MALCOLM X: You have to be MALCOLM X: You have to be carefulcarefulintroducing the truth to the introducing the truth to the Black man who has never Black man who has never previously heard the truth about previously heard the truth about himself, his own kind…The Black himself, his own kind…The Black brother is so brother is so brainwashedbrainwashed that that he may even be repelled when he may even be repelled when he first hears the truth…The he first hears the truth…The truth had to be dropped only a truth had to be dropped only a little bit at a time and you had to little bit at a time and you had to wait a while to let it sink in wait a while to let it sink in before advancing the next step.before advancing the next step.

HOSEA 4:6 [KJV]HOSEA 4:6 [KJV]““My people are destroyed My people are destroyed

for a lack of knowledgefor a lack of knowledge: :

because you have rejected because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject knowledge, I will also reject you, that you will be no priest you, that you will be no priest to me: seeing that you have to me: seeing that you have forgotten the laws of your God, forgotten the laws of your God, I will also forget your children.”I will also forget your children.”

MALCOLM XMALCOLM X““You don’t even know who you are…You don’t even know who you are…

You don’t even know…that you are You don’t even know…that you are of a race of people of ancient of a race of people of ancient civilizations and riches in gold and civilizations and riches in gold and kings. You don’t even know your kings. You don’t even know your true family name, you wouldn’t true family name, you wouldn’t recognize your true language if you recognize your true language if you heard it. You have been cut of [by heard it. You have been cut of [by enslavement] …from all true enslavement] …from all true knowledge of your own kind.”knowledge of your own kind.”

EDMUND BURKEEDMUND BURKE

People will not look forward People will not look forward to posterity, who never look to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.backward to their ancestors.

BEFORE THERE WAS BEFORE THERE WAS CAPTIVITYCAPTIVITY:

THERE WAS AFRICAN THERE WAS AFRICAN GRANDUERGRANDUER

IMAGES FROM IMAGES FROM ANCIENT TA-NEHESTI ANCIENT TA-NEHESTI

[NUBIA] [NUBIA] &&

KEMET [EGYPT]KEMET [EGYPT]

ANCIENT NILE KING - MODERN ANCIENT NILE KING - MODERN DAY AFRICAN AMERICANDAY AFRICAN AMERICAN

QUEEN NEFERTITIQUEEN NEFERTITI

QUEEN NEFERTITIQUEEN NEFERTITI

PHAROAH NARMERPHAROAH NARMER

PHAROAH MENTUHOTEPPHAROAH MENTUHOTEP

SYRIAN- NUBIAN- LIBYAN- SYRIAN- NUBIAN- LIBYAN- EGYPTIANEGYPTIAN

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAMILYANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAMILY

EGYPTIAN & NUBIAN WOMENEGYPTIAN & NUBIAN WOMEN

EGYPTIAN BANQUETEGYPTIAN BANQUET

EGYPTIAN FARMERS & EGYPTIAN FARMERS & FISHERSFISHERS

PHAROAH TAHARKAPHAROAH TAHARKA

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ARCHITECT ARCHITECT PHYSCIAN PHYSCIAN PRIESTPRIEST

PHAROAH TUTHMOSIS IIIPHAROAH TUTHMOSIS III

PHAROAH AMENHOTEP IIIPHAROAH AMENHOTEP III

QUEEN NEFERTARIQUEEN NEFERTARI

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QUEEN QUEEN NEFERTARINEFERTARI

QUEEN NEFERTARIQUEEN NEFERTARI

QUEEN TIYEQUEEN TIYE

PRINCESS SITAMENPRINCESS SITAMEN

PHAROAH AKHENATONPHAROAH AKHENATON

Daughters of Nefertiti Daughters of Nefertiti & Akhenaton: Note - & Akhenaton: Note - same skull shape as same skull shape as the Dinka & Watusi of the Dinka & Watusi of today.today.

