SANKOFA

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The essence of human is memory
An essential element for it is history
That’s why poppies’ day every year
And Black history month, to keep your mouth shut. Clever!!!

History is not Black or White
History has always affected either side
Black history, is human history indeed
Africa is the start line for everything
From the civilization, to the religions, to the human beings
Homo sapiens evolve 200.000 years ago from Africa’s core
As their less intelligent ancestors done it before
Populating East Africa*, Asia and Europe as you know
Modern humans started to invade the world
If you said that no one will say you're wrong
Excluding these few, that wants to keep their position strong

You should know, it belongs to you
From the goddess Isis*, to the university in Timbuktu*
From intelligence behind the pyramids, to the first religion
Science, chemistry and astronomy, were African ignition
I know that you now wander, why are we on this position?
We never were hanging on the tree
Civilization was formed long before slavery
Brick houses were standing layer by layer
From the west coast to the Mwene Mutapa* empire
When they started to arrive, their jaws will drop to the floor
They could not stopped to admire, we were the world’s door
Long before Romans and Greeks
AFRICANS, we are the real intelligence antics
Owning the most precious thing in the world
The knowledge, the intelligence and unfortunately the gold
Gold and greediness betrayed us all

Sankofa, is essential for our youth
Sankofa, is essential for you
We should know were we come from, our past
We should know the real history at last
If we don’t know our past
Our present is curse
And our future would be fragile as glass

God’s Son © 06-07




* Present day Middle East
* Egyptian Goddess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
* Ancient Mali University of Timbuktu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
* Present day Zimbabwe, Mwene Mutapa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwene_Mutapa