I would like to see non Islam medival africa kingdom drama like these dramas in Europe and Asia. Not well known small kingdoms would be nice. Also I want to see a priest/priestess fantasy rpg game. Africa has plenty of religion, mythology, and folklore to create a fantasy game.
Games in ancient Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zanzibar, Congo, And Chad would be amazing
The so-called solomonic is not really a kingdom it's just basically a invention by judeo Christian or Christian eyes Ethiopian Kings Baisley to sit there on my ties with the so-called Queen of Sheba which is not really real person if not only quasi best so that's not even a real Kingdom what you mean that talk about is the axum kingdom during the medieval times both Christian and Muslim era as well as it fryer errors during the pre hebraic influence like Aksum Kingdom of his Pagan and it had its own Gods it's only real native African Deities and had their own kings and governors.
The online multi-player game SMITE now features several black/black African deities including Olorun, Yemoja, and Baron Samedi. Also, you and Home Team History are my favorite sources for African history.
I've actually read the Epic of Sundiata! It's really good. I'd love to see a video game or movie cover Sundiata's war against the cruel sorcerer king Soumaoro!
I'll admit I don't know much about African history, but I think a total war game in pre-colonial Africa would be neat. Or an FPS where you can play as an Ethiopian during the Italian occupation, complete with a level during the Christmas Offensive where you can decommission a tank by rolling a big-ass rock into it.
Regarding African representation in the media, in the 80s there was this South African TV show about the rise of Shaka Zulu (called: Shaka Zulu). I remember watching it as a kid and it made quite an impression on me. For those unfamiliar with it, the series has been uploaded to YT in its entirety.
Another great video. You made a great point. We can't wait around and expect good representation. Its up to us to portray African history in culture in a positive light.
Are you familiar with the Civilization franchise? In CIV 6 Nubia is actually a dlc nation and uses Amanitore as it’s leader and has Pítati archers as their unique unit.
I was thinking about a movie about the moors and also Masa Musa. The cast would star Dijimon Honsu(Messed up his name), Terrance Howard, Michael Jai White, Mashala Ali, Chiuwetel Efwoajor (just butchered up his name), Kelly Rowland, Saana Lathan, Lupita Nyong'o, Godfrey, and Chadwick Bozeman.
@obsexo zerzual Lebanese are Olive Skin but I sure Hannibal was mixed with North Africans who are brown and olive skin. Lebanece and north africans are brown when tanned.
@@MichaelClayton64 true. I wish home team would mention the resipicol influence between the Near East and ancient egypt, and with other Meditreanian regions. I am well aware Home Team knows much more about the history than I do. I wish he would make videos about it, since he makes videos about Ancient Egypt he should teach about it.
I have always wanted a game where you were tasked with running a nature preserve in Africa. Give it different scenarios in different times, environments and places. I think it would be a great lens to see a large slice of the macro problems or conservation, economics, culture and international relations.
I would love a cartoon series like anime style about Africa. Watched almost all Disney movies and it would be interesting of adding African cultures also represented.
Man, I LOVE your channel. Your interest for African history, both with its good things and bad things, is enrichening, it's sincere and above all, it's awesome! I wish there were more channels like yours. Best regards, from Brazil!
Thank you for another splendid video! Everytime I see a new video from you pop up, I get very happy; you are great at discussing the varied history of Africa (and other parts of the world, when you cover them), so it’s always a treat. I learn a lot watching your content and I hope African history, culture and contributions will see greater general appreciation in the days to come. Stay awesome and well!
the sad thing is that most black people nowadays want to be included in European and Asian culture more than African culture. They even come up with "forgotten history" just to support the idea of being included. Or if there is a movie or game about African, always follows these types: slavery, racism, and civil war. That's it. No history about great empires, no history about great battles, nothing. Just the same old trope of suffering, sadness, and despair. Only Black Panther doesn't follow those tropes.
interesting i think africans really need to bring stories that parralel the real african world in their videogames to the west and the east! that would be interesting i know their is a nigerian moile fighting game idk if its popular or not but you should definitely give it a try.
Hey FN! I would recommend playing Rome 2 and Attila total war. In both games there is a dlc that lets you play as Kush or the Garamantes. It’s such a fun game, you can even recreate historical battles using it I would try it out for yo channel if you wanted to recreate something like the battle of dongola or something along those lines
Hopefully in the future we will get more information on Nubian archers. I think African cultures tend to be pretty interesting in the minds of most people but I think it could change if it were showcased in an interesting way.
