The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

I'm a young African man and this has inspired me to learn more about my culture and my ancestors narrative. This was a beautiful talk and insightful. Thank you Ted

[@Skhona-Mathebula]

Thabo Buthelezi I agree with you there. We're not taught these things and are therefore missing out on a lot.

[@thomasmyers9134]

Africa isn't a culture. It's a continent.

[@Tmac_305]

@@thomasmyers9134 nobody ever said it was..... you're a perfect example of the point of this video..... White man trying to create his own narrative smh.

[@brandenmanuel2037]

This guy hosted a series called Lost Kingdoms of Africa. In the series, he talks about Lost Civilizations in Africa. It is 8 Episodes long. You can still find it on KZbin.

[@brendarua01]

I've heard many of these names and places, but never had anything to tie them together until now. This is a lovely talk. Thanks!

[@jeffbriggs1987]

ur welcome brenda

[@Dariosrbb]

We wuz Khangz

[@sakogekchyan7366]

TeamFoil We iz trolls andbsheet.

[@Tmac_305]

@@sakogekchyan7366 Says the Asian American being negative on an African platform!🤣🤣 Tfoh

[@oumarousoumanaalmoustapha6757]

that's a mesmerizing talks. I have never heard such a true story about Africa. I'm pretty sure this summary of Africa would unveil and clarify the lost spirits.

[@OK-qz6xb]

Even these stories are unknown by many African. Thanks for the wonderful work

[@RandomVidsforthought]

It's africans not African

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

After the fall of Rome, Europe entered its dark age. I think Africa in a similar manner has been in a intellectual dark age for the last several centuries. Colonialism took advantage of and has perpetuated the African Dark age far longer than it may have naturally existed otherwise. However I think that finally, after far too long, Africa is leaving its Dark Age behind. In the last 50 years alone the continent has been rebuilding and rediscovering its history, culture, and intellectual achievements. In the next 50 to 100 years, Africa will only continue to rise from the ashes of its Dark Age, to once again take its rightful place on the world stage as a powerhouse of trade, culture, and intellectualism.

[@godschildyes]

As one who has studied history for many years, I couldn't agree with you more! That is how the cycle goes. When a civilization is conquered, it always goes through a long period of a "dark age" so to speak, then after time it always rises again. Always! Every civilization in the world goes through this process on different levels of the spectrum.

[@sarahlaban5219]

proud this great speech was given in my home town,country Arusha Tanzania

[@hilalsefa5148]

Thanks so much for such an insightful talk.You've raised awareness of Africa's remarkable history and that inspired me much more than I expected.Thank you so much again...

[@sashannacasely-hayford963]

dad really came through with the speech

[@devotion1100]

ASE' !!!! Dua Amun Dr Gus Casely Hayford !!!! You Are Just So Very Well PREPARED ! Its Beautiful !!!! Thank You and Your Parents ! Super Congratulations and 1000 Thanks !!!!

[@davepaiva4242]

Truly beautiful. His documentary series (The List Kingdoms Of Africa part 1 & 2) are a must watch !

[@ductuslupus87]

This is a very passionate talk. I like how clear he's speaking and he's making a vaild point of reclaiming the continent lands of Africa. On the other hand, When they do reclaim their history, they also tell the bad parts of Africa. What happened to the people, what they did to each other. It's important to acknowledge every part of history that belongs to city/country/continent, because if you don't, you just wind up with propaganda.

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

Grizzlyman MeinTeil why do you think so?

[@godschildyes]

Excellent speech Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford! You have so much passion and wise conviction for your people and the greatness that lies within African history! Truly Africa was a great continent and once was the greatest in the world! Times turn all things. Someday the entire world will know about your people. As a white European I am unashamed to say that those who deny Africa was ever great are deeply insecure and hateful. I truly respect you Sir and would shake your hand if I could.

[@SpeedlPN]

The song from Toto? I knew it held a lot of meaning, but ted talk worthy? Amazing! Just makes me appreciate those guys even more, seeing them being discussed in places where the world's leading economists, physicists, chemists and all get together to get smarter.

[@alharithadam4532]

You have made us proud I am really inspired by our history.

[@DeoMachina]

Reddit sure is mad about this guy for some reason

[@liasnijman769]

This video does not have to be relevant to everyone but allow me to point out that talks like these are important for people in Africa. Often the history of a country is only told from the time that it was colonised and onwards, as though nothing was happening in Africa before then. I think it is important to shift the narrative from merely being colonised to rather looking at our rich history and civilisation that we have. The idea of Africans focusing on Africa shouldn't be such a radical idea.

