Education and knowledge are often entangled in political conspiracy in an effort to oppress a group of people in society. Leaders operate off the idea that if knowledge is power, then misinformation, miseduation, and lack of knowledge is just as powerful to those that hold the pen, and crippling to those that do not. Thankfully, some people who have access to that pen are rewriting narratives based on truth in an effort to rectify the wrongs of this world, namely those that result from "white" supremacy and superiority.
Black Athena, written by Martin Bernal in 1987, is a three-volume text that highlights how Egyptian and Phoenician philosophy, science, and culture influence Greece in particular and western civilization as a whole. Bernal's premise is that Greece's African and Semitic origins were common knowledge prior to the mid-18th century. A shift in understanding and perspective occurred when European scholars focused efforts on proving European superiority to Africans and Asians. The fact that Egypt, an African nation, and the Phoenicians were the sources of great European thought did not sit well with the racist and anti-Semetic thinking that has and continues to permeate academia. Thus, social and biological scientists were commissioned to rewrite the historical narrative in favor of the Greek, Roman, and Nordic European. Bernal's work forces readers to look at early Europe differently and challenge the prevailing belief that democracy, science, and philosophy are exclusively "European possessions". Featuring prominent classical scholar Molly Levine of Howard University, and Black Studies professor Leonard Jefferies, this is documentary offers a poignant view of world history; one that historians have attempted to bury. Honors to Jefferies, Levine, Bernal, and other scholars that seek to enlighten the world with truth and knowledge.
Black Athena, written by Martin Bernal in 1987, is a three-volume text that highlights how Egyptian and Phoenician philosophy, science, and culture influence Greece in particular and western civilization as a whole. Bernal's premise is that Greece's African and Semitic origins were common knowledge prior to the mid-18th century. A shift in understanding and perspective occurred when European scholars focused efforts on proving European superiority to Africans and Asians. The fact that Egypt, an African nation, and the Phoenicians were the sources of great European thought did not sit well with the racist and anti-Semetic thinking that has and continues to permeate academia. Thus, social and biological scientists were commissioned to rewrite the historical narrative in favor of the Greek, Roman, and Nordic European. Bernal's work forces readers to look at early Europe differently and challenge the prevailing belief that democracy, science, and philosophy are exclusively "European possessions". Featuring prominent classical scholar Molly Levine of Howard University, and Black Studies professor Leonard Jefferies, this is documentary offers a poignant view of world history; one that historians have attempted to bury. Honors to Jefferies, Levine, Bernal, and other scholars that seek to enlighten the world with truth and knowledge.
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