Galadiman kano biography of mahatma gandhi
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Crossing Memories: Slavery and African Diaspora, edited by Ana Lucia Araujo, Mariana P. Candido and Paul E. Lovejoy
Ana Lucia Araujo
Over the last twenty years the public memory of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery emerged as a global phenomenon in various Atlantic centers in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Places of remembrance of the Atlantic slave trade, such as memorials, museums, and monuments, very often emphasizing victimhood, depict naked and starving black bodies packed in slave ships. In Gorée Island, Cape Coast, Elmina, and Ouidah, these traumatic journeys are represented by gates and doors of no-return that mark the transition to confi nement, forced migration, and forced labor. However, o cial initiatives, most of them led by UNESCO, also had unexpected outcomes. In Brazil, Benin, and England, memorialization of slavery has also helped rehabilitate the memory of the perpetrators of crimes against humanity. By considering this complex context, this chapter examines the public memory of three slave merchants who were deeply in involved in t
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Shehu Kaikai: A one-man ACF - Jam Garba Shehu
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Opinion: Nigerian Youths, Buhari’s Ministerial List and Matters Arising
Life can be really rocky. It has it’s ups and downs. Whenever we’re experiencing the highs, it’s as though we’re flying without wings; we don’t need any support. We just go with the flow, drinking in all that life has to offer. But whenever we’re suffering the lows, we need all the support we can get.
Sometimes, a helping hand is offered from our families and friends. They help us up when we’re down, and encourage us to get through sticky patches. They give us tips and pointers, financial backing and a shelter.
But sometimes when we’re down, it can take something as simple as a wise saying to help us get back on the horse. Let’s take a look at 10 powerful wisdom sayings from around the world that help us whenever things are falling apart.
“True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart”
– Anon
Sometimes, there are people all around us who expect us to fall apart. Perhaps we’ve lost our house, our car, or a job. You can really sense others looking at us – friend or foe – for a reaction. Even the friendliest of face expects us to fall apart. They might not want you to fall apart, but they know this is how you roll.
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