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Summertime in egypt

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[wenellyb]

What if I told you that it's possible to call out something without being racist about it🤔?

My problem with the whole Queen Cleopatra controversy isn’t the controversy in itself, but how people are reacting to it and it's very disturbing to say the least.

It seems that some people aren’t able to make a point without resorting to racism.

Let me explain. 95% of the long posts I’ve seen on the topic go like this: Long text explaining Cleopatra’s history and giving context about her origins, (which is always interesting to read) and then bam!: Anti-Blackness. 

Why not stop at the points you were making about Cleopatra not being Black? Why not stop the historical facts you were talking about?

I'm not an historian so I have absolutely no statement to make about what was the exact skin tone of Cleopatra, but I would love to read about it and learn more. But every time, I try to read some opinions on here, I'm met with either racist or xenophobic tags, even when the post itself wasn't being racist.

I even took some screenshots of some of the posts I’ve seen on Tumblr. It’s even worse on Twitter:

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I really don’t understand why it’s so difficult to make arguments without resorting to racism and in some cases xenophobia.

Yes, Cleopatra may not have been Black, and I’m so eager to hear from historians on the topic  because it’s such an interesting one, but why do I have to read claims about how "Egyptians aren’t Black!”???

Egypt is a culturally diverse country and so are the rest of the African countries. There are also Black people in Egypt, there are also Black Egyptians so I don’t get the need to hide or ignore that fact. I don't understand the need to insinuate that there are no Black Egyptians when you know full well that's not true, even though that wasn't even the topic at hand. You were just talking about Cleopatra.

By dropping racist statements here and there in your posts, you’re shutting down any conversation before it even starts because how do you want me to trust anything written before or after that, if the post ends with some racist stuff, that has no business being there.

I can never agree with/ or reblog a post that is wrapped around a racist statement, no matter how right the premise was, it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

There's a huge difference between saying "a majority of Egyptians aren't Black" and "Egyptians aren't Black".

*Disclaimer: There has been a couple of posts/thread I've read that have been able to raise the issue without being racist or anti-Black, I'm not trying to generalize here. But unfortunately, the majority of posts I have seen had a racist statement at one point or the other.

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State of Truth in the World Report: Africa.

In this virtual session, we spotlighted the pivotal role played by civil society organizations in spearheading truth-telling initiatives from Guinea and The Gambia to Ethiopia and Sudan. Our distinguished panelists shared how locally-led truth-telling initiatives are crucial for addressing past atrocities and laying the groundwork for sustainable peace and reconciliation. A facilitated, roundtable discussion followed, focusing on strategies and best practices employed by civil society actors to navigate the challenges of truth-telling in fragile contexts, from leveraging technology for documentation and dissemination of testimonies to engaging with local communities in participatory dialogue and reconciliation processes.

Watch the State of Truth in the World Report: Africa! Tue | March 5 | 2024 | 11:00 am

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE 54 AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Food - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Health - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Women - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Water - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Energy - Ensure access to aff ordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for all.

Economy - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Inequality - Reduce inequality within and among countries.

Habitation - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Consumption - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Climate - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Marine-ecosystems - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Ecosystems - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertifi cation, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.

Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build eff ective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Sustainability - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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South Africa of HIV: the earlier you treat, the longer you live

Life-extending drugs are significantly improving the quality of life for millions of South Africans living with HIV, Scrolla reports.

Thanks to affordable treatment, the number of people living with HIV in South Africa has fallen by 1.3 per cent over the past six years.

On Monday, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the sixth national survey on HIV in South Africa. The survey results showed that there are about 7.8 million people living with HIV in South Africa in 2022, up from 7.9 million in 2017.

KwaZulu-Natal has the largest number of people living with HIV and HSRC says older men continue to infect girls and young women in the province. Although Mzansi is the global epicentre of the disease, people are living longer and contributing to a more stable workforce than in the past.

Read more HERE

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Why Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Juntas Forge Sahel Military Alliance

Escaping France’s Grasp: How Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Juntas Ensure Security As tensions rise within the Sahel region in Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have taken a remarkable step towards reclaiming their sovereignty and challenging the lingering influence of their former colonial power, France. In a historic move, the juntas of these three Sahel nations have forged an unprecedented…

[wenellyb]

And I'm not kidding, I once met this lady who told me that she was learning to speak "African". Whataver that means...

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Africa is rich for beauty 🥵

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