[@ethannavarre-cantrell6748]

Excellent talk. Very informative

[@ssvon72]

thank you for this wonderful history lesson

[@stefonrichards6711]

And yes we wuz kangz. We wuz engineer,s we wuz farmers, we wuz architects. We wuz a self sustaining continent. Peace and love to all the folk that is for and down for Black progression.✊🏾

[@omondi_wa_butere]

Legend

[@andreaobado2307]

True brother!

[@squishygothdude]

This should be required viewing at the United Nations.

[@meepchiche001]

Squishy Goth Dude its probably hard to when we look at comparision of old to new Africa I can imagine...

[@godschildyes]

I would agree with you on that. Absolutely.

[@syafiqp]

They should have a TED talk about how uneducated trolls will converge to anything and everything that is popular enough to be recognised. Seems like increasing the overarching intelligence and expanding the minds of our society is the greatest challenge we face.

[@DW-vl2wi]

Syafiq Pike Most people are dumb. Even with CRISP-R, there's no fixing that.

[@godschildyes]

Oh that is so true! Well put!

[@theblackrufio9166]

Im noticing a real trend in the comments of any ted talk that even mentions anything positive about Africa.

[@896Imbafreak]

Well, because the only thing which is positive in Africa is AIDS and the rest is either made up or exaggerated ayyyy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@theblackrufio9166]

Maik S Case and point ^

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

WE

[@Dariosrbb]

We Wuz Kangz

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

WE

[@procrasti86]

indeed whilst europe was still mired in its dark age africans were pioneering techniques in recording in nurturing history Scrolls and books were exclusively found in africa at that time

[@empe3332]

What are u talking about? Learn about Medieval more, not so "dark" age as people think. Ignorants think that medieval Europe was like Africa, pff!! Also, dont confuse Africa with mediterrean and middle east.

[@mwangole7257]

Marcin P you are truly the one confusing things

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

Marcin P are you insane?

[@godschildyes]

@@empe3332 Learn English better before you make your silly comments...

[@MOTOPT]

I love Africa, I was there once, it was enough not to forget Africa. God help me and I'll go back there again.

[@zha1n152]

Anyone here from fay school homework?

[@ryanbananahands7545]

This is relevant because we are all humans.

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

Did you just assume my species?

[@glazedgamer7661]

Excuse we Glorplorks don't appreciate being pidgeonholed into your cis-racial ideals...

[@wujunren7489]

Does anybody has the same question towards why he always keeps his sight down to the paper while giving a speech? is is suitable?

[@dheemandhalgobeed9894]

Wonderful histories

[@benneo8266]

Great inspiring video !!

[@micaxl]

Keep Up!

[@josedefreitasii436]

2022

[@daykbd]

Can TED bring a neuroscientist to talk about ASMR? That would get so many views

[@alexisiiflores7342]

Wow.... if this is about asia.... this ted talk would be a week long.

[@officialnvthang1916]

I'm coming VietNam

[@izwan888]

Can you actually rely on written speech to read it like that?

[@myriamkay]

We're all from Africa.. so Africa has the most history.

[@SlavesWereGood]

Myriam Nichols I'm not from africa

[@voytek5550]

i was born in Australia i dont know bout you lol

[@sauravboloor6937]

She means we are all from Africa. All of mankind.

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

My distant ancestors were from Africa, not me. I'm not even from the same place as my parents.

[@twinturbobeerus1412]

Myriam Nichols how do you really know? Or is that just what it would seem like too you? I feel like your just repeating what you've heard. I hear that alot these days but tbh its still doesnt sound like the beginning so yea. Can you stop trying to act like a non racist its cringe. Wtf would you know about where we came from with no one from that time to tell you? I guess your just taking the winners side of the story cause the dead dont tell tales just remembered that before you go believing anything haha.

[@mattdog000]

Forgot to add they control lightning with magic in Africa too

[@godschildyes]

What do you have against Africans? Wow! What have they done to you?

[@ebofuria]

For a second it looked like O.J. was giving a Ted Talk, 😆

[@joannot6706]

*How do I know that hate commenters haven't seen the video till the end* 😂 There would be much more comments hating on Islam otherwise xD

[@watchulla]

Why do they do this to us? They don't do it to China or India, not even South America. What is it about Africa!!. What is the motavation.

[@fabrizio483]

WE WUZ KANGS!

[@नामक्याहै]

Cool

[@joannot6706]

What if Africa, australia, America, never was colonialised by you know who ... What a shame.

