Ashanti

Harriet Tubman birth name was Araminta Ross. She was born in March 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was the eleventh child between her parents Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross. He parents were full-blooded African American believed to be Ashanti, a West African warrior people. Her family lived as slaves on the…

During the 19th century, much of Africa had been occupied by the British Empire. Society was changing and becoming more open to the abolishment of the slave trade. As the slave trade ended, the British still controlled many locations within Africa and established colonies. The British imposed their customs to try to “civilize” the Africans. For some Africans slavery still existed in areas not occupied by the British. Adult male slaves found it easier to liberate themselves. Many ran away from…

Beneatha’s curiosity and dismisses African tribes as primitive, she elucidates, “ I hate assimilationist Negroes!... you are standing there in your splendid ignorance talking about people who were the first to smelt iron on the face of the earth!... The Ashanti were performing surgical operations when the English… were tattooing themselves” (Hansberry 854). Beneatha contradicts George’s statements about African tribes in order to establish his ignorance and presumptuousness, which then portrays…

Introduction Have you heard of the old African proverb “the old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth” (Akan, Ghana)? Solidarity, unity, inter-communities, and family relationships among West Africans have been known for thousands of years. Family and community play an important role in traditional West African culture. The traditional value of family and community breeds the harmonic communal culture. West…

Year 10 Research Task – Genetics and Evolution Gene Therapy What is Gene Therapy? ‘Therapeutic gene therapy’ is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. Inheriting faulty genes causes a wide range of conditions, including cystic fibrosis and haemophilia, and may cause susceptibility to some cancers. It is an experimental technique with aims to rid genetic conditions at their source. Several approaches are being tested - - Replacement of a mutated gene with a working…

INTRODUCTION. Pre colonial Africa was has varied has the continent itself. Different circumstances produced different societies with different tradition, customs, and politics these societies rose, fell and adapted as the centuries passed. Despite this variety, it is possible to divide political organisation amongst these communities into two broad categories states and stateless societies. Low population densities and the production of relatively small economic…

The international political thinking of Thabo Mbeki 1. Biographical particulars Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on the 18th of June 1942 in Idutywa, Transkei, to Govan and Epainette Mbeki, whom were educators and activists. Thabo spent lengthy periods away from home, and was often raised by extended family and friends because Govan, as a prominent figure of the African National Congress, was concerned that they might be arrested by Apartheid police. Thabo also became politically active when he…

A hundred and seventy-five years ago European colonist labeled Africa the “Dark Continent.” Whether or not the term was introduced with invidious intent has continually been the subject of much debate among black scholars. The controversy centered on the use of the word “Dark” which Europe, scholars interpreted as being without growth and development. Not that Europe was more developed than Africa, but because the sub -Saharan part of the continent was a complete mystery to Europeans. This…

The period between the 17th and 18th century is most haunting era for the abolition of the Civil War. During this time, most African Americans were able to access the American society in many ways, but only after certain conditions were met. It was decreed that they had a legal right to acquire property only after freedom was granted to them constitutionally, for which they would have to labor and purchase back their own freedom if it was not willed to them by their master. However, some parts…

Venezuela has had a rich, complex, and violent history of any other Latin American country during its colonization. In this class, we have focused primarily in Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru from pre-colonial civilization to their independence, but due to the short amount of time, there cannot be a coverage of all the Latin American countries such as Puerto Rico or Guatemala. I had found lately when we delved into independences of the Latin American countries; Venezuela stood out to me due to…