One of the respected traditional symbols of the Mende people of the West African nation, Sierra Leone, in initiation ceremonies, is the helmet or sowei mask.
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Aláwàdà Baba Sala.
On this day in 2018, Odolaye Bàá Waki wrote: Aláwàdà Baba Sala. Baba Sala was one of the very few giants that laid the foundation for present-day Nollywood - literally with their own blood, sweat and tears.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...Cheikh Anta Diop,
One of the most influential Afrikan Scholar Cheikh Anta Diop, was the first person to scientifically prove not only that ancient Egyptians were descendants of black Afrikans, (that Egypt was a black society) but that the cultural achievements of that society predated and directly influenced the cultures of Greece and Rome, and consequently, modern Western civilization.
“The Àjé (Iyami) represents the mystical powers of the woman in her most dangerous and destructive form.
The dance of the GELEDE is the expression of the guilty conscience of men, stemming from a time when the matriarchic society became patriarchic.
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