“[Colonialism] dehumanizes even the most civilized man; that colonial activity, colonial enterprise, colonial conquest, which is based on contempt for the native and justified by that contempt, inevitably tends to change him who undertakes it; that the colonizer, who in order to ease his conscience gets into the habit ...
“It is fundamental to remember. It does not mean that we are a resentful people, but we must remember” – Aime Cesaire (1985). It is not only today that one comes across the argument made by fellow Africans, that colonialism did good to the continent of Africa. Some consider that went on for over 200years ...
“The wind of change is blowing through this [African] continent, and whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it.” – Harold MacMillan, British Prime Minister (1960 Speech to South ...
Why the subject? What else? I have been lucky to access the richest archives in the world concerning Kenyan history with respect to the KLFA and the war for independence. These archives are both buildings and minds. For about two and a half years, people across Kenya opened their doors to questions over what exactly ...
#Harambee63 – A Project about African Revolutions and the Price of Independence The project calls into question ideas we hold about our individual roles and capacities in times where bravery and action is required. All so-called revolutionaries are ordinary people but these ordinary people changed the world. By taking ...
A discussion on the “Arab Spring” and its origins with specific reference to the fall of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya at the hands of “youth.” This painting follows on the implication of Western influence on the capture and killing of Colonel Gaddafi. The white lines at the bottom of the painting represent the ...
