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Africans challenged to take pride in their identity
13 Feb 2016 at 19:11hrs | Views
Africans have been challenged to take pride in their identity and celebrate their own heroes and heroines.
Addressing Africa University students and heads of government departments in Manicaland who turned up for the Black History Month public lecture at the university campus, the Minister of State for Manicaland province Mandi Chimene said Africans should be proud of themselves and make no apology about being Africans.
She noted that a number of celebrated icons have not been accorded their due respect, adding that it's high time Africans rise up and celebrate their own heroes and heroines.
She said President Mugabe and other decorated African leaders have remained true to defending national sovereignty and resisting neo-colonialism.
Minister Chimene chronicled the bitter armed struggle in Zimbabwe and how women fought side by side with their male counterparts.
Chimene implored women to take up leadership positions in various spheres, adding that failure to do so would be a disservice to thousands of daughters who died in the quest to create equality.
She, however, reminded Africans to be on the lookout of retrogressive forces bent on reversing the gains of the liberation struggle, hence the need to unite and speak with one voice as a continent.
The Black History Month is celebrated in February annually in remembrance of important people and events in the history of Africans on the continent and Diaspora.
Addressing Africa University students and heads of government departments in Manicaland who turned up for the Black History Month public lecture at the university campus, the Minister of State for Manicaland province Mandi Chimene said Africans should be proud of themselves and make no apology about being Africans.
She noted that a number of celebrated icons have not been accorded their due respect, adding that it's high time Africans rise up and celebrate their own heroes and heroines.
She said President Mugabe and other decorated African leaders have remained true to defending national sovereignty and resisting neo-colonialism.
Minister Chimene chronicled the bitter armed struggle in Zimbabwe and how women fought side by side with their male counterparts.
Chimene implored women to take up leadership positions in various spheres, adding that failure to do so would be a disservice to thousands of daughters who died in the quest to create equality.
She, however, reminded Africans to be on the lookout of retrogressive forces bent on reversing the gains of the liberation struggle, hence the need to unite and speak with one voice as a continent.
The Black History Month is celebrated in February annually in remembrance of important people and events in the history of Africans on the continent and Diaspora.
Source - zbc
