Is the Modern Blackman failing the Ancient Blackman?

Today when we see the skycrapers of US, France, Japan, China, Abu

Dhabi, Dubai and many others, nothing enveloped us than admiration for

them. The imposing architectural designs speak volumes of their

development.

More than ever, it reveals their intellectual capacity.

However, are pyramids not to the ancient world what skycrapers are to

the modern world? Is the conception through to construction of a

pyramid not revealing of similar scientific, technological,

engineering and mathematical acumen of the ancient in those

generations?

Does it not reveal the intellectual capacity of the

Egyptian the African hence the Blackman? How come that the modern day

Blackman, instead of building on the laurels of his own, is now

lagging in the very things he practically laid the foundation? Let us

go on.

We all did a little of mathematics in school. We all learnt Roman

numerals but no one told us that the European number systems were

improvements on that of the Egyptians. Black Africans developed all

the beginnings of the mathematics such as algebra, geometry and

mensuration in Egypt. You remember mensuration in core mathematics in

SHS, no question disturbs than those of the pyramids especially if it

is about calculating the height and slant height. Yet, not only were

the ancient Egyptians proficient in solving these questions, they even

transposed it from the conceptual into the actual world as physical

structures. Every architect knows the indispensable role of

mathematics in putting up good physical structures. The Blackman is

not inferior by nature and nurture to anyone.

Yet, all mathematics textbooks we ever used till-date credited

Europeans(Greeks) as developers of the beginning mathematics.

Hippocrates of Greek is the father of physicians whilst Black Imhotep

of ancient Egypt, the true first greatest physician of the ancient

world is nowhere near. In addition, no one told us that most of the

respected ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Pythagoras,

Thales, Aristotle, Archimedes, Socrates and others even admitted

through some of their writings that Black Egyptian scribes thought

them. Alternatively, that, they were exposed to inspirational and

educational works of scribes of ancient Egypt.

All of us remember Pythagoras theorem about the right angle triangle

meanwhile ancient Egyptians were using that formula long before

Pythagoras brought it to the notice of the Europeans. Well, the

systemic Eurocentric misrepresentation of history, intended to deny

the African any place in contributions to science, technology,

engineering and mathematics as well as politics and economics and

poetry, handed over most claims of original inventions to their own.

With the exception of "the Blackman is incurably religious" which they

manipulated now to our detriment, they systemically hid the real true

Blackman from the modern day African. Actually, intentionally or not,

it seems some ancient Jews started the whole effort of blackening the

ancient light of the Blackman.

You remember Moses of the Bible, and the famous exodus story. Ancient

Egypt was an economic and intellectual hub and neighbours thronged it

for participation. Therefore, it is imaginable that ancient Jews also

went there like everyone else. However, instead of Jewish scribes

admitting the intellectual deficiency of Moses as well as the lazy but

parasitic attitude of Jews, they fabricated all sorts of stories about

Egyptians and painting them as oppressors and suppressors. This is the

mythically cloaked story of a parasitic tribe who presented themselves

as victims of extreme wickedness from their helpers. Unfortunately,

most Africans believed the story as historical fact. What is worse is

that this is the only story some educated Africa adults and children

know about ancient Egypt, the pinnacle of ancient civilization where

all nations visited for education. Ancient Egypt where the Blackman

accomplished so many feats across the spectrum of science, technology,

engineering and mathematics as well as politics and economics and to

serve as a source of motivation to modern day Blacks, is now a symbol

of suffering and bondage to them, all because of a mythical story.

Ancient Egypt to the average Ghanaian meant nothing than bondage and

suffering. It is fossilized into consciousness of the masses via

campaign slogans of some politicians; "moving from the land of Egypt

(Suffering) to the promise land", "let so so-and-so free us from Egypt

(Bondage)". A similar statement saturates the nation on huge banners

and posters of most pastors, priests, prophets, reverends instilling

the ignorance into the congregants. This tells you how deeply twisted

the average Ghanaian mind about ancient Egypt is.

The systemic machinery to misrepresent history to the Blackman was

implicit in the Bible, and perpetuated via Christianity. Some sections

of the academia and politicans reinforced it. The Blackman is, in the

words of P. W. Botha, a symbol of inferiority. In addition, Frantz

Fanon says "to the Blackman, there is only one destiny. And it is

White". In other words, the Blackman is genetically inferior. In that

regard, implicitly but intricately woven into the strategic

atmosphere, is to let the colonized (Blacks) put in all efforts to

imitate and become the colonizer (White). That is the Blackman ought

to, literally bleach himself to join the superior class. Essentially

that is what we are doing albeit never succeeding at it. A vicious

cycle for the colonized Blackman to convince himself that anything

good is outside of himself and his continent.

The current struggling status of the Blackman caught up in the web of

historical misrepresentation of his achivement shows clearly the need

for inspiration to assail those challenges. The inspiration is in our

self, the Blackman. The modern day Black child ought to know the fact

he is a child of the beginner of the adventurous use of the human

mind. Ancient Egypt is symbolic of the intellectual capacity and

capability of the Blackman. As for my fellow Ghanaians with unshakable

conviction in the mythical story, ancient Egypt is not a symbol of

suffering and bondage as your bible, pastors, priests tells you almost

every day and sometimes by our political slogans. Morever, contrary to

the assertion of Frantz Fanon, our destiny is to be our self, Black.

In the same vein, contrary to assertion of P. W. Botha, the Blackman

is not a symbol of inferiority.

This impression of inferiority leading to 'White destiny" as the only

way out for Blackman was created and imposed via the pervasive

Eurocentric misinformation that saturated the system. It is worth

mentioning that colonization equally provided medium for the

propagation of the distorted history by foreign religions,

particularly Christianity. Remember in Christianity, you must be

reading and hearing a non-Black history every day else, you miss the

White spiritual destiny. The typical average Ghanaian will prefer

touring Israel to see the tomb of Jesus Christ and further immerse

himself in the illusion than tour Egypt, see the pyramids and be

convinced of the intellectual capacity of the Blackman even then.

The modern day Blackman is failing the ancient Blackman who

practically laid the foundation to the adventurous use of the human

mind across the spectrum of human endeavor. Despite the undeniable

increasing interaction of all nations in our generation, the Chinese,

Indians, Japanese among others are finding inspirations in the

intellectual capacity of their ancestors and today, they are developed

and developing. It is only the modern day Blackman of Africa who is

convinced that there is nothing historically inspirational about his

ancestors. Therefore, must now look outside for inspiration. Meanwhile

the Blackman once ruled this world when he was himself.

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