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12/06/2022

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28/05/2022

The 'waterboy' Hussein Abdul-Rasoul, who discovered the steps leading to the tomb of Tutankhamun, is pictured wearing a pectoral pendant that belonged to Tutankhamun and was discovered in the tomb.

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28/05/2022

The face of Seti I is one of the most well preserved in all of Ancient Egyptian history. He died 3,298 years ago and ruled when Egypt was at one of its most affluent peaks. He was the father of one of the most famous pharaohs of all time, Ramesses II. The greatest pharaoh of all time. When he died, Egyptian Mummification was at its absolute peak of perfection.
Credit: Ancient_origins

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22/05/2022

Statues of Ramses II , Luxor Temple
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21/05/2022

Infantry Armor.
Upper plate of the gorget, skirt lames, and cheek pieces made by Daniel Tachaux (French, 1857–1928, active in France and America).
Date: dated 1571; upper plate of the gorget, skirt lames, and cheek pieces, 1917.
Culture: Italian.


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15/05/2022

15/05/2022

Barn owl. ☺️🥰💚✨🌿

I had so much fun bringing this little one to life.. ☺️

In the past I've struggled to get their sleek form right, but I had extra time today, and I am so pleased with how this turned out! ☺️✨

(I also had fun smashing up great lumps of chalk to create these tiny fragments, using a bigger, sharper rock, caveman styles..☺️)

With love and light. ☺️💚✨🌿

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15/05/2022

Nobody that did this to your ancestors can show you the way to “heaven”... Just saying.

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14/05/2022

Ancient Great Benin 3D Plaque.

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14/05/2022

Portrait heads of Nefertiti and Akhenaten, Neues Museum, Berlin.

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13/05/2022

Pan statue on the grounds of Chatsworth House, in North Derbyshire, England.

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13/05/2022

Statue of Kaaper, the chief lector priest or Sheikh el-Balad. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. CG 34

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12/05/2022

A Somali mother of the late 19th century
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11/05/2022

Wow West Africa time don Rich Now Make We Present to the own Worldwide Our Pikin Ukuse Aisomwan Host of "Waka24" Our Culture Tourism Documentary Show ....

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10/05/2022

Wuna good evening my ogbonge Waka24Family fans ...
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09/05/2022

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Please, let us all invest in agriculture for food.
This make me remember say Africa dem nor Lizzy at all as dem tanda gidegba inside different Africa kontri..... Waka24 Family's.

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04/05/2022

THE STORY OF ADÉGBÖRÒ L'OJA OBA.

ADEGBORO left Ibadan for Lagos in search of greener pasture. He chose to be carrying loads (Alabaru) on his head at Oyingbo market to earn a living.
Few years after, he bought a cart from his savings and this eased the pain of carrying loads on his head for commercial purposes. The Cart also increased his income and he was able to acquire 6 more of its kind which he rented out to others.
Exactly 8 years in this cart pushing business, Adegboro bought a van which many called BOLEKAJA and learning how to drive, he handled the business by himself. 4 years into the Bolekaja business, Adegboro had been a proud owner of 6 Vans.
Being a bona fide Ibadan son, (omo bibi ilu Ibadan) ADEGBORO built a magnificent building at OJA OBA where the Olubadan Palace was situated when it was time to put a roof on his head.
Many people at this period approached Adegboro to show them the secret behind his success. He simply asked them if they could carry loads on their heads in the market to earn income (alabaru)? And their response had always been "NEVER".
He too would spontaneously say “ENI TI O LE SE ALABARU L'OYINGBO, KO LE SE BI ADEGBORO L'OJA OBA" - this is a replica of the adage also in Yoruba land that says; "ÌSASÙN tabi IKOKO TI YIO J'ATA (OBE), IDI RE A GBONA". (A pot that wants to consume a palatable soup must have its bottom burnt or heated with fire first).
In Life, to endure is to achieve. No short cut is sustainable. Enduring wealth is built over time in a small bit but in a persistent way.
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01/05/2022

KUNTA KINTE

He was an Afrikan Blood.
He was born in 1750 in West Afrika Gambia. Enslaved and taken to America, KUNTA KINTE was a member of the highly respected KINTE FAMILY of the MANDINGO PEOPLE .

