Police violence, systematic racism, Trump, the far right, the breakdown of Europe!
Marcus Garvey started popularised and pushed the Back-To-Africa movement and although not every word he uttered is 100% relevant today the roots of the movement are solid.
Africa itself has been a mess, war fuelled by corruption and Western corporate interests being a large part of this, instability, terrorism, famine and more.
BUT many of the countries are now starting to show HUGE promise.Stability is coming, investment, opportunity and economy is growing and it’s a good time to take your dinner table conversations about returning to your homeland seriously.
Africa is calling, it wants you, your wisdom, your heart and soul.
South Africa and Nigeria ranks among the continent’s largest economies.
Botswana, Namibia, Seychelles, Cote D’Ivoire, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia and Morocco are now considered amongst those now safe to live in.
This is just a thought post, not high on details but I want to facilitate thought and discussion on this matter, get the cogs turning and if everyone is game we’ll write more and more on this topic and help push the idea forward.
Would love your thoughts and comments.
I’m in total agreement with moving back to Africa, my husband and I are interested and started planning to leave the US. We are planning to go to Ghana, my niece is leaving the 26th of this month, but it will be at a later date for myself and my husband, we’re planning to bring our dogs and the few furniture that we have. Would be great if this US of A would pay for our move back home, been thinking about it for years.
Hey Pam(and fam) as well as Forest. I’m taking ACTION to get myself back to Africa. But, as you said, it’s not as easy as it once would’ve been. There was a time when I could’ve went back and forth to Africa four times and not blinked, but that was when I was asleep. Now that i’m “awake” it’s like a million barriers stand in my way. Really frustrating seeing as how now I could actually be of use to my people. I’m an engineer in LA, looking to volunteer teaching how to make distillation stills &solar powered steam engines. I’ve created an affordable water purification method(cleaning lead, salt, & parasites) that desalinates 24 hours w/o electricity. Suddenly, i’m ignored in my calls for funding to go there. Bet if I was promoting a rap album or something RIDICULOUS i’d be sent first class to embarrass Africa. If you figure it out, let me know. First chance I get i’m on a plane and not looking back. facebook.com/frnnkdlxx