Sophia Sewell-Njie

365/366 Black History!

2021-10-07T00:45:00.001+01:00

365 days per year and 366 days in a leap year is Black History. Therefore why are the original peoples on the Earth relegated to either February or October to celebrate their stories? Every day is our story and within a day the mind is in the now, the past and the future. We do not seek permission to celebrate our Ancestors. They are with now and forever. Ase!!!

Attitudinal change is needed for climate change and better food security. Monocultures are outdated Agroforestry is the way forward.

2021-09-23T11:49:00.001+01:00

Developing countries are not dealing with the nonsense being imposed on them. The pendulum of environmental custodianship is swinging back to the local people once again. After 5 centuries of total environmental mismanagement of African continent. Enough is enough with so much waste Africa will not allow itself to be governed by the whims of outdated redundant imperial model of agriculture. That has led to global environmental castrophy we are facing today caused through the insatible appetite for Big money over nature. In other words greed! Africa rejects envirnomental racist monoculture plans.

Empaths and Narcissists

2021-08-30T02:00:00.007+01:00

When dealing with Narcissists. It's vital for Empaths to set clear boundaries.

Saxon at di Control

2021-08-18T18:33:00.001+01:00

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Mohammad Ali's Motivational Quotes

2021-08-17T22:42:00.006+01:00

The only failure in life is not taking the risk to live a better life in the future.

Mohammad Ali said all religions are good. The thing is not all people follow their religion.

Mohammad Ali has inspired people all over the world. Below is a video in Hindi an animation of his life with English Subtitles, an example of the impact his success has had globally.

Rumble in the Juggle and Mohammad Ali had to whip George Foreman

Steve Biko Speech 1977

2021-08-17T01:10:00.003+01:00

Steve Biko raised Black Consciousness

in South Africa amongst Africans

to equip them to challenge the apartheid system.

Reviewing the call for Reparations.

2021-08-16T23:03:00.009+01:00

Here's a classic example of gaslighting enslavement and sidestepping the issue of reparatory justice.

The irony of saying Britain would rather give Jamaica a prison instead of £7.5 trillion which is the equivalent into today's money. that was received in compensation by Slave Owners and somehow that £7.5 trillion vanished off the face of the planet is a joke,

Esther Stanford Xsosi and MP Paul Bend Channel 4 interview 2015

There is a reparations movement in Britain,

Unlike commodities, human beings are encoded with their Ancestors' DNA.

of cause, Contemporary slavery needs to be addressed. However, it will not be eradicated until reparatory justice for the Transatlantic Slave trade, and Congo Free State, the Colonisation of Africa and the international economic structure is restructured to sever the chains of imperialism.

Oh well, this Prison deal got thrown in the trash where it belonged as the Jamaican proverb goes Duppy knows who to frighten. Yet another gaslighting example. Andrew Holness rejected the offer

Another gaslighting attempt failed, oops. Jamaicans and CARICOM were not in the mood in 2015 to take this condescending unconscious narcissistic attitude presented to them by Cameron. Who like millions of people in Britain got their wealth through African Chattel enslavement. As the repugnant stench of cognitive dissonance pervaded the atmosphere of this dinner with Cameron's smug performance offering a £25 million prison. Well, this pathetic attempt to move on got kicked to the kerb. Jamaica in July 2021 handed in a petition for Reparations for£10.6 billion. The spirit of Nanny Kudjoe, Sharpe, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley, and the Wailers, and millions more are not sleeping,

MARCH FOR REPARATION 2014 PT3

2021-08-16T22:34:00.001+01:00

Fitts Band

2021-08-16T22:16:00.000+01:00

Star Band de Dakar - Thiely: http://youtu.be/bWYdiSP1WB0

Lailebela under siege by Tigrayan forces.

2021-08-15T00:08:00.004+01:00

Dipping my toes in the Poetry stream.

2020-11-08T22:04:00.004+00:00

EFF

2020-03-05T21:37:00.001+00:00

Proud to be Jamaican

2020-03-05T21:35:00.000+00:00

Jamaica won 12 medals at the 2015 BeijingWorld Championships. All Jamaicans are proud of the team coming in second place at the games.