He was in his early 20 and was very Educated, clever, skilled, strong, resilient and proud AFRIKAN BLOOD, man of immense courage that empower him when he was captured by Eur0pean and sell out by Afr0peans s|avers in Gambia . He never gave up his dream to return to his mother land and He challenged others like him to stand strong and fight for their dignity and liberation.

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01/05/2022

Beauty Of Nature 👌

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30/04/2022

Beautiful ❤️ painting 🖌️ Africa kontri!

30/04/2022

Wuna good evening West Africa kontri.!

30/04/2022

This is how you enjoy a succulent mango 🤤🤩
At this moment nothing else matters.

28/04/2022

Love you mom .❤️❤️
I am passenger 😢😢

22/04/2022

The same people who run public offices and businesses into losses and hence creating debt for our communities and unborn generations are running their private businesses and continously declearing profits for themselves and their families.

In most cases, the answer is found in our commitment and our intentions.

We have a unique opportunity to change this trend in Africa and to build a new society founded on true African spirit and principles of Ubuntu, Communalism, and Selflessness 😊

We can do it starting from ourselves without waiting until we see everyone doing same.

The sacrifices we make today will bring us a better Africa tomorrow and in the future.

A new day in Africa is always a Good.
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14/04/2022

Do you know ?

The proper name of Akwaibom is Akaigbo which means branch of Igbo
The proper name for Niger
Delta is Anaoma.
The proper name of Port Harcourt is Igweocha.
The proper name of Ibibio is Igbonta.
The proper name of Benin is Igodomigodo.
The proper name of River Niger is Olimiri Ogbaru.
Oyimgbo is called Obi Igbo.
Rumuora is Umuora.
Rumuokoro is Umuokoro.
Ibuzi or Ibuzo is Igbo bina uzo.
Awka is Oka.
Onitsha is Onicha.
Enugu is Enugwu.
Ufuma is Uvume.
Ajali is Ujali.
Umuahia is Omaahia.
Umuneri is Umueri.
Anambra is Omabara.
Owerri is Owenke eri
Oreri is Oranke eri.
Awkuzu is Okauzu
Asaba is Ahaba.
We are one people. We are one blood. We are one family.

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14/04/2022

History of Akarigbo

Akarigbo is the head of all the kings in Remo land. The first Akarigbo was Igbodein, child of Aka, who was married to Onigbo. Onigbo was one of those that followed Obanta into Ijebuland originally. King Igbodein’s poetic praise (oriki) was: Owa Mojo-nmogun ofin. After he settled down at Oke Iyemule, he was quoted as saying: Ore mo! This was because he relocated to the new home in anger around the year 1450.

It was Aroyewun Akarigbo who moved the people out of Iyemule and relocated them to Orile Ofin. The other Akarigbos at this early time were Luyoruwa, Radolu, Koyelu, Muleruwa, Tewogbuwa, Arioko, Liyangu, Otutu bi Osun, Erinjugbotan, Faranpojo, Igimisoje (who was renowned for leading his people (in 1872) to settle in the place now known as Sagamu, on a land owned by a man named Bammowu, after the Makun war of 1862. Shortly after this settlement, the people of Imakun came back from their hamlet and found Akarigbo, Alara, and Alado.

After that, the Elepe, along with his friends, also arrived and settled. Shortly after, there was a dispute between Akarigbo and Elepe over crown and this resulted in war. It was during this battle that Akarigbo was quoted as saying: Bi n ko tile ju osandie, emi ni Oloja Remo. This new settlement, at that time, was called Sagamu because it was close to a river. After this era, Deuja became the Akarigbo in 1880.

