Dr. Gbadegasesin’s Lecture is one I can truly identify with. Knowing who you are and where you come from, I feel this is something so important to anyone in any culture. You mush know your struggle to have a greater progress. We often tend to ignore or forget this while on our life’s journey which leads you on a empty voyage.
Omolouabi; “A child begotten of the chief” or a person of good character was Dr. Gbadegasesin topic. The world makes it seems today as if Africans have no history, when in fact African history is richer than any other. This is because white men tried to write them out of history, and make it seem as if Africans are worthless and less of a people than they are. They are Afraid to give credit to someone of darker skin tone to them. For instance it is commonly said that the first philosophers were Plato, and Aristotle. Before them there were the Goddess Ma’at; the Vizier Ptahhotep, and Ramses the great. I now realize why we make the statement “The white mans greatest fear is an educated black man.”
This lecture taught me many things I have never heard if before. I never knew who Ma’at was. My school never went over any serious black literature or philosophy. It seems today that society just wants us to think of slavery, and civil rights movement when we think of Africans/African Americans. We are far greater and beyond that.
Lastly, Dr. G introduced Iwa to the class. Iwa is your existence or character. Dr. Car and Dr. G’s lecture had many similarities. They both spoke on the topic of the true African history and how whites try to discredit anything good from Africans. They spoke of truly knowing your history and being educated to the full extent. I enjoyed both lectures.
Works Cited
Gbadegesin, Segun. “Omoluabi: Self-Actualization & Communal Responsibility.” Howard University Washington D.C.
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