You know though the reason why in archers are portrayed as a blonde and haired blue eyed is because it feels more like a fary tail which is really what there interested in. You know medieval Europe but magic.
Excellent video. Thanks for the research suggestions. I'd love to see the Black Panther hype turn into more focus on African stories or stories inspired by African history. I must say, though, that as a musician, I disagree fundamentally with your statement about natural talent and historical relevance. ;)
They got rise of kingdoms the game app as the commercial or you do and I notice it don't have a black kingdom. To keep from allowing the last poke to wake me I needed to get that out. I wasn't trying to notice I was thinking about playing it buuuut.................. It's hard trying to be sane in this insane world. Good video tho king I'll share with my son and my bad about this comment.
Zelda is kind of a weird mishmash of European and Japanese (as well as a myriad of other cultures sprinkled in) aesthetics that normally shouldn't jell together, but Nintendo somehow makes it work.
I would say add drama but keep the voice narrative. I know you probably don't want to incite racist feelings and insult people, but the more beautiful aspects can be dramatized and there's more love and compassion there.
Great video as usual but what the heck is up with your hair!? Is this what your hair currently looks like or are you just testing something new out? I'm sorry if I'm coming off as rude, but seeing it in the video caught me off guard.
It's interesting what you said about archers at the end of this video; prior to this, the racial stereotype of an archer had never actually crossed my mind, and yes you're right. But it was a very subtle stereotype, like, if someone asked me to "describe the typical job of a blonde haired, blue eyed, pale skinned person in the middle ages" - "archer" would not have necessarily been something I would have thought, but in most TV and movies, it is very rare to see a black person wielding a bow, and there is no logical reason why this should be the case.
@@jrad410 I suppose so, yes, but then in fairness the Lord of the rings and the underlying universe there-for was created by an Englishman and based primarily on neolithic, ancient and medieval English peoples, with Rohan society being representative of the Anglo Saxons, but if they were a horse culture, etc.
@@azzlingtonmcazzle9544 Yea I don’t think it was malicious on Tolkiens part. Just that kinda got it rolling and then of course Narnia ir Green Arrow or Robinhood etc all had similar effects on perceptions.
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A lot of these are Arabics were are the dark skin stories ✊
Assassins Creed in Mali would be great
Yes!!!!!!
@@arcticocean9106 but the aesthetiiiiiic! lol
OMG YES
Holy shit that would be amazing
Songhai empire would be great for an Assassins Creed game
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Or the ethiopian.
Have you seen the abyssinian warriors? They scream assassin creed materials soo badly
@@wrestlinganime4life288 I was just about to say Ethiopia 😭
I would like to see non Islam medival africa kingdom drama like these dramas in Europe and Asia. Not well known small kingdoms would be nice.
Also I want to see a priest/priestess fantasy rpg game. Africa has plenty of religion, mythology, and folklore to create a fantasy game.
Its not like we get accurate depiction any better than you guys do. Either we are depicted as slaves to Arabs or people oppressed by our religion.
Islam does not depict black people. What people or culture did is different.
There's a game called Wagadu being made that's based on the ancient empire of Ghana
The problem is that most written history in western Africa is in Arabic after Islam
A west African fantasy movie fighting against *fuckin sorcerer kings* would make a mint if it was done well.
Games in ancient Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zanzibar, Congo, And Chad would be amazing
The Nubian Dynasty, Solomonic Dynasty, Ashanti, and Kanem Empire needs to be mentioned. Good video.
The so-called solomonic is not really a kingdom it's just basically a invention by judeo Christian or Christian eyes Ethiopian Kings Baisley to sit there on my ties with the so-called Queen of Sheba which is not really real person if not only quasi best so that's not even a real Kingdom what you mean that talk about is the axum kingdom during the medieval times both Christian and Muslim era as well as it fryer errors during the pre hebraic influence like Aksum Kingdom of his Pagan and it had its own Gods it's only real native African Deities and had their own kings and governors.
@Reinhard Von müsel no they're good if you just don't understand me
@Reinhard Von müsel you mean the medieval Dynasty yacht Christianity came to Ethiopia around 300 ad or ce. Same time as Armenia.
The online multi-player game SMITE now features several black/black African deities including Olorun, Yemoja, and Baron Samedi.
Also, you and Home Team History are my favorite sources for African history.