In 1895, Oyebayo became the Akarigbo, and it was during his era that another war ensued between him and the Elepe (in 1903) over the ownership of a crown. This war was so fierce that then governor, the Hon. William MacGregor, had to intercede and mediate. During the mediation, then Ooni agba Olubuse was called as a witness and he gave a testimony to the effect that he did not know who the Elepe was, but he knew Akarigbo, and as a matter of fact, he received fifty pounds (£50) from the Akarigbo before giving him the crown in dispute. The governor eventually settled the rift and seized the crown from the Elepe.

It was later reported that one Mr. E.S. Ajayi (B.Sc.), on his return from studies abroad, affirmed that he personally identified the crown on display at a museum in London. It was not too long after this incident that there was a conspiracy against Akarigbo Oyebajo and he was removed from the throne and banished to Calabar in 1914. Then Oba Awolesi became the Akarigbo in 1916. It should be noted that Akarigbo Adedoyin I was enthroned in 1916 but his reign was short-lived.

It was in 1917 that the Akarigbo colluded with Awujale Ademolu and agreed to annex all land in Remo with Ijebu-Ode so both were unified. In 1924, the Akarigbo sent emissaries to the Ooni of Ife to request a crown for him. In response, the Ooni sent a crown through his emissaries. As the Ooni emissaries were entering Ijebuland, they stopped by the Awujale Ademolu’s palace to pay homage.

They told the Awujale the purpose of their journey, and on learning why, the Awujale became angry and promptly sent messengers to the Akarigbo, summoning him to come and explain the rationale behind his requesting a crown from the Ooni. Both Messrs H. D. Lamuth and T.B. Dew (then Counsel-General) chastised the Akarigbo for what he did and appealed to the Awujale to exercise patience and understanding. Then, the Ooni emissaries were sent back to Ile-Ife and Akarigbo returned to Remo to undertake appropriate rituals for his crowning ceremony.

In 1936, another dispute ensued and this led the Akarigbo to be quoted as saying: Mo kunle mo fi apo ko; mo duro owo mi ko to mo. This statement became so controversial that the government had to send the Hon. Martin Dale to investigate the matter. It was during this investigation that the Akarigbo retained a lawyer named Palmer. At the conclusion of the investigation, Mr. Martin Dale recommended that Remo should be separated from Ijebu-Ode.

Additionally, he also recommended that Remo should be paying four hundred pounds (£400) annually as land royalties to the government of Ijebu-Ode. This agreement was signed in 1937 and Mr. R.T. Minne was made the District Officer for Remo area.

However, on July 27, 1946, the Akarigbo, Oba Adedoyin I, as well as Laperu, Ologere, Ewusi, Odemo, Alaiye Ode, Alalisan, Onipara, Alakenne, Onirolu and Elepe, all gladly visited then Oba Awujale Gbelebuwa II, who received them warmly. After a long discussion, Oba Akarigbo rose to say that all the misunderstandings of the past have come to an end, because, as he put it, all of them are Ijebu, and Remo should not be different.

Then according to custom, kolanuts were broken into pieces and all of them took pieces and ate. Others at this august meeting were The Rev. W.F. Mellor, Attorney Adeleke Adedoyin, The Hon. T.A. Odutola and other palace Chiefs of the Awujale. Finally, on January 9, 1952, the Akarigbo announced publicly at the send-off ceremony of the Hon. A.F. Richards that he (the Akarigbo) would henceforth, refrain from being involved in any public discord or battle. This Akarigbo passed on, March 21,1952. A memorial service was held for him on April 20, 1952. Shortly after his passage, his son, Prince Adeleke made himself the Akarigbo, but was promptly removed by the people through an order of the court.

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14/04/2022

THE LEGEND OF BENIN'S FEARLESS FEMALE WARRIORS

If you enjoyed watching Dora Milaje's Female Warriors in Black Panther, then you will love the story of the Dahomey Warriors, a fierce all-female army that was so ruthless that European colonists called them the Amazons, after the merciless Warriors of Greek mythology, Anatolia and the Black Sea.

