Afrophilia

06/08/2025

THE SPHINX OF TAHARQO: ANCIENT EVIDENCE OF BLACK CIVILIZATION IN EGYPT

One of the most undeniable and majestic pieces of evidence of ancient Black civilization in Egypt lies in a sculpture you won’t often find in Western schoolbooks: the Sphinx of Taharqo.

This isn’t the famous Sphinx of Giza. No. This one has a different story. A bolder story. It was discovered not in Egypt, but in Kawa, northern Sudan—a part of ancient Nubia, the African kingdom that gave rise to Egypt’s 25th Dynasty, also known as the Kush*te Dynasty.

This granite sculpture shows a sphinx—the traditional body of a lion with the head of a king. But what makes it revolutionary isn’t just the form. It’s the face. The facial features of the Sphinx of Taharqo are unmistakably African—broad nose, full lips, strong cheekbones. This is not coincidence. This is deliberate representation. The artist wasn’t hiding Taharqo’s identity. He was showcasing it.

Taharqo (reigned c. 690–664 BCE) was a powerful Nubian pharaoh who ruled both Nubia and Egypt. Under his leadership, Egypt saw a religious revival, temple restoration, and monumental architecture flourish. But more than that, Taharqo dared to project himself not as a foreigner borrowing Egyptian culture—but as a Black African who owned it, upheld it, and expanded it.

Look at the statue closely. He’s wearing the nemes headdress—a classic symbol of Egyptian kingship—and between his paws is an inscription that reads: “Taharqo, beloved of Amun”. Amun was one of Egypt’s most revered gods, and Taharqo's devotion to him signals just how integrated Nubian rule had become in Egyptian spiritual life.

But what do we often hear today? That ancient Egypt was somehow separate from Sub-Saharan Africa. That its greatness couldn’t possibly be part of African civilization. That it was Middle Eastern or “Mediterranean.” This narrative has been pushed for centuries to distance Black identity from ancient genius.

Yet statues like the Sphinx of Taharqo say otherwise. Loudly.

They show us a time when a Black African ruled the entire Nile Valley, when he restored temples that had fallen into ruin, and when his face—his real, African face—was carved into stone to last forever.

Today, that statue sits in the British Museum, far from the lands of Kush and Kemet. And while it may be imprisoned in a European institution, its presence is louder than ever. It speaks truth to power. It challenges colonial lies. It confirms what so many historians and Pan-African scholars have long asserted:

> Ancient Egypt was not separate from Africa. It was Africa. And its greatness was deeply tied to Black civilizations like Nubia.

The Sphinx of Taharqo is not just an artifact. It is evidence. Evidence of a time when Black kings ruled the world’s greatest empire—and left behind more than stories. They left stone, inscriptions, temples, and legacy.

Let no one rewrite that.

06/04/2025

We Are All Children of Cowards Who Survived
A Satirical Meditation on Evolution, Bravery, and the Art of Not Dying

Let us face an uncomfortable truth wrapped in the softest silk of irony: we are not the descendants of heroes. We are not the spiritual heirs of brave warriors who stood their ground. No. We are the spawn of the fleet-footed, the duckers, the dodgers, the clever crawlers. The survivors. The cowards.

Yes, dear reader, while the brave were out there charging at mammoths with nothing but a sharpened stick and raw optimism, our ancestors were hiding behind a bush, whispering, “You go first.” And it worked. Guess who got eaten? And guess who lived long enough to have s*x in a cave?

From the very beginning of human existence, Nature has made it abundantly clear: she doesn’t care if you’re brave. Nature isn’t handing out medals. She’s blind to courage and completely indifferent to your macho delusions. Fight or flight? The gene pool favors flight. If you lived to reproduce, congratulations—you were just scared enough.

Let’s not confuse bravery with brute instinct. Brute force is what lions use. Bravery, true bravery, is what happens when you know full well that you're about to get obliterated—and you do it anyway. Which, frankly, is a silly thing to do. Brave men don’t survive. They die in legend and live in zero family trees. Nature never selected for noble sacrifice. She selected for run like hell.

