The Night Sky and Different Stars

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Cultural Reform: Eliminating Divisions in Burkina Faso Schools

by Nezeziyah Sakuhai One recent evening, my hair braider and her friend finished installing Fulani braids on my girls. I asked them to add beads. The leading stylist warned, “If I put these on their hair, the people are going to chase them around at school.” This scenario sounded like

By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read

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Islamist Terrorism in Africa and the Destruction of Indigenous Traditions

We can only find true moral integrity and power in our Kemetic foundations, which is why violent invaders have been trying to destroy these foundations for more than 6,000 years.

By The Rising Firefly • 17 min read

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The Fast Lane to Nowhere: A Comedy of Modern Speed

by Repiyah Hentkhepra Human beings have achieved something truly remarkable in the modern world. We have invented ways to move faster than our Ancestors could ever imagine - and somehow, we still have no idea where we are going. In fact, the modern human being wakes up tired, rushes through the

By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read

Cultural

Visit to the Consul General of Burkina Faso in New York City

Disciples of Dogon Master Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig met with Burkina Faso’s General Consul, Estelle Pélagie P. Segda Gango in New York City, strengthening a shared commitment to culture, diaspora engagement, and the development of the homeland

By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read

Harmonious Healing

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Alternative Treatments For ADHD

ADHD is not a rare condition in today's modern world. Perhaps it is the decline of the family and neighborhood and the rise of extremely realistic video games and television shows that are contributing to the problem.

By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read

Cultural

Alienation and the ‘South African’ Dilemma (Pt. 2): The Architecture of Alienation

The question before us is not simply why xenophobia has resurfaced in South Africa, but how Africans came to regard one another as strangers in the first place.

By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read

Cultural

THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION: How Two Revolutionaries from Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig, are using Psychological Warfare to Crush Africa’s Biggest Enemies (Part 1)

Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig is one of the Indigenous Elders and Wisdom Keepers of Africa who have been fighting for Africa’s mental and spiritual liberation for decades.

By The Rising Firefly • 30 min read

Indigenous Wisdom

Circumcision, Colonialism & the Danger of Calling Other People's Traditions "Barbaric"

As someone who has spent years studying indigenous traditions, one thing I've learned is that there is a profound difference between choosing not to participate in a cultural practice and declaring that practice barbaric.

By Irishapi Pernebsati • 3 min read

Indigenous Wisdom

The Truth Teller

by Neb Nehez Meniooh From the Print Rising Firefly Edition 70 Prophet Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig is the Maakheru of the Schools of Kebtah (The Earth Center), an international organization in the modern world representing the unified form of the Kemetic (traditional African) temples and nomes. The title of Maakheru

By Nehez Meniooh • 14 min read