The Dahomey Amazons were front line soldiers in the army of the Kingdom of Dahomey, a West African empire that existed from 1625 to 1904. They were defeated, after several battles, at the end of the second Franco-Dahomean war. But, the boldness of the Dahomey Warriors left an impression on the French soldiers who wrote about their "incredible courage and audacity " in combat.

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14/04/2022

𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢 (1925 - 1984), the woman on the Nigeria 🇳🇬 twenty naira note. She was born in the village of Kwali, Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was a common occupation among women. She was so skilled that her work became known in Europe, Britain and America. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, her work was displayed in London at the Berkeley Galleries. She became Nigeria's best-known potter, was awarded a doctorate and was made MBE in 1963 despite not having a formal education.

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13/04/2022

IBA OLUYOLE!

Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State back in the days, is known to be a camp of notable war soldiers mostly from Egba, Ife, Oyo, and some other parts of Yorubaland.

One of these warlords whose name must be mentioned whenever the creation and survival of the city are being discussed however is Ibasorun Oluyole. After Lagelu’s first and second Eba Odan, as it used to be called, being an abandoned settlement, was discarded by raging wars across the Yoruba land back in the 16th century, Iba Oluyole ruled over what is today referred to as Ibadan land. In fact, he was said to have commanded enormous respect among warlords back then. Having been born into the house of a warrior; his grandfather, Yamba Bi Ekun, was Basorun in Oyo during the reign of Alaafin Ojigi. His father’s name was Olukuoye Ajala.

His mother, Agbonrin was the daughter of Alaafin Abiodun 1. Though Oluyole’s age couldn’t be ascertained, he was said to be born around 1740-1750A.D. At the initial stage, Oluyole learned the trade of Blacksmith and thereafter specialised in modeling weapons of war. But he was later to become a fearless warrior. Probably because of his background, as the grandchild of Basorun, Oluyole was said to be very vast in charms. The source or logic behind this is his diabolical powers nobody knew.

It was also recorded that Oluyole, alongside Alaafin Atiba, Kunrunmi, and other warriors fought gallantly to protect Oyo and indeed Yoruba kingdom from being captured by Fulani, in what was tagged the Eleduwe war.

After this particular war, Aladeleye Atiba installed the Alaafin in Ago Market and he made Oluyole his second in command (Basorun) and Kunrunmi as Aare Ona Kakanfo.

During the Ota war, Oluyole was said to have fought on the beach where he met Eleko of Eko and a Portuguese who liked his war skills and later presented him with a brass rod which he always held.

Oluyole was later to be installed as the first Baale of Ibadan land after the demise of Aare Oluyedun who ruled for less than a year. As Baale, Oluyole’s influence was phenomenon; he lived like the great war commander that he was. He was said to have married over 30 wives out of which 25 bore him children. His bravery, achievements, and immense contributions towards stability, and development of Ibadan land can’t be over-emphasized as it was well documented and has been historically confirmed by many writers.

He founded what is today referred to as Oja Iba in Beere area of Ibadan, where his statue is stylishly placed, and Oja Bode in Molete area. He died in 1850 and January 28 2017 marked 167 years since the great warrior passed away.

In his remembrance, the Ile Iba clan of Oja Iba led by the family head, Alhaji Nureni Akanbi packaged a program in year 2017, which had several important personalities former Governors of the state, Chief Akin Fagbemi (Mogaji of Agunleyinju Compound), prominent chiefs of Ibadan land and a whole lot of others in attendance. At the program, a book on Iba Oluyole was launched and there was commissioning of the reconstructed ancient Iba Oluyole Rest House.

The Alaafin of Oyo HIM Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, in his brief Foreword on the book that was launched in honour Iba Oluyole, described the great warrior as an illustrious patriach, a distinguished warrior, and quintessential military tactician of the early 19th century who ruled Ibadan for fourteen years.

