Akala | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

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  @Squishaaaaa · 4 years ago

  "People cannot be blamed for their ignorance if they are genuinely ignorant. People can be blamed if they've had a different set of information and still CHOOSE to remain ignorant" I love it!

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  @rudaughterofzion3903 · 6 years ago

  I'm Shona, I'm Zimbabwean... my mind is blown! Even here, we've never been taught African history like this... My view of myself is changed forever... thank you Akala!

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  @mibrahim7507 · 10 years ago

  Whether you agree or disagree you have to commend the effort this man has gone to to educate himself. He is an example to us all that you are never to old or knowledgeable to learn.

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  @fatmataevelinabangura1923 · 3 years ago

  I can't get enough of Akala!  I find myself rewatching his talks and rereading his book every year. His articulate and eloquent teachings are like medicine for the soul.  What a privilege to learn from someone so passionate and wise.

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  @peterjessiman7005 · 8 years ago

  Man Id love to see Akala do a High Budget History documentary series with all the bells and whistles

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  @haid3r88 · 10 years ago (edited)

  A perfect example of a man who grew up with little physical possessions but gained a great amount of knowledge.  Take note all the materialistic youngsters out there (our future to be).. you don't exactly need those stupidly priced headphones or tablets to be successfully minded.. you just need to have the willpower to differentiate and excel, after all.. this man is way ahead of his peers that he grew up with. Take notes.

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  @DemoTrucking · 8 years ago

  I'm 45 I learned more in this video than 16 years of American education Thank You

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  @TheAlmightyRedPillNation · 5 years ago

  I met him back in 2013,very humble guy and intelligent. Good to see how far he's come along, good lecture also!

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  @boxVR1818 · 6 years ago

  Wow, I grew up listening to Ms dynamite and her brother Akala.. the grime scene back in the day..  respect to two legends from the same family!

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  @mrssantana6530 · 10 years ago

  Imagine disliking this video. Being brought up in London and going to a school where most of the students where predominantly black or of colour we didn't learn any of this. I however I already knew about half of what he said through my own personal research. I'm so happy he has done this talk and this is on YouTube so it can encourage people to actually learn about history and not what only your teachers teach you. Global history needs to be somehow included in the school curriculum because like I said in my school there were so many people from different backgrounds and we never learnt about their cultures/history.

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  @aboubacaramine8689 · 6 years ago

  Shoutout to the Black dude who raised his hand first in the Q&A section but never got picked by the host.

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  @christophersakwa1625 · 4 years ago

  I always admire and respect people who do their research and present facts and resources to back up their arguments. There is a lot of emotionalism around history topics, I am proud to see Akala present an otherwise hidden part of history so eloquently.

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