and the music they used to enjoy in their youth. group to blow. me. i'm not laughing at the germans well i guess sometimes i am but mostly i am nothing with the. things deep into the german culture of. new jersey we think it is grandma day on the east coast it's sold out who i am no i'm rachel join me to music i have a bunch of posts. hello and welcome 8 to the 77 percent i was so full. i you under 35 years old then you are 77 percent of africa's population and you are in the right please this show is all about you coming up on today's

program. can you know we ask young creatives and critical people what defines alfie kohn i think. we need a paralympic champion for wind up. and we explore the angolan capital and wonder what the bankers who killed. but fast let me ask you a question who gets to decide how africa and its history is put treat up until this point in time most teams 3 books on africa have been reluctant from a western point of view for children especially there are very few books which tell the story of all continent from our own perspective but 'd tang's finally changing south african his story i know my longer tees it has taken matters into her own hands and published on african history book for keep. well. let's read. but today she.

gets. a little girl wow. with. the frickin historian. hopes to prepare. for the future by teaching her the history of my people. based on my own experience as an african that. the one thing that africans value that has encourage them through centuries of pain is knowing where they are and where they come from. the university professor discovered that african history books reaching for kids almost exclusively focused on egypt she wanted to paint a broader picture about the continent past she wants to cover everything from ancient history to more contemporary independence movements. when africans are clear about their history and about where they come from and the origins and the

different mythologies we do way better as kids in school we do way better as students at university and we do far better in the world in terms of being innovators when we know our history. no longer also realized that there were no history books that children in africa could really identify around or just she was determined to prove the. industry to a friend. to develop a comic book for children in african history just trying to represent visually. elements of african history so that kids can. kind of get a feel for it through the visual side but not in a way that. helps african people know my longest approach is simple she shows kids and young adults a different perspective on african history the subject of slavery for example is

looked at from a much broader perspective and doesn't just focus on africa shows that humans have been cruel to one another everywhere throughout history. this is an important message in a country like south africa where traces of its colonial past be found everywhere. no one under stresses that this alternative perspective was sorely missing up until now given the schools but now to those like those in the fun in not losing congreve school absent to the progress i once a moment african. because it is my crouch no one in this book embraces african history and culture as it covers shoes ranging from the rise of mission civilizations country to slavery colonialism struggles for independence unfitness africans. and it's really inspired and indeed teaches people about

cultures yes or coups i feel chilly because we don't have books like this. every spring and new millennium but in the next confident the effort to pay off the popularity of problem is to rise and perhaps one day how walk when it will become compulsory in schools across africa. is that report got you curious to know all about some of the most famous. across africa's history you can also check out the w's online multimedia project if we can. that leads me to our next big question what are the roots of identity. l. reports i eating of can my knee went to our home seat 100 i will be to find out and she's joined by a special gets the end i bar as a member of one of africa's most popular lout boy buns southie soul

i've heard it said before afro paul afro future is him even it seems that recently there is i might even go as far as call it an obsession of africans to attach their identity to the works a bay do and i'm wondering why why is african identity so important who better to as of this question for me than some young africans and one of them actually named his album very audacious title leave and die in africa so we're going to start with you b.n. african story is our story told by us as told by us because with a no hold on so if d w is a source let's put ourselves let's put ourselves on the line here deed abuse providing the platform d.w. suddenly not african know but this is the of you can stories told by us we had the ones were to the you what be a about ok so the african story is the studio africans a stored by the people of africa tech so debt resign your leveling his mission has

as no no no to total shiny has us another question who is because that's my question is who is out because becomes aware no not no way greater e how me how many generations as a take to be defined as africa is what i want to know ok does anyone have an answer to that question how many generations does it take for you to be defined as african assuming that your background or we what we call your indigenous roots are not african any answer any take those i don't think it's enough for you to see yourself as an african the african people the community that you in husk to see you as an african you get it has to be a 2 week thing i was under this is a very philosophical sued was so to be is to be perceived to be african used to be proceed and i can just insert to myself into africa in feel african oh my god i feel african know it has to be you the people who you found there do they see you as african it doesn't have to take generations i think we have people who have lived in kenya for 10 years right now and they see themselves as africans it's

actually how you. try to how you see yourself how you respect the culture how you respect. and what makes you feel it doesn't have to be skin seems that we have very sensitive about the ownership of this identity so when other people lay claim to it we get a little edgy about it why are we so sensitive about identity because of colonialism and having to deal with imperialism we are extra touchy about the subject of african identity we have completely embraced colonial sort of dispositions when it comes to how we choose to govern ourselves but somebody might hear you say that and say well you are influenced by the west you're hearing some of western ideas having this conversation even. having this conversation in the english trade so yeah it's so that's the thing i don't actually believe that even $29.00 t. even in the centuries to come that there would still be this thing called african identity because of globalization essentially that this idea of african is it means

