Iqaluit celebrates Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, Iqaluit residents gathered at St Jude’s Cathedral on Feb. 16 for a celebration of Ubuntu, featuring Inuit and African drumming and Inuit throat singing. “Ubuntu means ‘humanity,’“ said Kb Morena Mokoena from the Nunavut Black History Society. “It is often translated as ‘I am because we are,’ or ‘humanity towards others,’ but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean ‘the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.’“ Other events slated for Black History Month include a tribute to the late, great Jamaican singer Bob Marley Feb. 23 at the Ecole des Trois Soleils in Iqaluit and a “kid-friendly event” with storytelling of African and Inuit legends Fev. 24 at the city’s Astro Theatre. (Photo courtesy of the Nunavut Black History Society)
Is the gentleman playing the instrument and who is wearing
leopard skin, from the Zulu people of Africa ?
Would like to know.
My name is Kabelo Mokoena and it’s I on the picture wearing the Zulu traditional wear.
Thank you for your reply.
My great grand uncle, because of poverty, was in the British
Army at age 17.
About a year later he was fighting at RORKES DRIFT in 1879.
He said the Zulu fighters were the bravest soldiers on the
Earth, and at the time he was terrified.
What a world we live in !!
Thank you for your kind compliments.History has taught us not tp provoke anybody but to cultivate relationships and respect each other and bring the goodness and innovative side of everyone.There are dark spots of history and even during those dark moments ,there were brighter moments.We can only hope that history dose not repeat itself…………………………….