[@lloydbussio7782]

I thoroughly enjoy alternate history and so I will gladly recommend a book I haven't read yet but I hear is quite cool called "The years of rice and salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

Joannot Fampionona I agree the world would be a better place.

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

Lloyd Bussio I'll pick it up

[@godschildyes]

That would have been wonderful...

[@micaxl]

!!!!!!!!! :)

[@peridotindoritada6969]

I'M BR

[@MaddeningFly]

Prediction : Based on the title, I can guess there will be a 1:1 upvote:downvote ratio. As many downvotes as there are upvotes. It doesn't matter what is said. Good, not good, it will not be watched anyway. Someone has another guess ?

[@MaddeningFly]

Belial Notice how my comment didn't refer to racism, the color of the speaker, or any political groups ? But you did. Amusing, isn't it ? "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

[@joannot6706]

MaddeningFly 👍

[@contraband100]

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks." What is Belial promising?

[@KokoRicky]

The trend in TED talks is that black people and women who talk about being black, or a woman, tend to get more downvotes than scientifically oriented talks. So is that because their talks are bad, or because blacks and women are not appreciated on this channel?

[@Chidds]

I am sure if a talk was posted on TED promoting Christianity or Islam that this would be heavily downvoted too. I think its less about a speaker's characteristics but more about ideological content. Anyway, it appears that the prediction made was wrong. Perhaps those who did downvote the talk did so because they feel no connection to it, maybe because they are subbed to TED for the tech, engineering and design, not for the social/cultural content.

[@JamesBond-br3ex]

The dude is practically reading the entire time?? Cannot memorize it?

[@godschildyes]

He's awesome! I love how he has so much passion for his people!

[@brandy1999]

WE

[@kulik03]

KINGZ

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

an shiet

[@MaZe741]

anyone else comparing the sweat on his head from 0:15 and 13:23

[@godschildyes]

No, we think it's more important to listen to what he's saying....

[@Danielsingerymusic]

3:57 I start noticing how nervous he really is 😅

[@godschildyes]

He did such an excellent job! I am so very inspired by his passion for his people! Not just anyone can get on TED! You have to be the best of the best!

[@Michael21870]

At least he's doing something productive.What are you doing?

[@raghavchandel2599]

Wait bro do you know which country is called "sone ke chidiya", bird of gold and to whom kohinoor the diamond on crown of her,so called queen of Britain for no reason possessed, belongs to which country and first civilisation started from which country, oldest religion and many more stop promulgated false news and do you know which king defeated Julia cesar from roman invincible Romans

[@sverkinationunknown2612]

WE WUZ KANGZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@RandyJames22]

Add a second public comment...

[@squidward_haz_a_gun6010]

Randy James I know

[@hoangnhuquynh6902]

Comment first watch sixth

[@MrJocko111]

We wuz spaceship pyramidz n shiiieeet!

[@Adam-082]

Egypt is the only place I can think of in Africa that is interesting, well has an interesting history I should say.That dynasty died out centuries ago.The rest of it is slavery war and famine and greed.ya Africa sounds great....

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

adam lane Egypt is Interesting to you because it's been publicized and written about for ages. With countless movies being made about it. Africa has had more than one great civilization it's just that they're not as famous or familiar.

[@godschildyes]

You are correct to say slavery, war, and greed. Unfortunately, it was the Spanish and English who approached the Africans to sell their captives into slavery. Yes, the greed of we Europeans spreads like cancer across the earth. If there is wealth to be gained, then we will take it one way or another. I suppose that's more interesting to you.

[@896Imbafreak]

WE WUZ KANGZ N SHIET!!!

[@mattdog000]

Architecture and shieet

[@nikkid4890]

I can't stop laughing at how hard he is trying to create relevance 😂😂😂

[@gerardrbain1972]

He was trying to counteract the centuries of negative propaganda spread about people of recent African ancestry that seems to dominate the narrative.

[@joannot6706]

He is not creating anything, he is exposing facts. Whether you feel it's relevant or not doesn't matter because facts don't care about your feelings.

[@mjcw101]

How old are you?

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

WUZ

[@godschildyes]

@@grizzlymanverneteil4443 Your comment is very fitting with your sign on name....

[@fabrizio483]

I'm always amused by these fabrications. What was the last thing to come out of Africa aside from AIDS and Ebola?

[@Tsukiko.97]

Africa is not a monolithic structure. Also shouldn't you be complaining about how your great "western civilization" is being overturned by feminazis and minorities. We WUZ WHITE N SHEEIT! WHITE GENOCDIE!

[@nadiresmaelmohamed8426]

Fabrizio thats what you were thought in school..

