Saturday, November 20, 2021

A Campus Storytelling Festival

On November 18, I participated in a storytelling festival here at St. Olaf College. In the few minutes allocated to every presenter, I shared with the audience a little bit of the African heritage, starting with the idea that Africa is the cradle of the human race and all that goes with it, including language and storytelling. I focused on proverbs as a principal vehicle and repository of reflections on life, values, and the human condition.

1 comment:

Ndugu Nkwazi N Mhango said...

Thanks Bro Mbele. This thing'Africa is the cradle' is the creation of colonial sympathizers and soothers. For me, Africa is the cradle of Africans and the rest has its cradle in their continents so to speak. Colonialists propounded this pseudo narrative/thinking in order to claim a share of Africa and be part of it. Look at how they refute our people to enter their countries while when they flooded Africa and colonised, nobody questioned.