“They told us Africa was poor… but they didn’t tell us Africa was the first.” “The first humans? Born here. In Ethiopia. In Kenya. In Tanzania.” “They told us Africa had no history… but they didn’t mention Timbuktu had libraries when Europe was still in the Dark Ages.” “They showed us pyramids, but they didn’t say the Black Pharaohs built them. That Kush ruled Egypt. That Nubia taught the world.” “They called us primitive… but ignored Great Zimbabwe, the walls of Benin, the gold of Mali, and Mansa Musa — the richest man to ever live.” “They erased our kingdoms, then carved us into pieces. They took our people. Our land. Our names.” “But we are still here.” “Africa is not rising… Africa has always risen.” “Africa is not the future — AFRICA IS NOW