there is a timeless quote and negro spiritual written by the great philosophers, the wu-tang clan that goes: “cash rules everything around me, c.r.e.a.m., get the money, dollar dollar bill y’all.” it is an undeniable truth that money makes the world go ‘round. whether it be politics, business, sports or academia; the person with the deepest pockets has the largest voice and the most say in what is going to happen.
Read Morethere is an african proverb that i stumbled upon some years ago that speaks to this issue without remorse. it states, “until the story of the hunt is told by the lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter,” addressing the way in which africa’s history was swallowed up by imperialism and regurgitated little by little.
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