Here are some of the highlights: Here's Lighting Usain Bolt in the men's 100 metres finals coming in at 9.79 sec.

Usain Bolt filming himself taking no notice of the media propaganda waiting to watch him fall he just used it as leverage as empty barrel mek a lot of noise as we would say in Jamaica. Big up Bolt!

The British Commenters are just envious of Bolt's victory black power dominated that track.

Sweet like sugar but better for your heart when you see Shelly Ann Fraser Pyrce run she is world's apart.

The Best Jamaican women's athlete of all time

Shelly-Ann Fraser Price is treble on the track

With her green braids of Jamaica

she came for gold there is no holding her back.

In 4x100 relay powerful combination team just mash up the track.

Di gold ina di Jamaican flag just shine,

Saxon Sound Systems Tippa Ire's Interview

2020-03-04T22:52:00.000+00:00

Tippa Irie shares with us his bio,and playing in Sir Lloyd, King Tubby's and Saxon Sound System.

Tippa Ire was a son of a shop keeper and Sound System man. Tippa Irie learnt his craft earlier and as a teenager he had his own sound system. At 17 he made his own record and then from that he went to King Tubby's as a box man.

Coming out of the Saxon Sound System came many British Jamaican Artists ie.Tippa Ire, Maxi Priest and Smiley Culture.

He entered a sound talent competition and was scouted by Muscle head from Saxon Sound System. He started to play with Saxon.

I'll let Tipper Irie tell you his story.

Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee. There Was no Greater Boxer Than Muhammad Ali. ❤

2020-03-04T22:49:00.002+00:00

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Tribute Salute to Muhammad Ali
The Greatest Heavy Weight
Freedom Fighting Champion of All Time!

An African Liberator
A true African King
When Muhammad Ali
entered the arena
We knew he would win!

The Greatest Ambassador
for African liberation
Who used Boxing
to educate people's minds
He challenged the System
of White Supremacy Racism
Beat them with his lyrics
and deeds every time!

Prompting Black people
to get off of our knees
Using Boxing Alchemy
Unlocking shackles from off our minds
Highlighting Black America’s plight
Knowing it ultimately
resonated with Black people around the world
Using combinations of ancient charms,
poetry, African Stories
Laced with deadly blows
Muhammad Ali walked his talk.

From African Human Rights
and African liberation
He fought for both inside
and outside of the ring
Hilariously, exposing the white lie
of white Jesus Christ
And its promise of laxative in heaven
Made us all burst out with laughter
As we watched him
with Michael Parkinson on British Television.

Muhammad Ali fought
Slavery by Another Name
Jim crow,
Colour Bar illuminating racist barriers in Our way

After winning the 1960’s
Heavyweight championship for America
In the Olympic Games
Kentucky's Jim crow
decided to rub salt into his wounds
Refusing to serve a Black US Champ in a Cafe
He stopped being an America Clown
Throw his Gold Belt in the river
Rejecting his Slave Master’s name Cassius Clay
Embraced the Nation of Islam.

Through the teachings of Right Honorable,
Elijah Mohammad
Muhammad Ali moved with
and absorbed the teachings of Malcolm X
He refused to fight for the US Government
No way was he gonna fight in Vietnam
against the Vietcom
When Africans in America weren’t free!

Mohammad Ali Spread
the message of Black Pride
Articulately with Africa in his heart
He trained intensively with rapturous Zairean Chant
of "Ali Boumbaye!",
"Ali Boumbaye!"
In Zaire rumble in the Jungle
Brought down George Foreman's heart.

Mohammad Ali injected 1970’s
Black Youth with Pride
He demonstrated to us
we can be winners
And there was really
no room for quitters
All we must do is
to keep on fighting
for what is right!

So Grand Champion
Muhammad Ali
As you leave us now
Our hearts are full
As tears flow from our eyes
in memory of those times
we shared with family and friends
Who are no longer here
to watch with us
your fights on TV

We know its Divine Providence
that runs the show
So, float like a butterfly
Sting like a bee!
We know you are
the Greatest all around,
Handsome, prophetic, poetic, wittiest,
Compassionate, dancing Freedom
fighting Activist
for African Liberation,
The Greatest
World Heavy Weight
Boxing Champion who ever lived,
Our King Warrior Muhammad Ali!