There's also Aurion Legend of the Kori-Odan based on Cameroon mythology.
@@jimmybarker2495 wow I have so much More to learn
Universal want to do a film on Queen Amanirenas and Ryan Coogler's rumoured to want to do a film on Mansa Musa.
I've actually read the Epic of Sundiata! It's really good. I'd love to see a video game or movie cover Sundiata's war against the cruel sorcerer king Soumaoro!
can u pls share a link to it? I haven't been able to find a pdf copy.
I'll admit I don't know much about African history, but I think a total war game in pre-colonial Africa would be neat. Or an FPS where you can play as an Ethiopian during the Italian occupation, complete with a level during the Christmas Offensive where you can decommission a tank by rolling a big-ass rock into it.
That should be amazing idea I should even like a video game on the first Ethiopian Italian war in 1886 based around the battle of Adwa
Regarding African representation in the media, in the 80s there was this South African TV show about the rise of Shaka Zulu (called: Shaka Zulu). I remember watching it as a kid and it made quite an impression on me. For those unfamiliar with it, the series has been uploaded to YT in its entirety.
Another great video. You made a great point. We can't wait around and expect good representation. Its up to us to portray African history in culture in a positive light.
There's an African gods trailer on here showing how this would look on tv/film.
Hmmm head full of hair under a durag just like me, I see this quarantine has hit you pretty hard too🤣
A major black studio like Oprah's or Tyler Perry's could make really high quality movies and TV shows based in African history.
@Admire Kashiri Maybe Iroko TV? The African Netflix.
Are you familiar with the Civilization franchise? In CIV 6 Nubia is actually a dlc nation and uses Amanitore as it’s leader and has Pítati archers as their unique unit.
Also Mali.
@@PCGameNerd917 And the Solomonic dynasty.
I was thinking about a movie about the moors and also Masa Musa. The cast would star Dijimon Honsu(Messed up his name), Terrance Howard, Michael Jai White, Mashala Ali, Chiuwetel Efwoajor (just butchered up his name), Kelly Rowland, Saana Lathan, Lupita Nyong'o, Godfrey, and Chadwick Bozeman.
The majority of the Moors were brown people from north africa and middle east. Hanibal and majority of Ancient Egytians were also brown. I am white.
@obsexo zerzual Lebanese are Olive Skin but I sure Hannibal was mixed with North Africans who are brown and olive skin. Lebanece and north africans are brown when tanned.
They should cast West Africans if it has to do with a West African story 😒
@@wingzero7316 egypt was multi ethnic, also nobody really knows what hannibal looked like.
@@MichaelClayton64 true. I wish home team would mention the resipicol influence between the Near East and ancient egypt, and with other Meditreanian regions. I am well aware Home Team knows much more about the history than I do. I wish he would make videos about it, since he makes videos about Ancient Egypt he should teach about it.
Yes! An RPG based on African history/mythology and using the indigenous martial arts like tehtib or ngolo would be incredible.
Disney should definitely do a film based on the children's book "Mufaro''s Beautiful Daughters". It has a mythological aspect to it.
The Sundiata story was covered by Myths and Legends podcast, Episode 106A, B and C. Thank you for sharing these!
I have always wanted a game where you were tasked with running a nature preserve in Africa. Give it different scenarios in different times, environments and places. I think it would be a great lens to see a large slice of the macro problems or conservation, economics, culture and international relations.
I could see Amina or the stories of the House of Kingdoms being turned into a Game of Thrones style TV Show
I would love a cartoon series like anime style about Africa. Watched almost all Disney movies and it would be interesting of adding African cultures also represented.
Others have mentioned it, but I’d love for Assassins Creed to do a game. AC Origins was great and I’d love to see more in that direction.
What would your script look like for an Assassin's Creed in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The Battles of Dongola sounds like an amazing film! Here's hoping it gets made.
There was also this battle where the Tswana people successfully repulsed the Boers in modern day Botswana.
Assassin's creed where you work for Askia the great to take out Sonni Ali's son
@The Black Cowboy how about yes
Man, I LOVE your channel. Your interest for African history, both with its good things and bad things, is enrichening, it's sincere and above all, it's awesome! I wish there were more channels like yours.
Best regards, from Brazil!
Thank you for another splendid video! Everytime I see a new video from you pop up, I get very happy; you are great at discussing the varied history of Africa (and other parts of the world, when you cover them), so it’s always a treat. I learn a lot watching your content and I hope African history, culture and contributions will see greater general appreciation in the days to come. Stay awesome and well!
