Afrikan History

The Black People Who Built Ancient Egypt

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/imageedit_11_9763824743.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Black People Who Built Ancient Egypt" data-attachment-id="43373" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/africas-egypt-the-ancient-land-of-kemet/imageedit_11_9763824743/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/imageedit_11_9763824743.jpg?fit=734%2C510&ssl=1" data-orig-size="734,510" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Black People Who Built Ancient Egypt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/imageedit_11_9763824743.jpg?fit=300%2C208&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/imageedit_11_9763824743.jpg?fit=734%2C510&ssl=1" />

March 1, 2023<June 5, 2023

The Black Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt

The Black Pharaohs that ruled Ancient Egypt were a significant part of the country’s rich history. These Pharaohs came from the South in Nubia…

Chris Hani's Assassination & The Fall Of Apartheid

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hani.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Chris Hani's Assassination & The Fall Of Apartheid" data-attachment-id="46579" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/chris-hanis-assassination-the-fall-of-apartheid/hani/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hani.jpg?fit=600%2C406&ssl=1" data-orig-size="600,406" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chris Hani’s Assassination & The Fall Of Apartheid" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hani.jpg?fit=300%2C203&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hani.jpg?fit=600%2C406&ssl=1" />

February 27, 2023<July 16, 2023

Chris Hani’s Assassination & The Fall Of Apartheid

In the tumultuous era of Apartheid, South Africa faced numerous challenges in its struggle for freedom and equality. The assassination of Chris Hani, a…

What Is Cecil Rhodes Known For?

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_33_2726707923.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="What Is Cecil Rhodes Known For?" data-attachment-id="45172" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/what-cecil-rhodes-is-known-for/imageedit_33_2726707923/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_33_2726707923.jpg?fit=488%2C321&ssl=1" data-orig-size="488,321" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="What Is Cecil Rhodes Known For?" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_33_2726707923.jpg?fit=300%2C197&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_33_2726707923.jpg?fit=488%2C321&ssl=1" />

February 10, 2023<March 4, 2023

The Role Of Cecil Rhodes In The Colonisation Of Africa

What Is Cecil Rhodes Known For? Cecil Rhodes is best known for his role in the Colonisation of Africa, particularly in Southern Africa. Rhodes…

The Reasons Europeans Colonised Africa

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/98559018_-calamyoneuseonlyberlinconference.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Reasons Europeans Colonised Africa" data-attachment-id="45878" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/why-did-europeans-colonise-africa/_98559018_-calamyoneuseonlyberlinconference/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/98559018_-calamyoneuseonlyberlinconference.jpg?fit=976%2C549&ssl=1" data-orig-size="976,549" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Reasons Europeans Colonised Africa" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/98559018_-calamyoneuseonlyberlinconference.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/98559018_-calamyoneuseonlyberlinconference.jpg?fit=770%2C433&ssl=1" />

February 6, 2023<March 3, 2023

The Reasons Europeans Colonised Africa

The Scramble for Africa The Scramble for Africa reveals the reasons why Europeans colonised Africa. The scramble for Africa was motivated by the desire…

Holiest Temples In Ancient Egypt

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Karnak.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Holiest Temples In Ancient Egypt" data-attachment-id="45311" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/holiest-temples-in-ancient-egypt/karnak/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Karnak.jpg?fit=561%2C345&ssl=1" data-orig-size="561,345" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Holiest Temples In Ancient Egypt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Karnak.jpg?fit=300%2C184&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Karnak.jpg?fit=561%2C345&ssl=1" />

February 5, 2023<April 15, 2023

Holiest Temples In Ancient Egypt

Holiest Temples In Ancient Egypt The Holiest Temple of the Nile Valley Civilization in Ancient Egyptian Kemet was at Karnak. In addition to Karnak,…

Sacrifice & Self-Doubt: Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Long-Walk-to-Freedom.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Sacrifice & Self-Doubt: Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom" data-attachment-id="45804" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/long-walk-to-freedom-nelson-mandela/long-walk-to-freedom/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Long-Walk-to-Freedom.jpg?fit=2560%2C2047&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,2047" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Sacrifice & Self-Doubt: Mandela’s Long Walk To Freedom" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Long-Walk-to-Freedom.jpg?fit=300%2C240&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Long-Walk-to-Freedom.jpg?fit=770%2C616&ssl=1" />

February 2, 2023<February 6, 2023

Sacrifice & Self-Doubt: Mandela’s Long Walk To Freedom

Long Walk To Freedom inspires different people across the world for different reasons. Its an intimate rendition of Mandela’s life story from his youngest…