May our Ancestors, Angels,
Our Creator of Divinity
bestow on you
all the divine blessings for the service
You have given to The Black African Race
in our struggle for liberation
and Self-determination
from White Supremacy Racism.

For the Humanitarianism
you have demonstrated
all around the world
taking the sport of boxing
to the realm of beating down
social constructs of class,
divide and rule
the real fight is against poverty,
inequality and lack of equity.
Rest in peace Mighty African Warrior!!

May you receive Jannah

Ameen!

By Sophia Sewell-Njie Copyright 2016-21
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Muhammad Ali

2020-03-04T22:48:00.000+00:00

An Analog Vintage cartoon of Muhammad Ali.

Gambia's New Era is still on Track!

2017-01-14T14:05:00.003+00:00

After a peaceful and successful election on December 1, 2016, Election, where President-Elect Barrow won 60% of the Gambian vote. President Yahya Jammeh was held in great esteem having humbly conceded. He was congratulated for his behaviour around the world demonstrating African Leaders can bow to the will of the people's mandate to rule or step down.

This jubilant atmosphere came to an abrupt end following a U-turn 7 days later. When the incumbent decided to reverse his decision to concede defeat. The situation inside Gambia soon became gripped with uncertainty as Yahya Jammeh used State Machinery to clamp down on opposition Media Houses, arresting "Gambia has Decided " T-shirt sellers, and intimidating anyone opposing him by recognising and supporting the newly elected Coalition Government.

Jammeh declared the Elections Null and Void. ECOWAS Mediators went to reason with him to concede defeat and step down when his mandate ends on 18th January. However, they were unsuccessful in their discussion with him so adjourned further talks until 11th January. Jammeh decided to postpone the planned meeting until after his Supreme Court date on 10th and 11th January 2017 he tried unsuccessfully to launch an appeal at the Supreme Court to get himself reinstated as President but none of the 6 Judges turned up to hear his appeal having been refused by their government's permission to hear the case.

Jammeh's flabbergasted observers with his nonsensical behaviour, when he went to take out an injunction to ban the inauguration of President -Elect Barrow taking place on 19th January, 2017.

Whilst in talks were taking place with the ECOWAS Mediators! Leaving AU to publically state that Yahya Jammeh will be unrecognised by the AU in accordance with The Gambian Constitution.

Flatly refusing to concede defeat, Yahya Jammeh is being swept aside by the will of the Gambian people. Jammeh will face the consequences of his choices, which have been clearly stated to him. He has a choice to reside in Gambia or go into exile or be forcibly removed from State House, Banjul.

As time waits for no one Positive energies are now focused on events surrounding the immediate future. With President-Elect Adama Barrow as he prepares security requirements with his team, and ECOWAS, AU and UN in Bamako for his inauguration on 19th January ,2017, as mandated by the will of the Gambian people.
On 19th January Gambia's Third Republic will be sworn in at Independence Stadium in Bakau.

Lightning Bolt Updated Version

2016-10-08T11:10:00.003+01:00

They say lightning never strikes
in the same place twice
but in Beijing’s Bird Nest Stadium
Olympics 2008
he hit it trice!

Who’s the Man?
Usain Bolt!

They say lightning doesn’t strike
in the same place twice
He hit Queen Elizabeth Park
Olympic Stadium
London 2012 trice!

Who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

They say lightning doesn’t strike in
the same place twice
He hit Marcana Olympic Stadium
Rio 2016 trice!

Who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

Brought Kingston
and Halfway Tree
to a grinding halt!

Who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

Thunder couldn’t catch him
as he sprinted down the track
With lightning speed
he launched his attack
Eyes fixed on him
If you blinked
You can’t see him.

Noise from spectators cheering
Engulfed the place
His competitor’s
Couldn’t match his pace

He smashed the 23-year world record
Even having time
To slow down at the finishing line
To wave to his competitor’s
Who were left far behind
As he won the gold medal

In 100 metres sprint race!

