Monthly Archives: January 2011

 Ethiopia by Joni Mitchell Hot winds and hunger cries-Ethiopia Flies in your babies’ eyes-Ethiopia Walking sticks on burning plains Betrayed by politics Abandoned by the rains On and on-the human need On and on-the human greed profanes Ethiopia-Ethiopia-Ethiopia Your top … Continue reading →

“Léon Mugesera thus legitimised the Hamitic Ideology, and successfully incited the Hutu to send the Tutsi “back to Ethiopia” through River Nyabarongo.” http://www.newtimes.co.rw/print.php?issue=14181&print&article=6299 The Hamitic Hypothesis derives mainly from the Bible in the book of Genesis 9:18-27. These verses recount … Continue reading →

Ethiop By David Rain We find that maize may often drop Upon the plains of Ethiop, Though puzzled children, nosing near, Will make us wonder what we fear In Ethiop, in Ethiop. The pianist tinkles ‘You’re the Top’ In Harry’s … Continue reading →

Ethiopianism Poetics: Rule Ethiopia   Rule Ethiopia By Iris Lucille Patterson Rule on! O gallant Ethiopia, rule! Millions of foes around thee press; But, ere the ruthless friends find their tools Will reach that wished-for-spot, that blissful, hallowed rest! Rule … Continue reading →

In Superman: The Movie, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) and his cronies Eve Teschmacher and Otis (portrayed by Valerie Perrine and Ned Beatty, respectively) track a large chunk to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they steal it from a museum under the … Continue reading →

  From Romeo and Juliet (Upon seeing Juliet for the first time) O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear; Beauty too … Continue reading →

                               Are these ruins in Zimbabwe the work of the Lemba? “According to their oral tradition, the male ancestors of the Lemba came to southeast Africa to obtain gold. After entering Africa, the tribe is said[who?] to have … Continue reading →

“One of the earlist evidence of the game are fragments of a pottery board and several rock cuts found in Aksumite Ethiopia in Matara (now in Eritrea) and Yeha (in Ethiopia), which are dated by archaeologists to between the 6th … Continue reading →

 “In November 1775 Lord Dunmore, royal governor of Virginia, issued a proclamation promising freedom for any enslaved black in Virginia who joined the British army. Within a month, nearly three hundred slaves had joined what would be known as “Lord … Continue reading →