one that ruled be depleted in the years to come you don't agree and i don't know. i think it's because of the the influence and the pressure and the context of globalization that's the precise reason why people hold on to their identity if if there's a force that's that's homogenizing everyone making a run the same then what makes you unique becomes that much more important but it feels that oh well that's who is really not only my mom isn't really you know not happy bunny here you know what i find it funny that none of us have talked about how the fact that african identity has also been tied to our struggle we have not had a conversation about privilege we've not had a conversation about this our skin tone let's have it. and the fact that our skin tone in all its melanie to forms has been the subject of prejudice has been the subject of slavery for 100 plus years and that also contributes to what we consider

ourselves to be there seem to the good will always have a passion attached to our identity no but that that or pressure and those outside forces the same way that a diamond is formed by outside pressures can i get a word somewhere to say. that has played a role in shaping what we have so we are very very sensitive about holding on to it because so much has been taken from us that we are like ok what do we have all right we have our skin tone ok we have our sense of rhythm ok we. know you know so we have all these things that we happen to celebrate and we're happy to adorn but when other people wear them adorn them in a way as though they're celebrating its we call it appropriation of misappropriation the reason why the line is drawn when gucci for example would be so i think the most likely to engage and then ironically you know presentation of the it and then go oh my god mazing but no actually the most people who do it is of

the form of fabric and i'm going to benefit from it that's some bullshit to use just bouncing which is feeds you it seems ok ok ok ok look so you guys heard recently that oklahoma thought i was trademarked yet in the q. and it's like you're not been. for your benefit have been the story for us from lion king which means no worries in africa which is very revealing and it shows that where we need to step up legally as africans is we kind of need to be able to get a heavier presence in terms of trademarking in terms of cooperating in terms of seeing what we have and of the things that we have potential exports or whatever the only reason i say that is because someone else is going to do it so what did you says about. africans having a more kind of like legal and copyright presence or strategy is good but i also think that the people who are stealing should stop stealing right so if you have

a house which has valuable things in it and someone comes and breaks in and takes your stuff right. who did the wrong thing was it wrong for you to have things in your house or was it the thief who shouldn't have come to steal the right the reason why africans don't copyright everything is because it doesn't occur to us that these things are. wrong but i just want to ask you guys that question one more time why is african identity so important africa has been the site of upon theft up on it and that sense of loss has been part of our history for centuries really and it's in this moment of globalization couple late stage capitalism is when it's becoming more intense right and so the reason why we're looking to what makes us different is because that's how for us to become human our human has been identified with not africa right that that in the category of human black does not

exist african does not exist in order for you to be human you have to be white or white adjacent right and so we are here expanding the category of human to include africa while that was. those that hit me right here and that's a great place to wrap up this conversation and i suppose we can all agree that it's very complex and i'm not entirely sure we fully answer that question but i think one thing we can agree on is that african identity is important because it affirms that we were and like christine the background said it affirms that we still are thank you so much for tuning in that was so exciting i'm actually a little exhausted just from all the thinking thanks for joining us. thank you wow now that was an important discussion to have if you want to add your thoughts you can engage in the debate on a facebook page and you can also watch a longer version of that street debate on youtube. now let's head to rhonda

like in many other countries life with a disability here is still anything but easy when tears then became disabled he was forced to live on the streets but a few years later his life took a surprising time. there's. a lot here to keep in mind that lead up to it if it's a kilogram. if possible one i'm sure you could look easy let's just let's get international sports competition let's get silly people about in knots trying to shame a kid's life history teacher. told me i'm dumb guy for you could you know when i was it is world a good point you put the disaffected one leg when i was taken to the hospital or received injections or suddenly a whole source of complaint was affected mccomas why to have a disability before makes people go on the ground. eat worms only choked me

up into both of these are it's night tears again some sort of memory. and another there was no one taking care of the move it was it wasn't even mistakes. i slept on the outside for in the houses sometimes even in gobs contained is where i was looking for some left over such a detour for my life as a small child of living work was an. oracle god it was not natural for the community. in union to believe that these brands are by no government ever model of inclusion on a certain a disability 14 faces did mummy end up in the street believe they need to constantly to the best of my mother nothing it was working in the world and even among those in charge when a family is poor and have a child with disabilities what if this child or so from the clerk or even in the society it is treated like as the physical compartment doing themselves up.

