Culture

The Guide Fisher Story

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="The Guide Fisher Story" data-attachment-id="46350" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-guide-fisher-story/imageedit_8_7562431877/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?fit=484%2C266&ssl=1" data-orig-size="484,266" 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="iThe Guide Fisher Story" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?fit=300%2C165&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?fit=484%2C266&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/imageedit_8_7562431877.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

May 1, 2023<May 3, 2023

The Guy Fisher Story

Guy Fisher’s story is one that is marked by both infamy and redemption. He was once a notorious drug dealer who rose to prominence…

Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song" data-attachment-id="42734" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/mbube-stolen-lion-king-song/mbube-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=1000%2C611&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,611" 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="Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=300%2C183&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=770%2C470&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=570%2C381&ssl=1 570w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?zoom=2&resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 740w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 30, 2023<May 1, 2023

Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song

The sad story of how the song Mbube which became later known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight was stolen from South African composer Solomon…

Conquest Of Native American Nations

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="Conquest Of Native American Nations" data-attachment-id="46274" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/conquest-of-native-america/imageedit_5_6587077647/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?fit=502%2C354&ssl=1" data-orig-size="502,354" 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="Conquest Of Native American Nations" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?fit=300%2C212&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?fit=502%2C354&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_5_6587077647.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 29, 2023<May 1, 2023

Conquest Of Native American Nations

As Africans, we are familiar with the experience of Colonial conquest. The Colonial conquest of Native America by the Spanish, British and later newly…

The Assassination Of Congo's Mamadou Ndala

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="The Assassination Of Congo's Mamadou Ndala" data-attachment-id="45138" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-assassination-of-congos-mamadou-ndala/imageedit_27_5655605391/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?fit=481%2C351&ssl=1" data-orig-size="481,351" 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 Assassination Of Congo’s Mamadou Ndala" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?fit=300%2C219&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?fit=481%2C351&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/imageedit_27_5655605391.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 28, 2023<May 1, 2023

Assassination Of Congo’s Mamadou Ndala

Why was Mamadou Ndala Assassinated? Mamadou Ndala was assassinated on January 2, 2015, in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo either due to the popular…

Declaration Of The Rights Of Man Full Text Transcript PDF

April 27, 2023<April 27, 2023

Declaration Of The Rights Of Man Full Text Transcript PDF

One of the great legacies of the French Revolution is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen passed in 1789 which…

The Donald LA Jones Story

April 25, 2023<May 14, 2023

The Donald LA Jones Story

In the heart of Harlem, once upon a time Lennox Avenue was controlled by a charismatic young man named Donald LA Jones. The moniker…

The Larry Hoover Story

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="The Larry Hoover Story" data-attachment-id="46391" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-larry-hoover-story/larry-hoover/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,900" 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":"1"}" data-image-title="The Larry Hoover Story" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?fit=770%2C578&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?resize=570%2C381&ssl=1 570w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 740w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 1110w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Larry-Hoover.jpeg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 21, 2023<May 5, 2023

The Larry Hoover Story

Larry Hoover founded the Gangster Disciples street gang in Chicago during the 1960s. Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1950, Larry Hoover moved to Chicago…

The Story Of The Supreme Team

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="The Story Of The Supreme Team" data-attachment-id="46264" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-story-of-the-supreme-team/supreme-team-story/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" 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="Supreme Team Story" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?fit=770%2C433&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?resize=570%2C381&ssl=1 570w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?zoom=2&resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 740w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?zoom=3&resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 1110w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Supreme-Team-Story.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 21, 2023<April 27, 2023

The Supreme Team Story

The story of the Supreme Team of Queens highlights the cultural impact of the 1980s drug trade on Black America. The Supreme Team was…

The Paid In Full Story

April 8, 2023<May 5, 2023

The Paid In Full Story

The 1980s Crack Era in Harlem on the true story of Alpo, AZ and Rich Porter as shown in the Movie Piad In Full by Afrika Is Woke Magazine

Oliver Stone's JFK

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="Oliver Stone's JFK" data-attachment-id="46226" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/jfk-assassination/imageedit_2_2405337226/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?fit=557%2C429&ssl=1" data-orig-size="557,429" 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="Oliver Stone’s JFK" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?fit=557%2C429&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/imageedit_2_2405337226.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 7, 2023<April 22, 2023

Oliver Stone’s JFK

Despite the release of government records in 2017, and the 1964 Warren Commission report, the JFK assassination continues to generate controversy. The official explanation…

Dinosaurs Fossils Found In Africa

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="Dinosaurs Fossils Found In Africa" data-attachment-id="45407" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/dinosaurs-fossils-found-in-africa/afrodino/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?fit=678%2C349&ssl=1" data-orig-size="678,349" 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="Dinosaurs Fossils Found In Africa" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?fit=300%2C154&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?fit=678%2C349&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?resize=270%2C180&ssl=1 270w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AfroDino.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

April 6, 2023<April 22, 2023

Dinosaur Fossils Found In Africa

A variety of Dinosaur Fossils have been found in Africa suggesting that Africa was once home to many species of Dinosaurs including massive African…

The Stanley Tookie Williams Story

April 5, 2023<May 14, 2023

The Stanley Tookie Williams Story

The story of Stanley Tookie Williams is a complex and controversial one, intertwined with the formation of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. Born…