25/02/2024
Things like this happen all the time. Our stories are always being taken and worked into what they call “fiction”. Truth is, there are a lot of secrets about us and our history in the mainstream media. Especially in underground media. All it takes is searching for what you seek.
Although very successful, garnering over 350 million viewers, the series most definitely received criticism for inaccurate portrayals of historical figures (Specifically Shaka himself) and the primary focus on violence; common tropes of American-made media featuring People of Color. Public suspicion would arise even more due to the financial support the series received from the then-apartheid government of South Africa.
This series was created and had much of the same effect as “Roots” did among Black people but it seems as though the series was swept under the rug and forgotten about more than the other. Whatever the case may be, the point is for us to hold onto our history, culture, and knowledge of Self so that we can pass it align to the next generation and our future descendants won’t have to wonder about who they are or where they come from.
Remember Who You Are 👁🗨
“Framed around Queen Victoria's decision on England's political stance towards the Zulu Nation, this mini-series details King Shaka's rise and fall with mythic detail. Prophecy is mixed with recorded fact regarding Shaka's birth, exile, innovations in warfare, assumption of the throne, building of the Zulu Empire, first contact with Europe, and the events that lead to his downfall” - Renee Ann Byrd,
Check out this 1986 LA Times article criticizing the show for its negative portrayals.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-21-ca-14929-story.html
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