Consider warfare: the so-called brave knights of medieval times, decked in metal from head to toe, looking like roasted chickens. Brave? Really? If they were so brave, why were they hiding inside an iron onesie? And what about the modern war hero? Drone strikes from thousands of miles away, tanks thicker than vault doors, uniforms made to blend into dirt. These are not acts of bravery. These are acts of glorious, high-tech cowardice. And it’s working beautifully.

Let’s not forget the slave trade. The brave Africans who fought back against kings and raiders? They often lost, were killed, or—irony of ironies—became raiders themselves. The ones who got captured? Cowards, perhaps—but cowards who survived. Then, aboard ships to the New World, some brave souls resisted, leapt into the ocean, chose su***de, or led rebellions. Acts of bravery, yes—but also acts that removed them from the gene pool. The lesson remains: those who quietly endured became ancestors.

Fast forward to today. The brave ones are out in the wild, bare-chested, trying to live off berries and ego. The cowards? They're in air-conditioned offices, behind glowing screens, sipping oat milk lattes, paying bills with mobile apps, and Googling “how to fix a broken heart” instead of wrestling a bear for one. Education, you say? That’s not intelligence. That’s the clever coward’s toolkit. Bravery would be walking into life with no map, no degree, no idea—and likely ending up dead.

And let’s talk about the ultimate insult to courage: technology. Why wrestle a lion when you can send a drone? Why hunt when you can order food? Why talk to a crush when you can swipe right from the safety of your toilet? We are engineering cowards by design—and selling it as progress.

So, let us stop the charade. Let us look in the mirror, hold our lattes high, and declare with pride: I am the child of cowards who survived.
Bravery is overrated. Cowardice is evolution’s secret weapon.

Because in the great biological lottery of life, the motto is not “Live bravely and die dramatically.”
It’s “Live quietly and breed efficiently.”

And we, dear readers, are the glorious, sneaky, shortcut-taking proof.

06/01/2025

The Legend of the Leopard Tamer

In the heart of ancient Katunga, where the kingdom's fate teeters on the edge, a king's cunning scheme sets a dangerous competition in motion—a quest to capture a live leopard cub. The prize? The hand of a beautiful damsel. But beneath this challenge lies a hidden agenda: the king's desire to thin out his warriors, now a burden to the realm. What he didn’t foresee is the chaos that his plan would unleash.

Enter Iji-Alogbo, a hunter-warrior unlike any other, whose expertise in leopard marking is well known in the land and whose destiny is entwined with the very creatures he must hunt. As each riddle is solved, another unfathomable mystery unfolds, dragging Katunga deeper into a dark spiral. When Iji-Alogbo discovers the ancient bond tying the royal bloodline to the leopard clan connect with the damsel, and that he, too, is bound to this filial connection, the stakes soar beyond the battlefield.

Mystery. Betrayal. Forbidden love. The line between man and beast blurs as Iji-Alogbo uncovers a centuries-old secret that threatens to consume the kingdom.

Will he be the savior of Katunga or its undoing?

"Iji-Alogbo: The Legend of the Leopard Tamer" is an epic historical saga filled with intrigue, danger, and a clash of destinies. Discover the legend, live the mystery!

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05/05/2025

05/04/2025

Your ancestors have cleared the stumbling blocks on your way. From now on your road to success is clear. You claim it with faith and be successful.

05/04/2025

For the rest of this year, I'm going to like and comment on any post on my timeline that hasn't received any like or comment.

05/02/2025

This is how your new car will arrive. I type amen.

05/02/2025

Experience the powerful words of Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba—one of Africa’s most passionate voices for Pan-Africanism. In this gripping speech, Prof. Lumumba challenges us to remember our roots, embrace our identity, and rise to shape the future of our continent. His message is a call to action, a beacon of wisdom, and a vision of unity Africa cannot afford to ignore.

Watch, reflect, and rise.
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05/01/2025

Part 3

Be Enlightened by the Profound Insights of Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba on Pan-Africanism! A respected voice of wisdom, courage, and vision, Prof. Lumumba reminds us of our rich heritage and our future possibilities. Don't miss this powerful speech that speaks directly to the heart of Africa’s destiny.

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