All the above-mentioned the Iba Oluyole exploits and many more are the reasons his family is still very prominent up till today. They own the largest portion of land in Ibadan hence the popular saying, Iba owns the land (Iba lo ni le).

Iba Oluyole died in 1850.

According to the Head, Iba Family clan, Alh. Nureni Akanbi, the present Ibadan we are in the third Ibadan to have come to existence and that was made possible by Galant efforts of Iba Oluyole alongside other warriors. The first Ibadan was discarded, and the second one went the same line. It wasn’t called Ibadan then, it was called Eba Odan. So the Ibadan that Iba Oluyole ruled over is the one we are now.

He said, there is nothing like Oja-Oba in Ibadan, the market we have here is Oja Iba, which was formed by Iba Oluyole. The Oja-Obas in Ibadan is Oba Aleshinloye and Oba Akinbiyi. Though there used to be a market called ‘Labosinde’ beside Oja Iba. Their family is the one occupying the post of Oluwo Afobaje of Ibadan land now.

All the foreign religions in the land first came here; Islamic Religion, Christian Religion first came to Oja Iba. That is why all religions are practiced around there. But the most significant thing is that the Iba Palace in Ibadan is on 10 acres of land and all the occupants of the houses on it are direct descendants of Iba Oluyole.

He said, "Oja Iba is on two acres of land and it is own by Iba Oluyole. And in this part of Ibadan that we are, we only share a border with Ijebu and Egba, up to Ogunmakin and Mamu. Other warriors have lands in Ibadan around Oje, Gate, Mokola, and so on. But here, about seven local governments are presently on Iba Oluyole’s land. Ibadan South-West, which has now been divided into two; part of Ido Local Government; Ona-Ara; Egbeda and others are some of these local government".

Mogaji is an Hausa language, Am the family Head (Arole) and I’m the 11th Family Head for Iba Oluyole. My role is to see to the family affairs and properties and make peace within the family. We have so many properties that we are taking care of and we are not selling. Though many of these properties have gone into other peoples’ hands but thank God that the remaining ones are blessed. There is no way you will have so many properties and some will not go to other peoples’ hands.

On how a Head of Family is chosen, Mogaji Nureni Akanbi said "Whenever there is vacancy, heads of the twenty five branches, which must be direct descendants of Iba Oluyole and be eighteen years of age and above, whether male or female as the case maybe, will seat down to choose the next Family Head. Part of the criteria they look at is the antecedents of the proposed candidates. They interview them to know their plans for the development of the family. They choose the best among them and sometimes put it into voting when the candidate are more than three. The chosen name will then be forwarded to Olubadan for confirmation".