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

Fabrizio there is plenty of evidence to show they were working iron before most of Europe.

[@fabrizio483]

Why did they stop? If Africa was such a hotspot of innovation, why is it no longer?

[@brendarua01]

Fabriz How about you read a book?

[@RumHammm]

Mali so gooooooooood, Mali shining beacon of progress and learning, yay for Mali, yay. What's that? Slavery still practiced wantonly across the land? From before colonial times? Abolished by the French? Damn colonialism! Mali so lovely, so much learning and history, Europe so bad. VIVA AFRICA! Sarcasm aside, what was the point of this?

[@godschildyes]

Your hatred and insecurities have blinded you from being able to comprehend properly. You don't realize how foolish you appear to be. Hatred lowers intelligence on such a grand scale.

[@jeffbriggs1987]

Dude is British not African

[@njokuizuchukwu1744]

J Briggs nah ii think is asian

[@two-face1041]

J Briggs actually A lot of Africans have a Britishy accents because they were colonized by Britain

[@jeffbriggs1987]

I googled the guy, he's British

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

J Briggs is he not black? And British? Don't you know you can be both?

[@jeffbriggs1987]

I said African not black. He's not from Africa but he acts like he is. He's a poser.

[@danielnaranjo6321]

No relevance

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

Daniel Naranjo what do you mean? Could you please elaborate?

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

Wesley Welch Daniel means that there was no relevance.

[@gerardrbain1972]

I disagree.

[@gerardrbain1972]

@ Grizzlyman MeinTeil The truth isn't relevant?

[@joannot6706]

Your comment certainly is.

[@SnowElf_96]

The little train that could and we don't all have to be heroes. As well as Africas favourite being special is over rated.

[@srr2717]

Sounds hollow.

[@YNGSZRP]

Is this just a drawn out "WE WUZ KANGS"

[@godschildyes]

Your sign on name absolutely points to the level of intelligence you posses. An absolute embarrassment!

[@yelenayegorova9836]

What a propaganda! Ted, what about New Ziland, Australia, Europe?!? Or Japan and South America??? Expand your conciseness... It is time

[@brendarua01]

Yelena I take it English isn't a Russian bot's forte.

[@LughSummerson]

Don't you mean shrink your conciseness?

[@thabobuthelezi1102]

Yelena Yegorova what's wrong with one talk about Africa

[@godschildyes]

This particular TED segment is focusing on Africa. It's important to be patient and wait your turn. We all should have learned that in primary school.

[@volodymyrvashchyshyn34]

Inspiring and nothing else. No real facts, no scientific evidence. I'm tired of Ted. Just propaganda.

[@njokuizuchukwu1744]

Vladimir Vaschishin have u tried looking up the texts

[@volodymyrvashchyshyn34]

njoku izuchukwu this video is one of latest which disappoints me. My opinion is not because of this particular video but because of general trend of propaganda of Ted

[@philtripe]

a guy named "Vladimir" talking about propaganda...bitterly ironic and somehow unbelievable...im pretty sure you don't know anything about "truth" that wasn't manufactured by the Kremlin

[@volodymyrvashchyshyn34]

philtripe I know what it is, I'm from eastern Europe, from not so rich country. Propaganda can be not only political. Ted offers another type of brainwashing switching from science to stupid popular media where colorful characters and their local stories are hiding reality - no bad guys, everything OK, even in most poor, theocratic and totalitarian regions. They are trying to distract from roots of the problems and cover topic superficially, such approach can easily be digested by mediocre guy. Look at the video of last year, you would notice that most "lectures" given by not eminent people but people with just colorful look. If u compare this channel to others it would be closer to fox news then to "big thing" or "vsauce" for example.

[@stefonrichards6711]

The facts the text the documents are all there. If you're bothered to look.

[@venomtang]

Skip this TED, honestly has ZERO practicality

[@glazedgamer7661]

Bit like you then?

[@godschildyes]

Sounds like something a young fool would say.....

[@MsCordially]

He's trying way too hard to make things sound unbelievably interesting, but they are not.

[@WilliamGarrow]

Well this beyond your intellectual capacity. Go back to watching boy bands.

[@godschildyes]

I suppose that's why so many people gave this video a Thumbs Up.... Mkay... Lol

[@LastOfTheMaguas]

Smartest man born in Africa is white = Elon Musk LoL

[@godschildyes]

Elon Musk is a female to male transgender from old Santanic bloodlines. You know nothing...

[@williamshakespeare8748]

WE

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

Wuz

[@arumba7345]

@@grizzlymanverneteil4443 RULERS OF SPAIN

[@MrRoblox1377]

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