Since the start of Black History Month I've been very active reading about those before us and posting some of what I know and new knowledge I've learned. I can across a post this morning and it was very interesting one. When it comes to Black History a lot of us including myself tend to focus on the injustice of black people. That's including the Civil rights movement down to slavery, but there is another chapter to our History. One that is more Beautiful and just as educational Infact, it maybe more valuable than anything we will ever learn. All that's needed, is picking up a book or two with a little research, and watch the miracle of Wisdom and Knowledge set in. Next Up: Mvemba a Nzinga or Nzinga Mbemba (c. 1456–1542 or 1543), also known as King Afonso I, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo in the first half of the 16th century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or 1543. Born Mvemba a Nzinga, he was the son of Manikongo (Mwene Kongo) (king) Nzinga a Nkuwu, the fifth king of the Kongo dynasty. At the time of the first arrival of the Portuguese to the Kingdom of the Kongo's capital of M'banza-Kongo in 1491, Mvemba a Nzinga was in his thirties, and was the ruler of Nsundi province in the northeast, and the likely heir to the throne. He took the name Afonso when he was baptized after his father decided to convert to Christianity. He studied with Portuguese priests and advisers for ten years in the kingdom's capital. Letters written by priests to the king of Portugal paint Afonso as an enthusiastic and scholarly convert to Christianity. Around 1495, the Manikongo denounced Christianity, and Afonso welcomed the priests into the capital of his Nsundi province. To the displeasure of many in the realm, he had traditional art objects that might offend Portuguese sensibilities destroyed. #nzingambemba #blackking #blackhistory #blackeducation #blackpeopl #blackbusiness #blackcommunity #blackknowledge #blacklivesmatter #blackman #blackvoice #blackhistorymonth https://www.instagram.com/p/BtlXW_0HlkJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=blj8oidsaat5
