I can personally attest to the fact that black inventions are stolen, black genius suppressed and thwarted, aswell as black advancement in general stifled.
@hometeamhistory806 The Nile Valley invented Writing and the world first three Alphabets. The Hieroglyphic, The Hieratic, and Phonetic Script every Alphabet in the world today is created from one of these three alphabets. I learned a lot from Walter Williams books!
As an African , Rwandan to be precise I appreciate your contribution to the reeducation of African and African diaspora mindsets this really came at due time.
This one has been a long time coming. This specific line and it’s lead in toward white supremacy and anti blackness is so common place that I feel it was needed to be covered. Great stuff
One invention that sounds small, but might be worth mentioning, is a refined form of leather tanning that was invented in West Africa some time around 1500. Ghislaine Lydon talks about it in "On Trans-Saharan Trails" (excellent book, and recommended). The early modern books that grace the shelves of European libraries (including the books that inspired the books/library you apparently see in the Harry Potter movies, apparently) are covered in leather produced and processed in West Africa. It was (perhaps still is) the highest quality, longest lasting leather on Earth, and very highly sought after. It is commonly called "Spanish" or Moroccan" leather by Western Europeans, but is in fact Sub-Saharan in its origins.
thank you ! I'm eritrean so if possible abit of east african history, but honestly books on west african would be great too no particular prefrence.@@krausewitz6786
Much of African history is told from a narrative of sustaining an ideology of 'western' supremacy. It doesn't take much research in this internet age of information, to find that much of western civilization has many roots, which stem from Ancient Egyptian/African contributions. This really shouldn't even take more than an elementary level of understanding, knowing that human civilisation began in Africa. On Ancient Greece, it's said that you couldn't be considered a true philosopher in Ancient Greek society, without studying in Ancient Egypt first. In fact history shows that the most profound Greek thinkers learned the basis of their metaphysics, astronomy, geometry etc. in Egypt, Plato and Pythagoras to say the least.
Digital Laser Cardiopad Baby Blue Syndrome The gigahertz chip Home Security System Instellar Space Travel GPS The Refrigerated Truck Revolutionalized Fibre Optics manufacturing and nano-technology Laser Guided Missile etc All things we helped contributed to move humanity forward and more. Stuff like, Ceramics. Metallurgy. Textiles. Agriculture. Domestication of the animals like Donkeys Were all independently developed in Africa too.
Im surprised you didn't mention Nubians most influential contribution and invention for mankind that even Europeans still acknowledge which was paper and papyrus for recording information and history. Without paper and iron smelting alone, this world would be centuries behind its current development or more in my opinion. Writing and chiseling are very different and the shift was needed for information to spread faster. Great video bro god.
Can you do a video on the Nri and Arochukwu Kingdoms of Nigeria? Also the political structure (republics) of pre-colonial Igbo and their spiritual systems (Odinaani)? Also about notable Igbo people (Chinua Achebe, Olaudah equiano) & of the Biafran War & genocide?
I may have missed this in the video, but do we have any examples of Nubian peoples' writings? I feel like that would be the most helpful piece of information here, especially with regards to your argument about the Egyptian hieroglyph for /face./ if there's nothing to go on from that front, I feel like the actual most simple answer for where that heiroglyph comes from is the diversity of the Egyptian people like you said. regardless, I greatly enjoyed your video!
Good point. Definitely possible. various Nubian peoples may have written on on wood or other materials that didn't last through the ages or they didnt write at all in pre-dynastic times.
You could always take it upon yourself to research samples of the Meroitic language of Nubia. Which is available to anyone that has access to an internet connection or local public library. It's common knowledge in the academic field of study called Linguistics, that hieroglyphs were developed independently of any civilization outside the continent of Africa. Since that seems to be the case.... wouldn't that insinuate the influence of diversity originates from different indigenous African ethnic groups?
@deamorebeaute2412 that's a good point, I didn't know that! I still think we'll need more evidence on the origin of this one hierglyph before I feel comfortable taking it as seriously, but 1) I could very much be wrong and 2) I still think Hometeam's theory sounds reasonable--I just don't want to rush into taking an idea as historical fact just because I like it, y'know?
@@twilitvigil5066 I see where you're coming from. I guess we have to ask ourselves do we currently take something as "history" because someone else "liked it". Our reference points come from a biased place as well. I love how his intro about iron and metallurgy goes right to the root of this issue.
The efforts to place Egypt in Europe are ongoing. Caesar marching ever southwards. I wonder about the ongoing conflicts in the Sudan and whole regions submerged by dams to aquaman African history.
