Am I the only one who didnt know Africa was named by European explorers? ...original name bushed

[The Solid One]

Alkebulan.. thats dope. AU, Alkebulan Union

theres also the history of Greeks using a term that translated to 'sun burned faces' to describe Africa

Ethiopia

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

there wouldn't have possibly been one name for the continent amongst those who understood the entire land mass as there wasn't one language on a muthafuking continent.


Alkebulan would be specific to a certain region or language. specifically Kemetic...

 

[Sauce Dab]

This should be taught more...

Also, original name should be switched back... Who says they have to go by white man's rules?

To this day they still going by white man ruies ain’t they?

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Does that make yall want to change your names? I don't have a European name... my parents changed their name after leaving christianity.

that dude is African if he has a white name it's because of Christianity and was chosen.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Afri-ca is a Latin word.

The general Scipio Africanus earned the latter nickname after he defeated Carthage which was regarded as the Capital of the African continent during the Punic Wars.

The Punic Wars literally defined the course of history for the last 2200 years.

excellent posting

 

[Henri Christophe]

Does that make yall want to change your names? I don't have a European name... my parents changed their name after leaving christianity.

I've chosen a new name, but I havent gone thru the process of getting it changed officially through government

I still have my French slave master's last-name and the European first-name that my mother gave me.

I'm gonna change it officially tho.

I'm not passing this slave-master shyt down.

shyt is disgraceful.

I get triggered when I meet French people with my last name.

 

[Heafcliffe]

They didnt teach us that shyt in school


Its original name is Alkebulan.. (Mother of mankind)






"Africa" - greek "aphrike" ( without cold)

Read this just like Ras Kass.

 

[KamikazePilot]

Africa was called Ethiopia most of the time

 

[Apollo Creed]

Africa was called Ethiopia most of the time

by who

 

[Sbp]

Alkebulan.. thats dope. AU, Alkebulan Union

theres also the history of Greeks using a term that translated to 'sun burned faces' to describe Africa

Ethiopians

 

[Secure Da Bag]

I've heard that the term Aethiopia was used as a name for the Continent. I also heard that the name came from the Greeks.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

They didnt teach us that shyt in school


Its original name is Alkebulan.. (Mother of mankind)






"Africa" - greek "aphrike" ( without cold)

I didn't know. You have a link to where you found that?

 

[humminbird]

Damn that’s depressing to think about

 

[Marco Zen]

I didn't know. You have a link to where you found that?

"Origins of ordinary things: The name “Africa” | The New Times | Rwanda" Origins of ordinary things: The name “Africa”

 

[The Plug]

Do y'all think Asians & Americans also wallow in self pity because their continent and the countries in them were named by and/or after Europeans? or do some of y'all think that only black people should be held up to this standard and be shamed by this?