African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation.
John Henrik ClarkeIn a matrilineal society, a woman has basic rights that no one has to grant her but you can't take it away from her because the society is based on the concept that the lifegiver is equal to those she gave the life to. And that will remain... until you find a pregnant man.
John Henrik ClarkeEat bread. You don't know if it's been polluted. Drink water, you don't know whether it's been polluted. So living is a test.
John Henrik ClarkeIn Africa, the woman was co-equal. In Europe, the woman was a vassal. To some extent, she still is.
John Henrik ClarkeWhat has been imposed on religion is not religion itself but the custom of those who have been converted to it. I think that the most atrocious of all of this is Islam. They were in the slave trade before Islam. The Arabs were natural slave traders. They were the people who were called on to conquer us, unfortunately.
John Henrik Clarke