Raising his victory lightning strike salute
Accompanied with dancing
In the Beijing Bird’s Nest Stadium
Reggae Music started blasting.

Who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

The Olympic champion
Brought Jamaica to a standstill
In 200 metres
Spectators watched in anticipation
As the start gun was fired.

Then came number 5
He took off at 23 mph
With a lightning volt
Charging full speed ahead
Down the track
Without no challenge at all!

So who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

Made Olympic watchers
Jump and dance for joy
With grins on their faces
Joy in their hearts
Shouting I am proud to be Jamaican!

Flashed BBC News Reports
Bolt smashed it yet again!
He’s the fastest man on Earth!
No one catch touch his pace!

So, who’s the man?
Usain Bolt!

Dubbed Superman 2 for 2008
The 2 Gold medal Olympic Champion Sprinter
World Record Blaster
Ran in 4 by 4 100 meters
Sprint Relay `Asfa Powell delivered Bolt
His 3rd gold medal
Smashing once again the world Sprinters record.

Hip hooray for Jamaica
land of wood and water!

So, who’s the man?

Usain’s Bolt motto for success is
Hard work must pay!
Jamaica’s flag flew high
In Beijing 2008
In London 2012
And in Rio 2016

Where he won the triple triple Gold medals!

What a magnificent fete
Jamaica and the world Just a celebrate
The living Legend Usain Bolt.

By Sophia Sewell-Njie ©2008-2021. All Rights Reserved

Proud to be Jamaican!

2016-08-20T03:20:00.002+01:00

Who's the man ??? Usain Bolt is the Greatest Athelete in the world won 3 Gold Medals.

2016-08-15T02:45:00.003+01:00

https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/Usain-Bolt-Olympic-Games-100m-200m-What-time-Jamaica-sprinter-heat-final-Rio%202016-gold%20medald

Conscious Coxsone Outer National Sound System at Di Controls. Last week was his 55th year of playing sound system Maximum respect due to him!

2016-01-26T11:51:00.000+00:00

Sir Coxsone Outer National started in 1968. It was one of the original Sound Systems in the UK. It cannnot be underestimated the influence the Sound System has had on raising the consciousness on the African Diaspora. Sir Coxsone has promoted countless Reggae Artist. Having the mastery in the Sound System Sector. Sir Coxsone has trained enough engineers, Toasters, and musicians. Within the UK Black Community the Sound System kept us connected to the latest releases in Jamaica. In fact the dub plates he promoted were played on his Sound System long before they were released to the public.

The Sound System kept the umbilical cord connected to Reggae and Rastafari in Jamaica. It gave cultural identity to British Black Community who were marginalized within UK Society. It broke down the divisions within the Caribbean and Africa UK Communities in the UK, as a unifying force.Despite technological changes Coxsone has reinvented itself instead of struggling with huge sound boxes and record boxes, and paying lots of revenue for freight and flights. Their operation is more tight uploading their music ready to play anywhere in the world.So without further ado Sir Coxsone at the Controls bussing Jamaica Artists in 2016.

Blessed love.

From Slavery to Massincarceration

2015-10-04T01:38:00.001+01:00

With the controversial visit this week of David Cameron to Jamaica and his refusal to apologise to Jamaica for Britains involvement in the Institution of slavery añd his even discuss reparations. Instead offering a gift of a £25 million prison, as part of speculated £300 million packaged to be shared amongst 14 other Caribbean neighbours as well.

It is a blatant understatement that this offer insulted Jamaican people. So much so that there is currently a petition going around to tell David Cameron that we don't want his 40% contribution to build a prison in Jamaica to repatriate Jamaicans who committed crimes outside of the country because Britain can't afford to feed them what nonsense. Expecting Jamaican Tax Payers in the most indebted Country on Earth to subsidise the British Tax Payer and Portia Simpson Miller agreed to the request. Saying that Jamaica and 14 other Caricom Nations will be pursuing Reparations.