Excellent research and outstanding Black History content for those of us who are gleaning from your painstaking research and study for public consumption. Thanks for all you do and may you be blessed for it.
According to experts, Egyptian hieroglyphs were created by Egyptians. No evidence countries south of egypt influenced their writing. Nubia relationship to Egypt was like the Germanic relationship to ancient rome.
@@soda8736which was a thousand years before northern Europeans formed the ability to develop their own script. Nubia and Egypt were one and the same for a millenia.
@@shafsteryellow No they weren't, Egypt 3250 bc and Merotic 300bc, thats over 2000 year difference . Why do you want to focus on Northern Europe? Plenty of other places in the world didn't have writing by that time
The science on this isn't even close to being settled, but the topic as a whole is definitely worth talking about i'm glad you specified that this time.
Thanks for this video. I would like to add that at a fundamental level, it's crazy to me that anyone would think that a person or group's humanity should be tied to their inventions. Let's assume (incorrectly, of course) that Africa contributed nothing. SOOOOOOOOO? There are so many hunter-gatherer societies all over the world who for the most part live subsistently. And because of that, I (who have contributed to the scientific literature) have the right to....do what exactly with these groups? I say all this to say that the latter part of the statement "you contributed nothing so we have a right to exploit you" should also be challenged. In fact, I question the humanity of anyone who attempts to create hierarchies of people based on their perceived inventions.
The last person who posed that argument to me I asked them what did they do to make this world a better place. They had no reply. Most times when people think in terms of race they forget that we're individuals and individuals are responsible for inventions.
Sometimes I do too. I like learning about history, especially west african history, and sometimes I forget that it’s individuals that make a culture and its history. Whenever people talk about race they throw around “black people” and “white people” like they’re individuals, not entire races of human beings that had their own way of navigating their worlds
I'm Black and I heard a racist white on Twitter say this In defense to that argument: "How come Black people and their achievements are viewed as a single entity, but when it it comes to us we have to be singled out as individuals?"
Greetings, I know that Egyptian writing based off Nilotic Flora and Fauna according to Gamal Mokhtar , what I'd like to know is, are there any examples of idiographic symbols found in the Kerma phase of Kushite civilization.
1st writing proto-Sahran. 1st math. 1st civilization Babylon was a African Hamite civilization,despite whites dividing it from Africa with fake borders. 1st recipes for food. 1st agriculture. 1st medicine . To sum the up Greece wrote that everything they Know came from the Africans. EVERYTHING! NUFF SAID.
I don't think it's necessary to use the term Black Africans because when I think of Africa I don't consider anyone other than Black people as part of the continent. Every non-Black person there is a colonizer to me.
Maybe, but...Berber/Amazigh people, and their ancestors, go back a LONG, long way. I don't think it'd be fair to not call them 'African', even though they are typically not 'Black'..
According to this the oldest example of Egyptian writing has been found within Egypt. "A joint Yale and Royal Museums of Art and History (Brussels) expedition to explore the the ancient Egyptian city of Elkab has uncovered some previously unknown rock inscriptions, which include the earliest monumental hieroglyphs dating back around 5,200 years. These new inscriptions were not previously recorded by any expedition and are of great significance in the history of the ancient Egyptian writing systems, according to Egyptologist John Coleman Darnell, professor in Yale's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale, who co-directs the Elkab Desert Survey Project. “This newly discovered rock art site of El-Khawy preserves some of the earliest - and largest - signs from the formative stages of the hieroglyphic script and provides evidence for how the ancient Egyptians invented their unique writing system,” says Darnell." From: Yale archaeologists discover earliest monumental Egyptian hieroglyphs Yale News
So much world fiction comes from trying to create fantastic worlds with thousands of years old unknown civilizations with advanced knowledge. Following real history into the cradle of all human civilization is far more incredible, iron at 4,500 BC!, and part of the story for every human on the planet. Denying it is nothing but self-harm. Neil de Grasse Tyson makes a compelling statement pointing to the scientific proof of Africa as the source for human development.
not all was lost certain records resurfaced so tons of things are all over the place keep in mind I'm not Kemet I'm a Hebrew Israelite bro striving in truth from all angles understanding history the very books tell about co existence of a list of folks but you have to look into the Word and not what I say the Word is not against innocents its against the opposition.
context is key if you apply Biblical based practices you can see your life being blessed but all has to be applied carefully and to be handled with care I understand there are certain records lost even about Israelites so Nubian aren't the only one that lost records too us Israelites have too....
