Why is it that most (non-continental) blacks who speak of African pride and African history seems singularly fixated on Egypt and Nubia's black roots and not African civilizations further south of the Sahara? Why do we ignore or even dismiss Ghana, Songhai, Mali, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabawe, Benin Empire or the Zulus when the subject comes up? I know Egypt is the "cradle of (white, Western Asian and Middle Eastern) civilization" but is that really why most so called Afrocentric 5%er types depict themselves as Pharaohs instead of Obas and extol an image of a black Tut instead of a Mansa Munsa? Considering almost every black person of the diaspora is West African and not Nubian that strikes me as odd.
I dunno, I often feel that most "black power" blacks don't feel sub-Saharan African culture is "good enough" and unconsciously put Egypt on a pedestal because it was essential to white civilization's development.
Timbuktu:
Benin Kingdom courtyard plaque:
Benin warrior plaques:
Mansa Musa (Malian king):
Oba Esige (Benin king):
I dunno, I often feel that most "black power" blacks don't feel sub-Saharan African culture is "good enough" and unconsciously put Egypt on a pedestal because it was essential to white civilization's development.
Timbuktu:
Benin Kingdom courtyard plaque:
Benin warrior plaques:
Mansa Musa (Malian king):
Oba Esige (Benin king):
as a non-black observer. cool architecture.
