind to leave Columbia. Finally in the fall of 1896 while I was cooking for a prominent family in Columbia, Manager F.C. Bostock got me to sign up for a tour.” (1915)

Bostock renamed her Mme. Abomah (Abomey being the then-capital of Dahomey, now known as Benin), and presented her as an African warrior princess. She was billed as a Dahomey Amazon; one of the real life female bodyguards who protected the ruler.

It’s said that Abomah and her manager took her act to Europe because racism in Europe was not as pronounced as in the United States and audiences there would be more receptive to a very tall, strong, beautiful Black woman. Over the course of her 30 year career Abomah was to tour not only Britain but most of continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand, South America, and Cuba.

According to her bio pamphlet, which she sold at her shows, Abomah appeared in 1900 in Liverpool with Reynold’s Waxworks and Exhibition; 1901 & 1902 at the Alhambra, Blackpool; 1903 with Reynold’s and later touring Australia; seasons 1904 – 08, touring New Zealand; 1909, South American tour; 1910- 11, European tour; 1912- 13, Reynold’s Waxworks; 1914, touring English variety halls; 1917 Dreamland at Coney Island and Cuba; 1918 with Barnum and Bailey. In 1920 she was at Dreamland and the World’s Museum and in 1921 again at the World’s Museum in Philadelphia when it was announced that she was going to sail for Paris for a three months engagement.

In New Zealand, Abomah had a very expensive and extensive wardrobe. She also had an attendant, which invoked a sense of royalty.

Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914. Abomah cancelled her tours and returned to the United States in March of 1915 narrowly avoiding the attacks on London by German Zeppelins in April. She worked for Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey and at Coney Island. Her career continued into the 1920’s, and then apparently she disappears from history.

[Myra Abdul Karim @zara26655178]

My husband Abdul Karim Ali reminds the world that the cause for which Southern Cameroonians are fighting for is not a criminal offense. #freeAbdulkarimaliSC #freeAllSouthernCameroonians.

[Myra Abdul Karim @zara26655178]

Reputedly, huge sums of money changed hands between a declining muslim ménage and the genderms of Bamenda particularly, for the abduction and illegal jailing of my spouse. Be it known to them: my husband is beyond human destruction. #freeAllSouthernCameroonians #endthewar

[Southern Cameroons European Women @ScewTaks]

We appeal to the UNSC to mandate an independent Fact-Finding commission to investigate the war crimes perpetrated against the English-Speaking minority people.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis and initiate #Peacetalks
#Womensrights
#Childrensrights
@melaniejoly @RepKarenBass @KamalaHarris

[Mark Bareta @MarkBareta]

Ni John Hailed For His Political Achievement Despite Stance On Ambazonia Struggle

Since his demise, tributes have been pouring in from people of different walks of life. One of such personalities who sent out condolences is incarcerated Southern Cameroonian leader, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe who saw the late politician as a courageous leader. He revealed in his message of condolence that despite not having the same path as Fru Ndi, he loved and admired his courage. Sisiku prayed for a peaceful repose of the fallen hero.

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[Mark Bareta @MarkBareta]

There is carnage in big Babanki as over 70% of the people have moved out of the village. People trekking for more than 20km to find safety. Look at the remains of our people burnt alive in Big Babanki. How can we live with animals? #Cameroon Biya continues to carry untold genocide in Ambazonia. We must come together now than never.

[Innocent Chia @innochia]

Babanki, Mezam State & Kom, Boyo State - Jun 20, 2023 - Losing in guerrilla warfare against AmbaFighters, LRC terrorist forces are hunting down unarmed villagers who, rather than betray AmbaFighters, are fleeing & finding refuge in caves & bushes of nearby hills in Babanki & Kom.

[Herbert Boh @BohHerbert]

Videos & pictures, too gruesome to post, suggest these are #WarCrimes. They show evidence of terrorist soldiers from #Cameroun who used blunt axes to hack five civilians to death in #EkonaMbengue town in #SouthernCameroons after arrests on trumped up charges.

[Herbert Boh @BohHerbert]

More #WarCrimes by Cameroun in #SouthernCameroons. Nine #Babangki civilians detained as #AmbaFighters extracted from detention, executed & remains dumped, like #Francis in #Mbaingo (pictured). Boys/men have fled targeted killings. Girls/women bury the dead.

[Herbert Boh @BohHerbert]

In 1961 #Cameroun & #France set out to recolonize #SouthernCameroons. In 2017, their #Apartheid policies turned into #WarCrimes & #Genocide. Yesterday, today & tomorrow, ⁦@POTUS⁩ ⁦@SecBlinken⁩ ⁦@Pontifex⁩ watch as girls/women bury the dead.

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Kenya's President William Ruto on the need for Africa to have financial freedom at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in France.

He urged global financial organisations to have fair policies.

He plans to reduce Kenya's dependency on Dollars for trade.

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Burna Boy has become the first African Artiste to perform at the UEFA Champions League final.

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In Botswana, university students get paid $154 monthly to go to school.

Botswana's citizens get free land if they apply when they are above 18.

The country is so safe that even the President can walk around without security.

All citizens receive free healthcare.

[Vivalex @Vivalex8]

The conflict in the #Cameroons has caused untold suffering to vulnerable citizens. IT IS A NEED FOR CAMEROONIANS & AFRICANS TO SPEAK UP AND END THIS VERY NEGLECTED & BLOODY CONFLICT NOW GOING IN TO IT'S 7TH YEAR. I'LL KEEP TALKING UNTIL WE AS A COLLECTIVE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!