It is amazing how a visiting head of State with a slaveholder compensated descendents attitude visiting the very land of his ill gotten gains decided to rub into the scares of the Descendents of Enslaved Africans that his Ancestors personally owned. To have the gaul to expect Africans to accept that the longest holocaust in human history is an inconsequential footnote of history. That the whole matter was solved by William Wilberforce is ludicrous to say the least. Jamaica is owed reparations for the £18,000000000 profit produced by enslaved Africans who received nothing but inhumane treatment for their labour. To add insult to injury they never received compensation after abolition in 1838 plus the 4-6 years they were forced to work under the Apprenticeship scheme.

Really ,so if it was as he said that Jamaicans should move on then he should be amongst the first to put his Slaveholder compensation inheritance into a reparations fund.

Jamaica needs development in the form of education, health, infrastructure, Employment for its future not a prisons.

In contrast to Camron's visit to Jamaica Japan came with a grant of £37 million to invest in Environmental and Education Development with no prison attached.

https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-mp-jamaica-needs-schools-and-hospitals-not-a-25-million-prison-david-cameron?recruiter=23314964&utm_source=share_sponsor_thank_you&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=facebook_link

Here is an animation that illustrates the link between Slavery and Massincarceration in the US. It doesn't take too much of a leap to see how offensive Cameron's offer a prison was to Jamaican, Africans and others fighting for Equality and Justice.

PLO Lumumba: African Corruption is when " We elect Hyenas to look after our Goats."

2015-09-08T19:00:00.001+01:00

Heartbreaking Documentary About the Risks Migrants Take to find a New life Away from Terror and Poverty

2015-08-05T23:38:00.001+01:00

At least 25 dead and 400 rescued after migrant boat capsizes off Libya http://gu.com/p/4b9n2?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

Sandra Bland :What Do We Want Justice and Equality Under the Law!

2015-07-29T16:06:00.006+01:00

Wow, some much has happened since I last posted into my blog. so where should I start?
Yes, I'll start with the ex-judicial killings of unarmed African Americans at the hands of the US Police who have slain people and these have been shown on Social media every day.

Those who are paid to protect communities are viewed on camera as the real predators determined to execute instead of prosecuting them with unsafe reasons for arresting them in the first place. This isn't a new phenomenon for the African American community or for Africans globally the only difference today is that it has been captured on camera and circulated around the world in minutes on Social Media.In Remembrance to Our Fallen Sisters Because Black Women Lives Matter!

Sandra Bland Sandy Speaks

Sandra Bland a conscious African American Sister who celebrated her blackness was killed by a Traffic Cop who accelerated the traffic violation to such an incredible extent that we can hear in the background Sandra telling us how she was thrown to the ground and fell on her head! She also informed the officer that she has epilepsy.

Sandra did not receive any medical attention from the authorities. All she received was abuse from when she was stopped. The Traffic Officer threatened to light her up because she would not extinguish the cigarette she was smoking in her own car. He forcible got her out of her car and subsequently began assaulting her off-camera. Get out of your car! Don't Touch me!

It was Sandra Bland's wish that social media would make a difference in illuminating racism. She knew her fate laid in Texas excited at starting a new job as a Student Support Worker suicide was definitely not on her mind. Her future to her seemed so bright. Sandy Speaks: She says with a joyous expression "Good Morning Kings and Queens"

Now in memory of Sandra Bland, it is important for the US Justice Department to investigate Sandra Bland's case and start setting a precedence that US Police do not have the right to murder African Americans or any other civilians because they think they can get away with it because that is how their legal system has been set up. For mass incineration for African Americans through the school-to-prison pipeline has been going on since 1865. Check out the Disparity between Black and Mass incarceration call for the Department of Justice to intervene by Rep AL Green.
Sign this petition for the Department of Justice to intervene in Sandra Bland's case.

There needs to be tighter regulations for mandatory Equality Training for the Police training as part of their Continual Professional Development, and for new recruits when joining the Police Force. These bad Cops need to be rooted out and when committing murders be charged accordingly especially when they are seen perpetrating the act outside their remit as law enforcement as written in their Job Descriptions, personal specifications, and the Law. The Police are supposed to be accountable to the people they are supposed to protect and serve.