PHAROAH TUTANKHAMUNPHAROAH TUTANKHAMUN

PHAROAH TUTANKHAMUNPHAROAH TUTANKHAMUN

PHAROAH TUTANKHAMUNPHAROAH TUTANKHAMUN

PHAROAH TUTANKHAMUNPHAROAH TUTANKHAMUN

EGYPTIAN EGYPTIAN PRINCESSPRINCESS

PHAROAH RAMESES III & PHAROAH RAMESES III & MODERN WATUSIMODERN WATUSI

PHAROANIC CROWN & PHAROANIC CROWN & TURKANA OF KENYA TURKANA OF KENYA HAIRSTYLEHAIRSTYLE

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MEROE TEMPLE: NAQDA, MEROE TEMPLE: NAQDA, SUDANSUDAN

NUBIAN QUEEN AMANITORE: NUBIAN QUEEN AMANITORE: 12 BC - 12 AD12 BC - 12 AD

QUEEN AMANITOREQUEEN AMANITORE

QUEEN AMANITOREQUEEN AMANITORE

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NUBIAN MANNUBIAN MAN

THE KANTAKE RULER OF THE KANTAKE RULER OF ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA

DEFEATED THE ROMANS 12 ADDEFEATED THE ROMANS 12 AD

NUBIAN ARCHERSNUBIAN ARCHERS

NUBIAN ARCHERSNUBIAN ARCHERS

MENELIK II: EMPEROR OF MENELIK II: EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIAETHIOPIA

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& & THE SUDANTHE SUDAN

NUBIAN WOMANNUBIAN WOMAN

MODERN NUBIAN MOTHER & MODERN NUBIAN MOTHER & CHILDCHILD

SOUTHERN SUDANESESOUTHERN SUDANESE

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AFAR LADYAFAR LADY

AFAR GIRLAFAR GIRL

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SOMALI MANSOMALI MAN

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HARAR WOMANHARAR WOMAN

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ETHIOPIAN FARMERETHIOPIAN FARMER

ETHIOPIAN ETHIOPIAN PRIESTPRIEST

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIAADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

AFRICA & AFRICA & AMERICAS BLACK AMERICAS BLACK

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FALASHAS: ETHIOPIAN FALASHAS: ETHIOPIAN JEWSJEWS

LEMBA JEWS OF SOUTH LEMBA JEWS OF SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA

AFRICAN HEBREW AFRICAN HEBREW ISRAELITESISRAELITES

AFRICAN HEBREW AFRICAN HEBREW ISRAELITE VILLAGE: ISRAELISRAELITE VILLAGE: ISRAEL

FROM ISRAEL FROM ISRAEL TO AMERICATO AMERICA

IMAGES FROM EAST, IMAGES FROM EAST, WEST, CENTRAL AND WEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICASOUTHERN AFRICA

GABBRA MAN OF KENYAGABBRA MAN OF KENYA

MASAAI WARRIORMASAAI WARRIOR

SAMBURU WOMAN & SAMBURU WOMAN & CHILDCHILD

AFRICAN BRIDE ON WEDDING AFRICAN BRIDE ON WEDDING DAYDAY

THE THE WATUSIWATUSI

WEST AFRICAN KINGWEST AFRICAN KING

PRINCESS OF WEST PRINCESS OF WEST AFRICAAFRICA

KING OF IFE - WOMAN OF KING OF IFE - WOMAN OF BENINBENIN

GIRLS OF GIRLS OF NIGERIANIGERIA

GHANA WARRIOR - 1200 GHANA WARRIOR - 1200 CECE

ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL: ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL: SYMBOL OF THE NATIONSYMBOL OF THE NATION

ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL: ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL: SYMBOL OF THE NATIONSYMBOL OF THE NATION

GYE NYAME: I FEAR ONLY GYE NYAME: I FEAR ONLY GOD!GOD!

ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOLASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL

ACCRA, GHANA CELEBRATIONACCRA, GHANA CELEBRATION

SAMORY TOURE: SAMORY TOURE: DEFEATED FRENCH 1870-1880DEFEATED FRENCH 1870-1880

DJENNE, MALI MOSQUE & DJENNE, MALI MOSQUE & MARKETPLACEMARKETPLACE

MONROVIA, MONROVIA, LIBERIALIBERIA

WOMEN OF SENEGALWOMEN OF SENEGAL

DAKAR, SENEGALDAKAR, SENEGAL

NAIROBI, KENYANAIROBI, KENYA

GOREE ISLAND SLAVE FORTGOREE ISLAND SLAVE FORT

PRESENT-DAY GOREEPRESENT-DAY GOREE

NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATESGRADUATES

JUFFEHREH MANDINKA VILLAGE JUFFEHREH MANDINKA VILLAGE ELDERELDER

MALINKE COUPLEMALINKE COUPLE

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WOLOF MAN & GIRL WOLOF MAN & GIRL

