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Timbuktu Syllabus part 6
The Social Defeat
How Sex destroyed Black Society
The Social Defeat
How Sex destroyed Black Society
Umhlanga, a reed dance by Nguni tribes, dating back as far as Shaka Zulu's empire.
The young women that qualified as virgins, were awarded the privilege to participate in the reed dance.
Families of those girls who lost their virginity outside wedlock were normally fined 1 cow
The young women that qualified as virgins, were awarded the privilege to participate in the reed dance.
Families of those girls who lost their virginity outside wedlock were normally fined 1 cow
At the height of HIV/AIDS infections, in 1991, Zulu King Zwelithini reintroduced Umhlanga to curb HIV/AIDS infections and sexual immorality.
So as to delay sexual activities until marriage.
Today virginity testing is considered a human rights violation to privacy...
So as to delay sexual activities until marriage.
Today virginity testing is considered a human rights violation to privacy...
One of our greatest defeat as Africans is this. Always allowing "white world" to redefine our cultures...
Umhlanga is a perfect trace to who we once were before Europeanisation. A sexually disciplined society, that advocated for marriage before sexual intercourse.
Umhlanga is a perfect trace to who we once were before Europeanisation. A sexually disciplined society, that advocated for marriage before sexual intercourse.
The US Sexual Revolution changed everything.
At the of World War II (1945), the world started moving into a new social paradigm.
The Great Gatsby, the sexually immoral book, unpopular in 1925, was now becoming a hit in the 1940s. Sexual curiosity was starting to evolve
At the of World War II (1945), the world started moving into a new social paradigm.
The Great Gatsby, the sexually immoral book, unpopular in 1925, was now becoming a hit in the 1940s. Sexual curiosity was starting to evolve
Also, President Roosevelt had legalised alcohol again in 1933, but the big everlasting party properly started in 1945, after WW2.
In 1947, the radio transistor was invented. Now music could move.
Black people had the talent, white people wanted to dance to black music.
In 1947, the radio transistor was invented. Now music could move.
Black people had the talent, white people wanted to dance to black music.
What I call the Everlasting Party brought black talent to shine...
1950s Chuck Berry invented Rock n Roll
Otis Redding killing RnB.
Jackson 5 killing pop 60s. Belafonte, Bob Marley...
White people wanted to party, black people had the talent. Discrimination became hard.
1950s Chuck Berry invented Rock n Roll
Otis Redding killing RnB.
Jackson 5 killing pop 60s. Belafonte, Bob Marley...
White people wanted to party, black people had the talent. Discrimination became hard.
The Music industry as we know it today was well designed by Black Influence.
So much so that in USA, being black was a prerequisite for a record deal.
Black people became so cool, that when the 60s hippies movement began, some whites started making dreads. Also, Marley's weed.
So much so that in USA, being black was a prerequisite for a record deal.
Black people became so cool, that when the 60s hippies movement began, some whites started making dreads. Also, Marley's weed.
Black People were not only redefining music, they were redefining everything...
1950s, US NBA started including black people. They went on to change the game forever.
Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was setting new world records
Jacky Robinsonin Baseball. Pele in football.
1950s, US NBA started including black people. They went on to change the game forever.
Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was setting new world records
Jacky Robinsonin Baseball. Pele in football.
This became the biggest obstacle for racial discrimination. It became hard to segregate against black people now because whites wanted to invest in Black Talent.
Made sense, Black People didn't have colonial and slave wealth to invest in themselves. So they needed white money.
Made sense, Black People didn't have colonial and slave wealth to invest in themselves. So they needed white money.
1954, media had a different outreach, color TV came to full life.
TV meant people didn't just hear or read, they could watch life too.
A threat to the Apartheid regime. So TV in SA was banned. Only to be introduced late in 1976. A major setback to our film industry to this day
TV meant people didn't just hear or read, they could watch life too.
A threat to the Apartheid regime. So TV in SA was banned. Only to be introduced late in 1976. A major setback to our film industry to this day
1950s went on to give birth to the Civil Rights Movement
1955, Rosa Parks refused to relinquish a "whites-only" seat in a bus...
leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott that made Martin Luther King.
A whole social revolution began, both in USA and in South Africa.
1955, Rosa Parks refused to relinquish a "whites-only" seat in a bus...
leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott that made Martin Luther King.
A whole social revolution began, both in USA and in South Africa.
Since slavery, the black person had no definition, no identity in the Urban world.
To whites, he was either a savage from the jungles of Africa, or a sub-human former slave.
Black people had no confidence, no self understanding, no true self. The CRM redefined black identity.
To whites, he was either a savage from the jungles of Africa, or a sub-human former slave.
Black people had no confidence, no self understanding, no true self. The CRM redefined black identity.
Now Black people were having a new identity...
The people of talent, magnificence and with that came great confidence.
Black lives started to matter, both socially as entertainment, and economically as talent investments.
