#veryafrican

[apostrophekola]

Afro-Londoner

[nanakwasiwiafe]

flight mood 😎✈️ exactly how i feel being African right now! with the whole world’s eyes on us now, we soaring higher than ever. we are here and we are here to stay! The world will forever know our name . it will be cemented everywhere in the world ,it will be studied in schools ,represented around the world because the world can’t move without us, it’s our bloodline, it’s our birthright and forever will be our heritage. we are Africa,Very African! #veryafrican #africatotheworld #nanakwasiwiafe (at Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc4FZpkIG2F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nanakwasiwiafe]

Repatriation is a Must! #veryafrican #nanakwasiwiafe (at Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6t_0JItCR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nanakwasiwiafe]

As we celebrate #Africanday,every Black person please remember that you are African before you became anything else! ~ @thenamix #happyafricanday #veryafrican (at Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPT4H_Dj2G5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nanakwasiwiafe]

• your roots are here • 👕: @veryveryafrican ✨🌍 #veryafrican #roots #africa #future https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2G_E2D8Bm/?igshid=172vn2nu00ge

[apostrophekola]

African Print Twinning in BCN

[voncrobead]

#Repost from @theveryblackproject with @regram.app ... 💞 #veryconnected #veryAfrican #verydiasporic #verysoulful #veryblack #soulfie

[kaploded2]

#Repost @theveryblackproject with @repostapp ・・・ Deriving from West African traditions, the griot, or “jeli” profession involves several responsibilities. Griots serve the role of public historians and storytellers, yet there is no word in a Western vocabulary that could properly speak to their realm of tasks: “A traditional griot could do everything from recounting history to composing music, to teaching students, to acting as diplomats. They are genealogists, historians, spokespeople, ambassadors, musicians, teachers, warriors, interpreters, praise-singers, masters of ceremonies, advisors, and more. Not every griot does all of these things, but these are all examples of functions the griot profession embodies.”[i] • Though the traditional role of the griot in some uses of the word may be strictly defined, and unique to certain regions, part of the approach of Standing on Their Shoulders is recognizing that certain principles which undergird griot-ship, such as orality, storytelling, community empowerment through self-knowledge, are rather widespread, and have evolved in the diaspora in particular ways. • A classic example of a story that has been passed down through griot traditions (often through song), is Sundiata, an epic of 14th century Mali.[ii] The basic structure of the story is quite similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, although Shakespeare’s play was conceived nearly three centuries after Sundiata. Interestingly, Hamlet is often identified as the basis for Disney’s Lion King, while “Sundiata” literally translates to “the lion king”.[iii] • Our effort to engage our communities’ griots is also inspired by the principle of “Sankofa”: the shortened version of an Akan principle symbolized by the goose reaching backwards.[iv] The rough translation of the proverb is “it is not taboo to go back and fetch that which you have left behind”. More simply: “go back and fetch it!”. Axé. ❤🌍🙏🏿#Soulfie #VeryAfrican #VeryDiasporic #VeryBlack (via bcrcmontreal.com)