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Leave Africa Alone: Debunking Stereotypes

Africa is more than the media depictions. I will leave that to you to decide.

Jan 22, 2019

Shippensburg University

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Leave Africa Alone: Debunking Stereotypes

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Leave everything you know or thought you knew about Africa.

Africa, Stupid! | Marek Zmysłowski | TEDxKoszalinwww.youtube.com

No matter who you are or where you come from you already have a summed up conclusion on Africa. First off, delete it and create it for yourself based on your interests. In this past fall semester, I took an Environmental Biology and Global Cultures. I would never think these two classes could connect but they do. This past semester I read so many books on the narrative of Africa. A whole lot of what we learned or lacked learning when it came to Africa is the reason why. In this video above he truly is challenging our minds through all of the stereotypes, we learn about growing up. When we start looking at everything in a way of understanding everything else clears up. Ignorance is bliss one hundred percent can represent our country and the state we are in and this mentality. So many layers to this.

No the Black Matriarchy is not a Myth!www.youtube.com

Bantu Society and so many other hundreds of societies some of which are still thriving were matriarchal societies.

Hidden Colors- The Moorswww.youtube.com

Glenn Beck America's Black Founding Fathers Founders' Fridaywww.youtube.com

America and all of our true Founding Fathers.

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