By an accident I was just watching a video which briefly mentioned "a chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline" interesting right, more and more is unlocking.
Thas big for me, and you do us a favor, by offering 3 dimensions. The reason South Sudan, was over run, was because it is a seat of creation. So much things , to say , about Egypt, yet, years now we hear, the fullness, of nubian notions,(a store in boston area, in the 60’s+), and I listened to the folks who emigrated , into my state, when we played music. The Ethiopians, are my path in, and the middle Nile, is where the development, would have begun, as Carthage and the Med, coast was under pressure. Boom, 🤷🏿♂️genetics re -proof,🌺writing, developed, among, the middle Nile, proven among africans,✅.. iron smelting, to boot, as the jury was out, for a bit.. I never thought, africa🇲🇱 ‘had no’.. as a wh guy, I knew none a my folks knew squat.💥
@hometeamhistory806 Christopher Ehret reconstructed the African Language tree covering from 48,000 to 9,500 BCE! This is huge! Afroasiatic languages is the mother of all languages! and the Semitic and Arabic are PART OF it and are the only 2 that is spoken outside of Africa.
Bruh how u invent gold and jewelry, agriculture was first found wide spread in the Levant, formal school was found first in the ancient persia, music such as instruments were first discovered in Mesopotamia, bro u afro centrist are ridiculous.
Ay homie, Mind doing a video about the reparation's that african nation's are STILL paying to the French? The reparation's of the British paying to the generation's of slave owners ( almost 65% of whites across america, IN the colonies and in britain for the loss of property. Everybody from the wealthiest slaveowners to people who owned 2 or 3 ). Just topics that NEVER get talked about when they mention "BLACKS DONT DESERVE REPARATIONS".
Exactly other races and even governments have received reparations even in America. The Japanese and native Americans have received a form of recompense for what the government has done to them. The problem is they don't want to pay reparations to American Black's it's not that they can't big difference.
@@pacmiller7564 EXACTLY. Wanna know a fun fact? When the American's paid the Japanese reparations, It wasn't actually the people who suffered, It was JAPANESE AMERICANS, meaning the Japanese who could be proven to be born in America. People who didn't suffer during the nuclear bombings or have there property destroyed. IT WASN'T EVEN THEM! Whites loved it tho, they had no problem ending Japanese Imperialism and re-compensating people who didn't suffer. The ACTUAL Japanese couldn't even acquire legal citizenship when coming over the America's so it wasn't even them, they weren't even allowed over for Security Reason's. I'm glad someone else see's sense and didn't comment "BRO BUT YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH IT". They feel black's don't deserve it, It's almost like this biological FEAR they have.
It's not really theory but fact that writing systems began in central Black Africa among its scribes... During the age of Mega Lake Chad South of it there was the Sao Civilization that existed probably before Kush and The Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom 6000 BC once it began to dry its founders went to the Nile River and the Others towards Ife in Nigeria and Camaroon. We have a joke among Africanist that every time they find ancient writing in Black Africa they call it Graffiti... Also in Ancient Great Zimbabwe the scribes had an ancient writing system. Archeologist recently confirmed a large wooden house frame or bridge in Zambia that is 400, 000 years old but they will not give central Africa humans the credit because it will hurt the other so called races feelings of superiority
Here is a cultural system for transmitting information still used in a West African society, using house walls: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kGSwTnqbOP8.html Noticed that there are symbols for conflicts, bats, air conditioning etc. all scripted into the wall of house when it is built. A person coming from a far away culture might not even know this is a transmission medium, since it looks like a decoration on the wall. This is an ancient technique understood in the this community.
What specific ethnicity are we talking about? And if there is a dark-skinned ethnic group, doesn't it occur to you that perhaps they are much more likely to be related to the Dravidian peoples like the Brahui or the Tamils than to the Oromo? It is more likely since before the Indo-European invasion, that area was inhabited by the Dravidians as well.
@elo6550 it wasn't a certain ethnic group it was the etymology of thr word kush I was wondering because it can mean black and Indian people are very dark anyhow he has a video on it
@@soda8736 No, the problem is the way that those tribes were formed after the Caliphates and the foreign invasion of Arabs along with others from Europe. Our inability to be ourselves has been caused by those who saw nothing of value in our nativity while only valuing their version. 'Natives' were not 'indigenous' before having been intentionally robbed in a well documented manner for centuries.