to fines every day let's just use your tears james the training on the streets when he was a teenager no one told him to confuse me. i just society's told the world history child needs to protect himself against threats from others. that's why i started training. to become strong to protect myself in times of trouble no one knowing about the quantum wound up duct tape down on the sons of god. in 2003 good night. sleeping in a very big self-made jeep a politician approached him he could become part of the national team for higher power you to the same thing to one years old when 2 kids passed international competition the olympic games in. colorado you know what i started sleeping in the front what else is life are suddenly great nice for the even give

me new king of the storm our. commonwealth games continental competition even the party and extrinsic 12th a month. shop that goes what. would be its costs money and other professional sports like you could send to the old house and buy a transport like cats get it got it i don't think this is my private credit for people who own it trust. me put a couple of my bike and get transported for that but salary i live in the market on a bus or one who needed it and. today it doesn't 70 year olds to shake the train on a motivator that is one of the mothers who did it was sleep such a good little children. getting just like a brother to me and a friend well i have today i have because of feel thanks to him i'm

a professional sportsman today the reason my mom who doesn't know will be a mess as a. teen and regularly in fights young people up the street to a free training and even for a woman. hopes to try. andy people with a disability we have the same opportunities like everyone that all of his friends can and. now have them to keep their bill collector and a place where i welcome the disability to do sports and help them realize their dreams complected a father intercalation mother because most of them could not. buy one. until his vision becomes a reality t.v. scene in the woods in a pot smoker because i mean i'm the one out of town. what an inspiring story but remember it's up to us as a society to ensure people with disabilities have the same approach unities as

everyone else. moving on to the capital. it's famous for being the world's most expensive. but there is so much more to this day none. local d.j. . is the voice of a popular radio show in rwanda he took us on a possibility of that he's a fascinating hometown. today morning and a very particular sound is spreading over the city is the sound of the radio show we will be a little relief. program of the. same. 6 times or somebody. there but i would call it would. be

a little biting commentary on all sorts of topics close to the house of 6000000 inhabitants one day is a city full of contrasts where the country's many natural resources have made some people reach that's not the case with the vast majority of the population. is our guide for the day. after i get on then i sail on to. the next. is a colonial fortress remind us of course everywhere but their heroes no longer play the starring roles in an independent. still the one that the tourists get to see we're heading off the beaten track. the best and most. what you want to. get. for you.

and. i'm not a. cop he's a typical man say that's what one does slums a court they house around 80 percent of the one as population. was. asked the. the. eat. this is also where. he's buddies make music several popular songs have been produced right here perhaps the most successful was angola. is about everything that is going wrong in the country problems in the education and health systems the rise in crime and the lack of police action.

in and day out all known to everyone and. anyone taking a stroll along the imagine no one does grand probably not it is probably not doing too badly for themselves right. but it's not the machine out everywhere there are new buildings powerful companies above all the oil companies sun and gold towers above the coastal prominent it's an angolan dubai fantasy the country's wealth these enormous but very few people see any of that hotel room in one that can easily set you back $1000.00 a night and in the fancy beach bus we have a well paid experts congregates lunch can cost $100.00. each.

yeah. the wonder is the most expensive city in the world that's a dubious on up. close to 2 ends in the so-called daily wonder 300 island which is actually a peninsula nevertheless it has a beautiful beach where young people meeting the evening to enjoy the sunsets they know they are easy if they don't seem to be one. astray one about this is. really the. city with all its contrasts and romantic moments for the source of inspiration for a passionate radio d.j. . that. thank you for showing us around. if you have any recommendations for c.t.

is we should visit or issues we should cover does get in touch via facebook and you can always watch mall content on you tube that's a tough from me but don't go away just yet you already met have been from the popular band you know astri debate now you get to hear he is a solitary soul reheats truck to leave and die in africa is all about african identity i you proud to be efficacy i know i am and i hope you are too from which have a lot of the continent your from from me and the rest of the team or harry say what i'm not and good bye. that the my. son got romantic songs i just know. that no sound rather be.

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down and down the earth just scorched earth to take this job. this is dealing in news live from berlin grief turns to outrage in iran not to the military admits it was behind the downing of ukrainian passenger jet protesters challenge anti-government slogans and cold authorities liars for initially denying shooting down the plane on wednesday 176 people were killed also coming up the prime minister scott morrison admits he could have handled the country's bushfire

crisis better another 55 has died us authorities warn the dying just use far from over.