MAYOR OF MALI TOWNMAYOR OF MALI TOWN

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GIRLS OF NIGERGIRLS OF NIGER

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HAUSA WOMAN OF NIGERHAUSA WOMAN OF NIGER

MANDINKA WOMAN & MANDINKA WOMAN & CHILDCHILD

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HERRERO LADY: NAMIBIAHERRERO LADY: NAMIBIA

KONG-SAN MEN: SOUTH KONG-SAN MEN: SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA

GIRL OF MOZAMBIQUE GIRL OF MOZAMBIQUE

THE THE ZULUZULU

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[BABYLON][BABYLON] & &

ARABIA ARABIA

PERSIAN PERSIAN ARCHERSARCHERS

PERSIAN ARCHERPERSIAN ARCHER

PERSIAN TEMPLE PERSIAN TEMPLE DRAWINGSDRAWINGS

PERSIAN TEMPLE DRAWINGSPERSIAN TEMPLE DRAWINGS

BLACK HEBREW CAPTIVESBLACK HEBREW CAPTIVES

KUSHITE ARAB: ARABIAKUSHITE ARAB: ARABIA

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BUDDHA HEAD FROM BUDDHA HEAD FROM INDIAINDIA

BUDDHA FROM INDIABUDDHA FROM INDIA

BUDDHA: ANCIENT THAILANDBUDDHA: ANCIENT THAILAND

BLACK PRESENCE IN BLACK PRESENCE IN CHINACHINA

TEGUAI: BLACK CHINESE TEGUAI: BLACK CHINESE MARTIAL ARTIST - 1000 MARTIAL ARTIST - 1000 A.D.A.D.

CHINA: SHANG DYNASTY ART CHINA: SHANG DYNASTY ART WORK 2200 BCE - 1100 BCEWORK 2200 BCE - 1100 BCE

NEGRITIO - PHILIPINES- SOUTH NEGRITIO - PHILIPINES- SOUTH ASIA- SE ASIA- SOUTH INDIA-ASIA- SE ASIA- SOUTH INDIA-INDONESIA- AFRICAINDONESIA- AFRICA

AGTA: PHILIPINESAGTA: PHILIPINES

PHILIPINO AGTA WOMANPHILIPINO AGTA WOMAN

MELANESIANS OF FIJIMELANESIANS OF FIJI

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DALIT WOMAN OF INDIADALIT WOMAN OF INDIA

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KANIKAR MAN: SOUTH KANIKAR MAN: SOUTH INDIAINDIA

SANTAL WOMAN OF INDIASANTAL WOMAN OF INDIA

PANYA WOMAN OF SOUTH PANYA WOMAN OF SOUTH INDIAINDIA

DRAVIDIAN WOMEN: DRAVIDIAN WOMEN: INDIAINDIA

DRAVIDIAN MALE OF DRAVIDIAN MALE OF INDIAINDIA

ORISSA WOMEN OF INDIAORISSA WOMEN OF INDIA

MELANESIAN GIRL: NEW MELANESIAN GIRL: NEW GUINEAGUINEA

MELANESIAN WOMANMELANESIAN WOMAN

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& & NEW ZEALANDNEW ZEALAND

ABORIGINE DANCERS: ABORIGINE DANCERS: AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA

