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Roots: A Podcast About Greatness

Roots: A Podcast About Greatness

By Daniel Maturana Agudelo

Until the lion learns how to write, all the stories will glorify the hunter... well the Lion is telling the narrative now. This is a space for Black storytelling by a black storyteller. This is a place to celebrate and get informed about blackness, about AFRICA, a place to tell our real history, that of a rich and soulful culture, those that are not told in our history books. Time to find our identity as africans, learn about and honor our ancestors!
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Queen Amanirenas: The One Eyed Queen, Who With Pet Lions and Elephants, Led An Army Against the Holy Roman Empire

Roots: A Podcast About GreatnessAug 19, 2020

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Queen Amanirenas: The One Eyed Queen, Who With Pet Lions and Elephants, Led An Army Against the Holy Roman Empire

Queen Amanirenas: The One Eyed Queen, Who With Pet Lions and Elephants, Led An Army Against the Holy Roman Empire

Long ago when Rome set its sights south towards the rest of Africa, a one-eyed queen fought so fiercely Rome never went past Egypt again

Aug 19, 202010:43
Princess Yennenga: The Stallion-Riding Princess Who Saved An African Empire

Princess Yennenga: The Stallion-Riding Princess Who Saved An African Empire

The Warrior Princess who's defiance, courage and sheer will, gave birth to an empire; meet Princess Yennenga

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Mansa Musa I: The Real Life King Midas

Mansa Musa I: The Real Life King Midas

A man so rich and generous that he showered the poor with gold, wrecked entire economies due to his large gifts of gold. Imagine all the gold you’d think a human being could have and double, no, triple it. When no one can even comprehend the how vastly your wealth is, it means you’re rich as hell. This is the story of King Midas himself, this is the Malian empire and it’s most celebrated ruler, the richest man who ever lived, Mansa Musa I

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Dihya al Kahina: The Great Khaleesi

Dihya al Kahina: The Great Khaleesi

A ruthless steadfast warrior, as well as a merciful leader who liberated thousands of slaves – this was Dihya al Kahina, a Jewish Berber Northern African woman AKA The Original Khaleesi

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They Came Before Columbus: Africans in America Pt.2

Part 2. Africa and America: A Pre-Columbian relationship

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They Came Before Columbus: Africans in America Pt.1

They Came Before Columbus: Africans in America Pt.1

Columbus wasn't the first to come to America, he was the last. Africans were here before anyone else. Time to learn about the pre-columbian relationship between Africa and the Americas

Jul 15, 202012:15
Yasuke - The African Samurai

Yasuke - The African Samurai

In ancient Japan, during the 5ft warrior Samurai era, a 6ft 2 African towered among them all unrivaled. No, it's not a Tarantino movie, it's real history. This is Yasuke.

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Ep. 1: Roots: A Podcast About Greatness

Ep. 1: Roots: A Podcast About Greatness

Until the lion learns how to write, all the stories will glorify the hunter... well the Lion is telling the narrative now. This is a space for Black storytelling by a black storyteller. This is a place to celebrate and get informed about blackness, about AFRICA, a place to tell our real history, that of a rich and soulful culture, those that are not told in our history books. Time to find our identity as africans, learn about and honor our ancestors!

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