Did The Minoans Come From Egypt

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_11_4382632989.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Did The Minoans Come From Egypt" data-attachment-id="45062" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/did-the-minoans-come-from-egypt/imageedit_11_4382632989/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_11_4382632989.jpg?fit=482%2C359&ssl=1" data-orig-size="482,359" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Did The Minoans Come From Egypt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_11_4382632989.jpg?fit=300%2C223&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_11_4382632989.jpg?fit=482%2C359&ssl=1" />

November 5, 2022<April 16, 2023

Egyptian Origins Of The Greek Minoans

One of the theories postulated by Historians such as Chiekh Anta Diop and Runoko Rashidi is that the Greek Minoans originated in Egypt. The…

African Countries That Never Got Colonised

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November 2, 2022<January 15, 2023

Ethiopia & Liberia: The 2 African Countries That Were Never Colonised

What Countries In Africa Never Got Colonised? Ethiopia and Liberia are the two countries in Africa that never got colonised. In this entry we…

Egyptian Kemetic Origins Of Great Zimbabwe?

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Egyptian-Kemetic-Origins-Of-Great-Zimbabwe.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Egyptian Kemetic Origins Of Great Zimbabwe?" data-attachment-id="44933" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/great-zimbabwe-anunnaki/egyptian-kemetic-origins-of-great-zimbabwe/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Egyptian-Kemetic-Origins-Of-Great-Zimbabwe.jpg?fit=720%2C498&ssl=1" data-orig-size="720,498" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Egyptian Kemetic Origins Of Great Zimbabwe" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Egyptian-Kemetic-Origins-Of-Great-Zimbabwe.jpg?fit=300%2C208&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Egyptian-Kemetic-Origins-Of-Great-Zimbabwe.jpg?fit=720%2C498&ssl=1" />

November 1, 2022<April 16, 2023

Egyptian Kemetic Origins Of Great Zimbabwe?

he African origin of the Pre-Colonial monument Great Zimbabwe has been accepted since 1929 following the excavation of the site by Gertrude Caton-Thompson. Nevertheless,…

What Is King Leopold II Of Belgium Known For?

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/What-King-Leopold-II-Of-Belgium-Is-Known-For.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="What Is King Leopold II Of Belgium Known For?" data-attachment-id="45175" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/what-king-leopold-ii-of-belgium-known-for/what-king-leopold-ii-of-belgium-is-known-for/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/What-King-Leopold-II-Of-Belgium-Is-Known-For.jpg?fit=1920%2C1010&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1010" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="What Is King Leopold II Of Belgium Known For?" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/What-King-Leopold-II-Of-Belgium-Is-Known-For.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/What-King-Leopold-II-Of-Belgium-Is-Known-For.jpg?fit=770%2C405&ssl=1" />

October 28, 2022<January 15, 2023

King Leopold II: The Butcher Of Congo

King Leopold II of Belgium is known for amassing a personal fortune by plundering the Congo Free State—a colony he owned—and exploiting its people…

Ujamaa: The African Policy Of Socialism

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/imageedit_12_7775440414.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Ujamaa: The African Policy Of Socialism" data-attachment-id="45446" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/ujamaa-the-african-policy-of-socialism/imageedit_12_7775440414/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/imageedit_12_7775440414.jpg?fit=539%2C366&ssl=1" data-orig-size="539,366" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ujamaa: The African Policy Of Socialism" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/imageedit_12_7775440414.jpg?fit=300%2C204&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/imageedit_12_7775440414.jpg?fit=539%2C366&ssl=1" />

October 25, 2022<January 7, 2023

Ujamaa: The African Policy Of Socialism

Ujamaa The African Policy Of Socialism The policy of Ujamaa, which means “extended family” in Swahili is the African concept of Socialism, developed by…

How The Ancient Egyptians Used Concrete To Build The Pyramids

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pyramids.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="How The Ancient Egyptians Used Concrete To Build The Pyramids" data-attachment-id="45732" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/how-the-ancient-egyptians-used-concrete-to-build-the-pyramids/pyramids/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pyramids.jpg?fit=736%2C604&ssl=1" data-orig-size="736,604" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="How The Ancient Egyptians Used Concrete To Build The Pyramids" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pyramids.jpg?fit=300%2C246&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pyramids.jpg?fit=736%2C604&ssl=1" />

October 25, 2022<April 15, 2023

How Ancient Egyptians Used Concrete To Build The Pyramids

How Ancient Egyptians Used Concrete To Build The Pyramids According to the Davidovits Concrete Pyramid Theory, the Nile Valley Civilization Ancient Egyptians of Kemet…