Connecting with the Ancestors by Bikamen Khentimah The Maakheru, Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig, once said that the land we belong to (Meritah) is so vast, no matter how far you walk, you cannot reach the end, but if your heart is in the right place, wherever you turn will be your home. This quote By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Spotlight The Value of a Life by Kasabez Maakmaah I saw a dead body the other day. Returning from travels in Africa along a cross country road in Burkina Faso, our caravan of vehicles was slowed. There appeared to have been an accident. A bus had driven halfway off the road to our left. In front By Kasabez Maakmaah • 5 min read
The Spiritual Consequences of Food Choices: How What We Eat Shapes Our Spirit by Zefisah Shemzusheta Food is not neutral. It is information, energy, and instruction. Every bite we take communicates with the body, the nervous system, the emotions, and the spirit. Long before food becomes flesh, blood, or bone, it first becomes a message—one that tells the body whether it is By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Perspectives on Autism: Modern vs. Indigenous by Ibsahu Pernebsati When it comes to autism or other mental health disorders/diagnoses that are given to a lot of our children and adults, Western modern society is again thousands of years behind indigenous cultures in understanding exactly what these things are and how they play a harmonious role By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Was it Ever Over ? by Yakubu Awal Most Africans and most people under the control of this modern system have been comfortably led to think the injustice that was perpetuated on the people of color has ended or stopped. In our history books, we are told that slavery has ended and for that reason By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Earth Talk Growing Seeds of Integrity by Nehez Meniooh Whatever we’ve planted, that’s what we’ll harvest. Don’t plant something and expect to harvest something else. Check what you’ve planted, that’s how you’ll be judged. Know what you want to grow before you plant. In 2024, the agricultural chemical industry By Nehez Meniooh • 6 min read
Social Reinstating Authenticity in Media through Timeless Wisdom by Ameena Ahmed In a world overwhelmed by media—where eye-catching headlines compete fiercely and the truth frequently gets lost amid spectacle—it is easy to overlook that communication once operated according to sacred patterns. Our social feeds move quicker than the rhythm of our heartbeats, and our focus By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Preserving Traditional Wisdom by Fahuzer Pernebsati The journey of navigating one's internal compass is a continuous act of adjusting and re-adjusting to align with the greater power, nature. This understanding is what led the indigenous traditional culture to be able to preserve, protect and pass down through oral teachings - the By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
When the Light Was Thin: The First Sparks of the New Era still Shone by Biksaa Nessebik The lands were dark and barren. Even the simple joy of watching birds and bees dance through the morning air was fading into memory. We saw nature mostly through screens — the very screens that kept us apart, ghost-shadows of each other in a digital cave. Isolation By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social The Beggar - A Modern Vs Traditional Perspective The Sacred Isn’t for Sale (But Everyone’s Asking for a Discount) By Irishapi Pernebsati What is a Beggar? Every day on my drive to school, we would pass a crossroads in Rockville, Maryland, Old Georgetown and Democracy, where a beggar stood on the median. It was usually the same veteran, though seasonal shifts brought others to that same corner. I watched By Irishapi Pernebsati • 5 min read
Social A Message to Black People Part II by Ibsahu Pernebsati And those options will only be bounded by the limits of your intelligence. If you're not satisfied with the information you've been fed and look beyond the philosophies of modern society you will find nature and the principles it imposes upon existence. For By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
The Destruction of The African Identity Part 3 of 3 The Migration from Cultural to Political Social Structures by Keniwuru Merutepiaou Colonial influence over the psychology of the African manifests in many ways. To conclude our series, let us focus on a subtle but critical example. How Africa migrated from a cultural and traditional system to a politically structured society dictated upon by external players. By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
