There were black/brown indigenous people all over today’s Europe/‘western world’ (e.g. the black aboriginal australians & native indians in america). They were systematically erased from world’s history over time. I am not arguing for the supremacy of one race over another. Race is a man-made concept. I am an advocate for a world that embraces people of all colors as equal humans. Let’s look for commonalities instead of fixating on differences. The injustices of the past can never be repatraited for enough. However, the least History can do is to get its facts right. Don’t try to act like black people were savages with no history beyond slavery, poverty and oppression. What is history afraid of?? That if we understand and accept the evidence that all humans share a common African ancestry and that ancient civilizations across the world have African origins, the narratives of white superiority that have been used to oppress and marginalize Africans globally will be undermined? Why is an inclusive future a threat? It’s not even about wealth/income - because Africa is bursting off her seams with indigenous wealth. It’s about power and privilege. The fear of losing power and privilege is what has fuelled a vile system of oppression for years.
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