Why is it important to know our history (ourstory)?
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”It is the knowledge of one’s history that gives a strong sense of belonging and identity which provides the basis for group unity, which provides the basis for political and economic power” - Dr. Asa Hillard III
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“If a people loses its historical memory, it becomes a very fragile people. They regress, and it is that historical memory which permits them to be a strong people.” - Chiekh Anta Diop
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"If you know you come from greatness, you will aim for the stars. No goal is too much for you to achieve. You come from greatness. Act like it, achieve it, build on that. That's why history is important" - Runoko Rashidi
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“The unavoidable starting point for Africans to rescue and reconstruct their history and humanity is in Kemet” - Jacob H. Carruthers​​​
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"What became of the Black People of Sumer?" the traveler asked the old man, "for ancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black. What happened to them?" "Ah," the old man sighed. "They lost their history so they died" - Chancellor Williams
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"If there were not a direct relationship between history and money, history and power, history and rulership, history and domination, then why is it that the European rewrote history?” - Dr. Amos Wilson​​​
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Culture & Mdw Ntchr
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​“When you take the Mdw Ntchr, it’s like the ancestors are talking to you directly" - Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka N Heru Hassan K. Salim
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“When you take the Mdw Ntchr, you’re going through a cultural rites of passage that our ancestors laid down” - Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka N Heru Hassan K. Salim
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"Their worldview; how they saw the world; how they lived their lives; their culture; their cultural concepts; and their way of conceptualizing. All of this we learn through the language. Language is the embodiment of a culture. That's why it's important to study Mdw Ntchr, to learn the culture of the people as well as all the wisdom that they left in their writings." - Rkhty Amen
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"Culture is your Medicine" - Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka N Heru Hassan K. Salim
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Motivation & Spirituality
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"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily" - Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka N Heru Hassan K. Salim
​“Man and woman are in the image of the creator. The image is not their sex, the image is their ability to create. When you are NTCHR like, it means that I can take a thought, and manifest it into a reality. Because all of us are the manifestations of the NTCHR’s reality.” - Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka N Heru Hassan K. Salim