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12/04/2022

THE MINO..the first and only all female fighters in history

The kingdom of Oyo, of what is today western Nigeria had made Dahomey it's tributary state and demanded regular tributes to the Oyo throne. Research indicates that Dahomey kingdom was born out of chaos and resistance to the Oyo Kingdom. It became a truly militarized entity, where a fierce band of, an all female fighters unit of the military superstructure, became the king's special guards and the women supervised the men in government and reported to the king. These fierce female fighters were known as "The Mino"(meaning 'our mothers' or 'my mother' in the Fon language).
The king of Dahomey''s throne was built on the grave of a past king known as Da (hence Da and Abomey, the town, made up the name Dahomey. This was after The kingdom broke away from the control of the Oyo kingdom and from then on developed a never fading hatred for the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo. The king's throne sat on skulls, cast in gold and bronze; A grotesque symbol of the militarized core of the kingdom from its very foundation.
The Mino (more popularly known in the west as the Amazons) were formed as female elephant hunters through which the throne obtained elephant tusks and meat. In the 17th century CE, the king of Dahomey did a census and the female elephant hunters were included in the king's army because of their courage.
In 1720 CE, the first Mino conquered Whydah as ordered by king Agaja. In 1764 CE, they won the war against the Ashanti to proclaim the sovereignty of Dahomey. Ashanti oral tradition hold stories of war fought with women "who were swift and ferocious." One of the famous and last wars of the Mino was fought in an Oyo kingdom's town of Abeokuta (meaning underneath the rock, in the Yoruba language). This war was remembered by enslaved Africans from this region who became enslaved in Brazil, even up to the 20th century CE. ..Tata Ajaje, one of the Mino, gutted a man alive using the man's own weapon. They announced their attack on Abeokuta twice, probably in order to show disdain for the Yoruba. But when the Mino went over the walls, they were mostly pulled from the ramparts and killed en masse. Tata Ajaje was written of to have "stopped not far from the ramparts, sat down on a copper caldron and disdainfully turning her back to the enemy, tranquilly began smoking a long pipe, with bullets flying around her but failing to hit her. A Sharp shooting hunter was summoned. Taking his time, he aimed carefully and slew the warrioress with his shot."
King Gezo of Dahomey was later able to introduce palm oil and other produce as trading commodities between Dahomey and Europe, but this was not bringing in much Fi****ms from the Europeans as trade in captives of wars had achieved from the 17th century CE. And the kingdom needed such to keep old enemy kingdoms away from their own polity. The kingdom went into a Sharp decline. The French were among Europeans who were supplying fi****ms to Dahomey. In the 18th century CE, the king of Dahomey asked the Europeans to set up a fi****ms factory in the kingdom but this was not responded to. When the French came into Dahomey in 1892 CE, this time around, not to obtain slaves but to set up a colonial government, the Dahomey kingdom had nothing much in the form of firepower to resist the French. Besides, the French had penetrated the kingdom to an extent that they had children with African women, the children who proved, in most cases, to be loyal to their fathers' people than their mothers' own tribesmen and women. And the Mino were slowly fading into the ash and dust of history. There was a saying among the people of Dahomey that "the conquest by the French would have been easier to endure if only Abeokuta was destroyed."
Chancellor Williams, in his research work, 'The destruction of black civilizations' pointed out that, Africans find it more easier to make enmity of themselves, to an extent that they often forget what the original cause of the fighting was, but would never extend such hatred to a foreigners. "It puzzles me," he wrote while commenting on African naivety, "the lord's saying that 'the meek shall inherit the earth...' did He meant the grave?" Europeans were partially welcomed into Dahomey on the eve of colonialism.
It was fi****ms that ushered in the invaders. But the same fi****ms is what Dahomey (now Benin republic) had not been able to put together for over a hundred years. They still depend on Europeans for such. "When would Africa wake up from her long slumber?"

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10/04/2022

Picture of an Old Woman from the Turkana Tribe.

The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana County in northwest Kenya 🇰🇪, they migrated from Southern Sudan and settled at Turkana river, where the take care of their livestock.

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10/04/2022

☞Today in History -- On today’s date 562 years ago, Friday, April 8, 1474, famous Spanish explorer & conquistador Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521), discoverer of Florida, & conqueror & first Governor of Puerto Rico, was born at the village of Santervás de Campos in the province of Valladolid, Castile, & León, Spain.

☞Also on today’s date, but 509 years ago on Friday, April 8, 1513, his 39th birthday, Ponce de León made landfall near what is now the city of Saint Augustine, Florida & claimed the territory for the Spanish Crown. He named the land “La Florida” because of the abundance of flowers in the area & because his discovery occurred during the time of the Easter Feast, or “Pascua Florida” (Flowery Festival or Feast of Flowers).

☞Ponce de León supposedly discovered Florida whilst searching for the legendary “Fountain of Youth” -- a mysterious spring that is reputed to restore the youth of anyone who drinks of, or bathes in, its waters. In his memoirs, Ponce de León wrote that he went searching for the Fountain of Youth because an old native woman had told him that her son & husband, amongst many others, had gone on a search to a mystical land to the north named Bimini for this Fountain of Youth. Juan Ponce de León, in his oath to the Spanish Crown, swore that if presented with the opportunity to spread the territory of Spain to a new land, he was to search it out & establish a colony.