They could make demands now.
The people of talent, magnificence and with that came great confidence.
Black lives started to matter, both socially as entertainment, and economically as talent investments.
They could make demands now.
The Negritude Movement founded by writers such as
Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon started gaining popularity...
1960s Black Pride started gaining prominence. In SA, black intellects like Steve Biko came to life.
Black people all over the world started redefining themselves.
Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon started gaining popularity...
1960s Black Pride started gaining prominence. In SA, black intellects like Steve Biko came to life.
Black people all over the world started redefining themselves.
Black Consciousness came to life
Malcolm X came to life (1950-60s)
Black Panthers came to life (50s-60s)
Angela Davis of the Black Panther made Natural Hair popular. Natural Hair Movement came to life (1960s)
Black people were becoming proud of self, both here and abroad...
Malcolm X came to life (1950-60s)
Black Panthers came to life (50s-60s)
Angela Davis of the Black Panther made Natural Hair popular. Natural Hair Movement came to life (1960s)
Black people were becoming proud of self, both here and abroad...
From South Africa, Mariam Makeba became a global icon. Well known for proudly wearing her natural hair...
She later went on to marry Stokely Carmichael (in 1968), a prominent figure in the Black Panther Movement in the USA.
Black was the new cool.
She later went on to marry Stokely Carmichael (in 1968), a prominent figure in the Black Panther Movement in the USA.
Black was the new cool.
Defiance became our new attitude. An attitude formed to resist racial oppression...
A new black person was created. A proud, multi-talented and defiant black person was born...
But the only problem was, it was all happening During the Sexual Revolution.
A new black person was created. A proud, multi-talented and defiant black person was born...
But the only problem was, it was all happening During the Sexual Revolution.
The Sexual Revolution (1960s-80s)
Changed society forever. Women stopped wearing dresses and started wearing pants. Shorts became popular. Skirts became popular
New thoughts, behaviours were emerging. The old Christian mind was now outfashioned
1966, Satanist church was formed
Changed society forever. Women stopped wearing dresses and started wearing pants. Shorts became popular. Skirts became popular
New thoughts, behaviours were emerging. The old Christian mind was now outfashioned
1966, Satanist church was formed
Sexual Revolution led to a new sexual world
Porn industry came to life. Contraceptives, tattoos, premarital sex, homosexuality, masturbation became popular
Abortions were legalised. Transgenders and Bisexuals came to life. Public nudity was no longer a taboo,it was now cool
Porn industry came to life. Contraceptives, tattoos, premarital sex, homosexuality, masturbation became popular
Abortions were legalised. Transgenders and Bisexuals came to life. Public nudity was no longer a taboo,it was now cool
Drugs became popular. Alcohol was drank in abundance.
Get Money became the new thing. For men, it meant a new way to buy social life in order to buy sex...
Crime started to rise. Others stole sex, rape, cult killings, alcohol abuse, gbv, all started to rise.
Get Money became the new thing. For men, it meant a new way to buy social life in order to buy sex...
Crime started to rise. Others stole sex, rape, cult killings, alcohol abuse, gbv, all started to rise.
The world was changing, but during the centre of the Sexual Revolution, the black man was redefining himself through Black Pride.
But now that entertainment was the only black success, black entertainers started to culturise the Sexual Revolution, in language, music and film.
But now that entertainment was the only black success, black entertainers started to culturise the Sexual Revolution, in language, music and film.
For white people it was different, Sexual Revolution was a phase...
They had rehab, AA meetings, family interventions, education, family wealth and white privilege to fall back on.
Black people had none of that. Since the 60s, to this day, black people have been trapped...
They had rehab, AA meetings, family interventions, education, family wealth and white privilege to fall back on.
Black people had none of that. Since the 60s, to this day, black people have been trapped...
What started as Black people arming themselves against white police brutality in the 50s, morphed into black on black gang crime
The drugs white people took for experiment, became a household in the black community forever
60s sexual immorality now stayed with black culture.
The drugs white people took for experiment, became a household in the black community forever
60s sexual immorality now stayed with black culture.
In SA, Sexual Revolution came at the zenith of apartheid...
a time of squatter camps, social instability, bantu education, economic exclusion and racial oppression.
The black township household was unstable, now detached from its cultural discipline, Sexual Revolution invaded
a time of squatter camps, social instability, bantu education, economic exclusion and racial oppression.
The black township household was unstable, now detached from its cultural discipline, Sexual Revolution invaded
African Americans became the epitome of the Urban Black for most black people to aspire to. But so did we pick up bad traits and habits with that.
We, fortunately enough, can still retrace our cultural disciplines, reinvent ourselves and heal our Black Society.
We, fortunately enough, can still retrace our cultural disciplines, reinvent ourselves and heal our Black Society.
It's possible, through New Social Engineering. A reinvention of our society according to us.
End of Part 6
End of Part 6
