Reclaiming African Identity Through Education

“Have you ever wondered why African children go to school—and come out knowing everything except

themselves?” Because that’s not an accident. That’s the design. For generations,

Africa wasn’t educated. Africa was programmed. We were taught to read and write, but never to remember.

We speak English and French perfectly, yet many of us can’t write our own names in our mother tongue.

That is not a mistake. That is a system built to disconnect a child from their ancestors,

their identity, and their power. In African schools, we memorize the kings of Europe

but not the kingdoms of Mali, Kush, Benin, or Mapungubwe.

We study the Roman gods, but not African spirituality. We learn the laws