Cultural Rewilding the Mind Through Language Through language, we can rewild our minds without rejecting modernity. Rewilding is not a retreat—it is a refusal to let modernity diminish our awareness. By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Cultural Alienation and the ‘South African’ Dilemma (Pt. 1) By Sama’at Sakuhai Once again, the atmosphere swells with palpable tension around the false premise that humanity is somehow separate from one another. This story can be told in a thousand different ways to reflect a thousand different flashpoints in the sequential aftermath of events that point to a By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Cultural Burkina Faso’s Path to Sovereignty Pt 2: The Black Winter A breakdown of Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso speach at the Summit of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) in Bamako, December 2025 By Kasabez Maakmaah • 20 min read
Cultural The Dogon Are Walking The Dogon Are Walking is a yearly tour where the Dogon travel to places around the world sharing their knowledge. The unique position of the Dogon is that their physical dwellings and rough terrain allowed them to escape much of the devastation of colonization. By Djedka Zeshera • 3 min read
Cultural African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I True sovereignty cannot be attained without: a mastery over external influences, a re-appropriation of cultural foundations, and the capacity to produce a model that is uniquely our own—coherent and sustainable. By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read
Cultural Clean and Simple A heart harboring emotions is likely to be blind to fruitful opportunities for growth and skewed to pessimism and depression. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural Mental Degeneration Mental degeneration is like a tick on an animal that thrives at the cost of its host, leaving it malnourished and operating at reduced capacity. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural A Kemetic Perspective: Heroes and Heroism Seeing how stories of superheroes can influence the minds of children today, it comes as no surprise that Alexander the Great's ambition to rule and conquer was once a cultural norm. By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Cultural A Bridge Between Thrones: Indigenous Leadership Alliance The Royal Office of King Nana Yaw Osam I and KEBTAH, Inc. by Nehez Meniooh A people’s cultural heritage enriches education and innovation by offering diverse perspectives and solutions, ensuring the transmission of traditions and knowledge to future generations. -From the ACCP website On April 2, 2026, a small meeting took place that quietly but profoundly contributed to a new era, By Nehez Meniooh • 4 min read
Cultural A Day of Mourning: The King of the Gulmu People by Firefly Productions Staff The Government of Burkina Faso announced today the untimely passing of His Highness Numbado (King) Untaamba, the beloved paramount King and traditional ruler of the Gulmu Kingdom. Known for his unwavering dedication to the unification of the Gulmu people, who span Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural The Orchard Lesson by Kemabib Dematepia I was about 10 years old on the day my elder brother and I set out with two older friends foraging for rare fruits in the jungle. After about a kilometer of trekking we located soursop, guava, rare mango and avocado trees. There was a problem; we By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural Mother as Discipline by Qenimoti Jelagat Khentimah Introduction In trying to understand this concept of Mother as Discipline, I tried reflecting it based on my personal experiences. In this text, I will cite some examples in effort to put some clarity to what I am trying to put across. I admit that it By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
