Portal:Pan-Africanism

Introduction Welcome to the Pan-Africanism portal! Bienvenue sur le portail panafricanisme! The Pan-African flag, designed by the UNIA and formally adopted on August 13, 1920. Marcus Garvey (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) : A prominent Pan-Africanist. In this 1922 picture, Garvey is shown in a military uniform as the "Provisional President of Africa" during a parade on the opening day of the annual Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World at Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York City. Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous peoples and diasporas of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Americas and Europe. Pan-Africanism can be said to have its origins in the struggles of the African people against enslavement and colonization and this struggle may be traced back to the first resistance on slave ships—rebellions and suicides—through the constant plantation and colonial uprisings and the "Back to Africa" movements of the 19th century. Based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress, it aims to "unify and uplift" people of African ancestry. (Full article...) Selected article Black Power is a political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African descent. It is used primarily, but not exclusively, by African Americans in the United States. The Black Power movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions to nurture and promote black collective interests and advance black values. Selected biography Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation". Selected history Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. All were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period, the laws were enforced until 1965. In practice, Jim Crow laws mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America, starting in the 1870s and 1880s, and were upheld in 1896, by the U.S. Supreme Court's "separate but equal" legal doctrine for facilities for African Americans, established with the court's decision in the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. Moreover, public education had essentially been segregated since its establishment in most of the South, after the Civil War (1861–65). Selected culture The culture of Africa is varied and manifold, consisting of a mixture of countries with various tribes that each have their own unique characteristic from the continent of Africa. It is a product of the diverse populations that today inhabit the continent of Africa and the African Diaspora. African culture is expressed in its arts and crafts, folklore and religion, clothing, cuisine, music and languages. Expressions of culture are abundant within Africa, with large amounts of cultural diversity being found not only across different countries but also within single countries. Even though African cultures are widely diverse, it is also, when closely studied, seen to have many similarities. For example, the morals they uphold, their love and respect for their culture as well as the strong respect they hold for the aged and the important i.e. Kings and Chiefs. Africa has influenced and been influenced by other continents. This can be portrayed in the willingness to adapt to the ever-changing modern world rather than staying rooted to their static culture. The Westernized few, persuaded by European culture and Christianity, first denied African traditional culture, but with the increase of African nationalism, a cultural recovery occurred. The governments of most African nations encourage national dance and music groups, museums, and to a lower degree, artists and writers. Selection of images depicting African culture Kenyan boys and girls performing a traditional folklore dance. Sudanese basket tray, Tabar of weaved natural plant fibre, coloured in different colours. A Yombe sculpture (Louvre, Paris). Ashanti Kente cloth patterns. An Ethiopian woman preparing Ethiopian coffee at a traditional ceremony. She roasts, crushes and brews the coffee on the spot. Sample of the Egyptian Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, c. 1300 BC. BaKongo voodoo masks from the Kongo Central region. Jollof rice, originally from the Senegambia region (Senegal and the Gambia), is a very popular dish. The mbot mask symbolising Ndut classical teachings in Serer religion. Nsibidi symbols of Nigeria. An early-20th-century Yoruba divination board An early-20th-century Igbo medicine man in Nigeria, West Africa Selected images Picture of Winnie Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela Credit: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com Picture of Martin Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885). Delany was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier and writer, and one of the first proponents of black nationalism. Delany is also credited with the Pan-African slogan "Africa for Africans". Picture of Rastaman in Barbados, wearing the Rastafari colours of green, gold, red and black on a rastacap. Picture of Julius Malema. The African nationalist and Pan-Africanist, and current leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in South Africa. The Pan-African flag with the red, black and green designed by the UNIA in 1920. Currently, the three colours represent: red: the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry, and shed for liberation; black: black people whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag; and green: the abundant natural wealth of Africa. Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, an African-American physician receiving a community award at the National Black L.U.V, Festival in Washington DC (21 September 2008) Credit: Elvert Barnes Picture of Patrice Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961). An African nationalist and Pan-Africanist. Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) until September 1960. The Black star of Africa can be found in many African flags, including in African national, ethnic and religious symbols. In here, it is visible in the Flag of Ghana. Nok seated figure; 5th century BC – 5th century AD; terracotta; 38 cm (1 ft. 3 in.); Musée du quai Branly (Paris). In this Nok work, the head is dramatically larger than the body supoorting it, yet the figure possesses elegant details and a powerful focus. The neat protrusion from the chin represents a beard. Necklaces from a cone around the neck and keep the focus on the face. Organisations All-African People's Revolutionary Party  · African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa  · African Unification Front  · African Union  · African Queens and Women Cultural Leaders Network  · Conseil de l'Entente  · Convention People's Party  · East African Community  · Economic Freedom Fighters  · Global Afrikan Congress  · International African Service Bureau  · International League for Darker People  · Organisation of African Unity  · Pan African Association  · Pan-African Congress  · Pan Africanist Congress of Azania  · Rassemblement Démocratique Africain  · Pan Africa Chemistry Network  · Pan African Federation of Accountants  · Pan-African Freedom Movement for East and Central Africa  · Sahara and Sahel Observatory  · UNIA-ACL  · ZANU–PF See also Category:Pan-Africanist organizations & Category:Pan-Africanist political parties Festivals Grand Durbar in Kaduna State in the occasion of Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, 15 January - 12 February 1977. Photo by Helinä Rautavaara (1977) The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou The Pan African Film Festival World Festival of Black Arts FESTAC 77 Publications Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children (1992) by Dr. Amos N. Wilson Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century (1998) by Dr. Amos N. Wilson Afrikan-Centered Consciousness Versus the New World Order: Garveyism in the Age of Globalism (1999) by Dr. Amos N. Wilson The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy) (1970) by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (1991) by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing The root cause of the bread and butter demonstration (1959) by Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof Films and TV 500 Years Later Ceddo Guelwaar Hidden Colors Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind Motherland Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor Audios and videos Did you know Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa. ... ...that in London's Africa Centre, Desmond Tutu and Thabo Mbeki used to meet at the bar? Selected quotes In addressing imperialism at a Salisbury (Southern Rhodesia) meeting held on 9 April 1962, the former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe delivered the following speech: “ Africa must revert to what it was before the imperialists divided it. These are artificial divisions which we, in our pan-African concept, will seek to remove. ” — Robert Mugabe, Al Jazeera: "Robert Mugabe's most famous quotes" (16 November 2017) Pan-Africanism topics Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanism by continent Pan-Africanism by country Pan-Africanists Afrocentrism Kwanzaa Nkrumaism Novels by Ayi Kwei Armah Pan-Africanist organizations Pan-African media companies Pan-Africanism portal Sankarism Things you can do Join, contribute, and suggest new content for this portal. Explore, edit, and improve articles in Category:Pan-Africanism and Category:Africa. Announce new articles relating to Africa. Announce new articles relating to the African diaspora. Add this portal to Pan-African related articles. To do that, simply add {{Portal|Pan-Africanism}} to the relevant article just above the "See also" section if there is one, or above the "References" section. 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