@@ryanziller220 Alot people in these comments like to play this moral game with Europeans and Arabs. Let me tell you something the African scholars themselves say, everyone was in on slavery and slave trading. Even after it was banned there are documented of Africans begging the British to still have slaves , and in some parts slavery still continue until more recent times amd might still go on. You can beleive in some African eutopia that never existed
@@soda8736 You are pushing the same fallacious arguments which everyone knows to be apart of every lie told to ignore the crimes against humanity which occurred. Not a single bribe can be excused nor absolved by way of the initiators who are ultimately at fault. Had not one European stepped foot on any of the continents which Natives inhabited, no trades would have happened. Moreover, Europeans are known as those who developed systems of slavery into the most brutal of hells. The issues are not just about slavery nor bribery, kidnap, human trafficking, and enslavement.
This subject for me is pretty moot.. because like writing was around way before the pyramids came out.. if they are saying an exclusive race invented writing, they're full of crap and any historian would tell you that. Its like a race saying they invented the first shelter or hunting tool.. like bruh a big monkey can make a sharp stick. Monkeys and animals can communicate with audio and visual cues.. so like what are we saying. We have to be careful trying to assert our superiority. Humans have learned from animals and still do. Now for record purposes alright thats valid. But i rarely see something built in its native country and others try to claim such inventions unless theyre like displaced from their native country. In short it doesnt matter unless we're dating which specfic ancient tribe or family invented writing for research purposes. Anything else is just intellectual rhetoric. Glad to see your channel posting such unbiased content very good ❤🎉
diaries of ibn khan pg 662 "it is he the African created the arabic script" Africa has the most writing out of any country on earth! the English writing script isn't even their own origin! and will we all please STOP forfeiting Greece and Rome to Europe... Dr John Henrik Clarke stated "Greece and ROME were not European States. They were Mediterranean African States; there were no European states at the time and what did the ROMANs and Greeks call Europeans at that time! Northern Barbarians!"
African and black are two different concepts as Africa is not populated by one racial group. Secondly YT is not a substitute for actual scholarship. At the very least he admits that that this is opinion based rather than based in actual research. Lastly it’s clear that he doesn’t understand the difference between a theory and a hypothesis/ an idea.
The fact that yall are still trying push that narrative that african isn't black is sickening. Ppl just invade, now the place they invaded and don't belong, doesn't belong to those who populated it. Nonsense.
African and black are not two different things that make no sense all black people are African. a YT person may be born in a country in Africa for example they would be Nigerian if born in Nigeria but not African Africa consist of many different ethnic groups/tribes being born in Africa does not make you African ethinically
Descendants of Adam & Eve; The Holy Prophet & Prophetess Grandpa & Grandma, Noah’s Arc was only to be fruitful and multiply (New World Order Rainbow Contract Acts 2:38-) We the Grandchildren ( Africa is not black Humans) that’s the name of the Soil, Real Estate. Everyone Human on Earth Male and Female are Noah’s Grandchildren.( New World Order Acts 2:38-.
Tell me one African inventor from Each nation it’s like 54 nations it’s 3000 tribes it’s thousands of black American inventors it’s German have inventors British have inventors with names and dates you didn’t say nothing this shit should be deleted
Some pre-colonial inventors from sub saharan Africa. 1. Afonso I of Kongo, ordered some form of punji stick fortification underground around all of Mbanza kongo. An interesting anti personnel fortification. 2. The Brother of Ghezo invented an early 19th century straight razor weapon that was 30 inches long. The only kind recorded in history. It was used by the Dahoney Amazons as a standard weapon. 3. Antonio Vaz designs a boat equipped with mounted swivel guns and large blunderbusses for the Ardra Kingdom's navy. 4. Though not an original invention, Osei Kwadwo the 1st introduced meritocracy to the Ashanti Empire through the Kwadwoan Revolution. 5. Opoku Ware The First created the Nsumakwa office which also functioned as a military medical corps, making this one of the earliest medical corps for an armed force in recorded history. 5. The Hootonge engineers of Dahomey were capable of inventing a unique glass carriage around the early 19th century. They also made carriages with the entire body designs of elephants and other animals.
So the inventions are: Iron smelting that hasn’t yet been found outside central Africa vs an explosion of Smelting across Anatolia and Mesopotamia in the same 3000-2500 BCE period Semitic (aka non-African) texts referred to as African, somewhat valid and the explanation seems plausible, but why didn’t it spread beyond Nubia? A total of 2 if we’re being generous, doesn’t seem like much when compared to any other civilisation. If you wanted to spend more time on the writing theory you could’ve put that in the title. Otherwise your argument against Africa not creating anything is 2 inventions, a rather weak counter point
