Milton Allimadi: African Currency, Malcolm X, Industrialization, Adwa Battle - theREN Experience #21

Milton Allimadi is a Professor of African History, author, and publisher. His recent book ADWA: Empress Taytu & Emperor Menelik in Love & Wa is now available on Amazon.

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[00:00] Trailer
[01:03] Introduction
[01:27] Why knowing your identity is important
[06:24] Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defeats Italy
[13:09] Milton's book on the Battle of Adwa
[14:39] Debunking Chinese debt trap propaganda
[16:51] Breaking the IMF and World Bank monopoly in Africa
[17:32] Samir Amin on negotiating over Africa's resources
[20:44] The West losing its exclusivity to Africa
[26:30] US ban on TikTok over data collection
[27:02] Africans should build their economy and practice self-reliance
[33:42] Africa needs to build alliances with like-minded people
[35:28] Corporate media should sanitize crimes against Africa
[41:53] Podcasting in Africa challenges dominant power structures
[46:40] Malcolm X and African descendants working with Africans
[50:33] Who was Malcolm X?
[1:01:50] Reviving the relationship between diasporic Africans and Africans on the continent
[1:08:13] Criticizing Biden's Support for Tinubu
[1:15:20] Moving away from the U.S. dollar as the global currency
[1:23:19] US capitalists have crushed the middle class
[1:29:24] Africa trade resources with money, technology, and scholarship
[1:31:02] Africans learning to love themselves
[1:32:37] Thanks to technology, we can have this conversation
[1:33:56] The facts are in Africa's favor
[1:36:12] Young people realizing the potential of Africa
[1:40:49] Closing