☞According to the memoirs of Hernando d’Escalante Fontaneda (1536-1575), a Spanish shipwreck survivor who lived amongst the Indians of Florida for 17 years, after drinking from the Fountain of Youth, a frail old man could become so completely restored that he could “resume all manly exercises… take a new wife, & beget more children.” Herrera added that the Spaniards had unsuccessfully searched every “river, brook, lagoon, or pool” along the Florida coast for the legendary fountain.

☞The photograph depicts an undated Victorian-Era German illustration of Juan Ponce de León & his explorers searching for the Fountain of Youth in Florida.

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10/04/2022

Fabulous photos of Japanese women abalone and oyster divers who descend to 75 feet, from the 1950s. Note long knife in her belt. "They are known as ama. Ama, meaning “sea woman”, are freedivers, women who make their living by diving to depths of up to 25 meters without using oxygen tanks or other breathing apparatus. Instead, the ama relies on their own skill and breathing techniques to propel them to the bottom of the ocean and back to the surface again while holding their breath for up to two minutes at a time.

"The history of the ama dates back at least 2000 years. There are references to the ama in famous texts such as the 8th century Man’yoshu collection of Japanese poetry and Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book from the 10th century. The ama has also been immortalized in ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo period...
"The widely held belief among ama divers themselves is that women are able to withstand the cold water better because of extra layers of fat on their body and are therefore able to stay in the water for long periods and collect a bigger catch. Another reason is the self-supporting nature of the profession, allowing women to live independently and foster strong communities.

"Perhaps most surprisingly, however, is the old age to which these women are able to keep diving. Most ama are elderly women (some even surpassing 90 years of age) who have practiced the art for many, many years, spending much of their life at sea.

"During the diving season, life for the ama revolves around the ama hut, or amagoya. This is the place where the divers gather in the mornings to prepare for the day, eating, chatting, and checking their equipment. After diving, they return to the hut to shower, rest and warm their bodies to recover from their day’s work.

"The atmosphere in the hut is one of relaxation and camaraderie, for six months of the year the women are free from the usual familial and social duties they are expected to perform, and they are able to connect with other women who share their love of the ocean and diving."

Sexist FB rules treating female breasts as obscene prevent me from displaying the best photos, since the women are wearing only shorts or a loincloth.

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10/04/2022

I think with the level of awareness African scholars are creating and are getting entirely, we will soon break loose from the shackles of the west. Many Africans have seen and understood the conspiracy. They are working towards breaking that chain. That chain that holds us captives. Some of us are devicing the means. I can sense it. It's in the air. And it won't be too long before it happens.

The western life is a life on the fast lane. African life is a life that likes nature to take it's turn. We have allowed them too much space to brainwash us into believing in what they believe in. Where we are today, I believe, is not where we are supposed to be. We have had our own potentials. The ability to explore the horizons of the earth before them without claiming anything. Africans came in contact with the Americans and other parts of the world with our golds and other merchandise before the Europeans. Africans even discovered Europe. Africans never laid any claims to many things the they did before the Europeans could ever think of them.

The Europeans came to Africa to learn. Yes. It's in the African soil that they learnt whatever they know today. But they never gave credit to the people that taught them. Instead, they bacame the fathers if whatever fields they learnt from their masters in Africa. Socrates, Pythagoras and all the rest of them were students that came to Africa to learn and turned around and called their masters non-entities.

They are people full of envy and treachery. They came to Africa, saw how far we have gone in terms of technology, minings and artworks and all the rest of them. They decided to steal and destroy the ones they couldn't steal. They maimed and killed the best brains in sight. They took back their loots home to make money. Our natural resources became their problem too. That's why they want Africa for keeps. Their time is running out. It's only time that will make it manifest.
Thank you.

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