ABORIGINES: ABORIGINES: AUSTRALIA & AUSTRALIA & SOLOMON ISLANDSSOLOMON ISLANDS

TRUGANNI TASMANIAN TRUGANNI TASMANIAN ABORIGINEABORIGINE

ABORIGINE MANABORIGINE MAN

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OLMEC STATUESOLMEC STATUES

OLMEC STATUE OLMEC STATUE

AFRICAN OLMEC STATUE AFRICAN OLMEC STATUE HEADHEAD

L: OLMEC R: L: OLMEC R: MAYAMAYA

HEAD OF AFRICAN WOMAN HEAD OF AFRICAN WOMAN FROM ANCIENT MEXICOFROM ANCIENT MEXICO

BEFORE COLUMBUS- BEFORE COLUMBUS- L: AFRO-DARIEN PANAMA L: AFRO-DARIEN PANAMA R: BLACK CALIFORNIANR: BLACK CALIFORNIAN

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GRENADA SCHOOL CHILDRENGRENADA SCHOOL CHILDREN

CARRIBEAN COUPLECARRIBEAN COUPLE

JAMAICANSJAMAICANS

AFRICAN AMERICAN LADYAFRICAN AMERICAN LADY

ASHANTIASHANTI

AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN LADYLADY

ALICIA KEYSALICIA KEYS

IMAN: SOMALI SUPER IMAN: SOMALI SUPER MODELMODEL

IMAIMANN

TONI BRAXTONTONI BRAXTON

NIGERIAN BEAUTY QUEENNIGERIAN BEAUTY QUEEN

NAOMI NAOMI CAMPBELLCAMPBELL

NAOMI NAOMI CAMPBELLCAMPBELL

INDIA INDIA AIREAIRE

AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN?AMERICAN?

AFRICAN AFRICAN SCHOLARS & SCHOLARS &

LEADERS PAST AND LEADERS PAST AND PRESENTPRESENT

HARRIET TUBMANHARRIET TUBMAN

IDA B. WELLSIDA B. WELLS

EDWARD WILMOT BLYDENEDWARD WILMOT BLYDEN

DR. W.E.B. DUBOISDR. W.E.B. DUBOIS

MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEYMARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY

PAUL ROBESONPAUL ROBESON

EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZEL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ

EL HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZEL HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

PATRICE LUMUMBAPATRICE LUMUMBA

KWAME TOUREKWAME TOURE

JAMAL AL-AMIN: H. RAP JAMAL AL-AMIN: H. RAP BROWN BROWN

BLACK PANTHER PARTY BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF-DEFENSEFOR SELF-DEFENSE

ANGELA DAVISANGELA DAVIS

ANWAR SADATANWAR SADAT

NELSON MANDELANELSON MANDELA

KWAME NKRUMAHKWAME NKRUMAH

JOMO KENYATTA: KENYAJOMO KENYATTA: KENYA

DR. WALTER RODNEYDR. WALTER RODNEY

DR. CHEIKH ANTA DIOPDR. CHEIKH ANTA DIOP

DR. JOHN HENRIK CLARKEDR. JOHN HENRIK CLARKE

DR. YOSEF BEN-DR. YOSEF BEN-JOCHANANJOCHANAN

LOUIS FARAKHAN & LOUIS FARAKHAN & DR. BEN-JOCHANANDR. BEN-JOCHANAN

DR. JOHN HOPE FRANKLINDR. JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN

JESSE JACKSON & AL JESSE JACKSON & AL SHARPTONSHARPTON

COLIN POWELL: FORMER U.S. COLIN POWELL: FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE; SECRETARY OF STATE; RETIRED RETIRED GENERAL; FORMER GENERAL; FORMER NSANSA

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY U.S. CYNTHIA MCKINNEY U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN, GEORGIA (D)CONGRESSWOMAN, GEORGIA (D)

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: CONDELEEZA RICE (FORMER NSA)CONDELEEZA RICE (FORMER NSA)

Malcolm X: “You can not hate Malcolm X: “You can not hate the roots of a tree the roots of a tree

without hating the tree itself.”without hating the tree itself.”

Therefore, to hate ones history Therefore, to hate ones history is to hate ones self; to be is to hate ones self; to be without a memory, to be without a memory, to be reduced to the lower animals reduced to the lower animals and thereby, to be destroyed and thereby, to be destroyed because of a lack of knowledge because of a lack of knowledge of self. of self.

MAYA ANGELOU:MAYA ANGELOU:

No man can know where No man can know where he is going unless he he is going unless he knows exactly where he knows exactly where he has been and exactly has been and exactly how he arrived at his how he arrived at his present place.present place.

KNOW YOUR PAST!KNOW YOUR PAST!

UNDERSTAND YOUR PRESENT!UNDERSTAND YOUR PRESENT!

PLAN YOUR FUTURE!PLAN YOUR FUTURE!

HISTORY IS A PEOPLES MEMORY.HISTORY IS A PEOPLES MEMORY.

[MALCOLM X][MALCOLM X]