Thank you very much. This was my request and I'm definitely going to look more into the topics presented, as most of these are brand new to me. :)
Thank you for giving ppl enlightenment on Africa
As a white guy this is the kind of pro black stuff I can get behind.
All this and people are asking for Black James Bond 🤦
If we dont learn are past. We can not shape are future
the sad thing is that most black people nowadays want to be included in European and Asian culture more than African culture. They even come up with "forgotten history" just to support the idea of being included.
Or if there is a movie or game about African, always follows these types: slavery, racism, and civil war. That's it. No history about great empires, no history about great battles, nothing. Just the same old trope of suffering, sadness, and despair. Only Black Panther doesn't follow those tropes.
I like the way you updated your cartoon character.
I do think this video was something a lot of people wanted to see for a long time.
interesting i think africans really need to bring stories that parralel the real african world in their videogames to the west and the east! that would be interesting i know their is a nigerian moile fighting game idk if its popular or not but you should definitely give it a try.
You should check out Roy Okupe's African superhero comics
Waiting for Assassins Creed and Civilization 7 to use this, or maybe even the uncharted games or Lara Croft
I am praying that someone makes a Vikings style series about Africa.
You should check out Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, it has a campaign centered around Sundjata.
Hey FN! I would recommend playing Rome 2 and Attila total war. In both games there is a dlc that lets you play as Kush or the Garamantes. It’s such a fun game, you can even recreate historical battles using it I would try it out for yo channel if you wanted to recreate something like the battle of dongola or something along those lines
I am working on a project and this video has given me some excellent source material.
Hopefully in the future we will get more information on Nubian archers. I think African cultures tend to be pretty interesting in the minds of most people but I think it could change if it were showcased in an interesting way.
You know though the reason why in archers are portrayed as a blonde and haired blue eyed is because it feels more like a fary tail which is really what there interested in. You know medieval Europe but magic.
Good stuff as always man!
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From Battles of Dongola to Mahdist Sudan- Nubia is the Afghanistan of Africa.
Excellent video. Thanks for the research suggestions. I'd love to see the Black Panther hype turn into more focus on African stories or stories inspired by African history. I must say, though, that as a musician, I disagree fundamentally with your statement about natural talent and historical relevance. ;)
They got rise of kingdoms the game app as the commercial or you do and I notice it don't have a black kingdom. To keep from allowing the last poke to wake me I needed to get that out. I wasn't trying to notice I was thinking about playing it buuuut.................. It's hard trying to be sane in this insane world. Good video tho king I'll share with my son and my bad about this comment.
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I been to Ghana west Africa accra it's a huge nice place to visit
Askia is in Civ V and epic of sundjata is the malinese campaign of age of empires 2.
Anyone else get that 8 billion trees ad? "I'm a wanted man" Yeah that's why your face is on a UA-cam ad right?
dude u forgot axum empire the strongest and earliest empire the was known among rome,china,persia
For me sundiata (The lion lord )is a messianic figure I really think his history is unique
Dude! That hair!
A movie about The battle of adwa would awesome
I couldn’t help myself but notice the dreads Jabari lol
Zelda is kind of a weird mishmash of European and Japanese (as well as a myriad of other cultures sprinkled in) aesthetics that normally shouldn't jell together, but Nintendo somehow makes it work.
Paging Hollywood and whoever else right? I bet they could do well at the box office too
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I would say add drama but keep the voice narrative. I know you probably don't want to incite racist feelings and insult people, but the more beautiful aspects can be dramatized and there's more love and compassion there.
I think he doesn't want to align himself with Afrocentrics who do their fair share of romanticization
(Approaches cautiously) (looks around like a rascist bout to tell a joke) so do those other white people, believe me I understand🖤🤍🤎❤💛💯
Pls discuss about ogiso dynasty
damn the hair
What about the Lion King, though? 😉 Just kidding. Great video and interesting concept.
Amina is like the Nigerian Mulan then!
OK Not quite, but I think this has the best potential to be made into a game.
That is what people called Sunjata
Great video as usual but what the heck is up with your hair!? Is this what your hair currently looks like or are you just testing something new out?
I'm sorry if I'm coming off as rude, but seeing it in the video caught me off guard.
Lol you're good. Nah my hair isn't quite like that (yet) but I am in the processes of growing dreadlocks.
What about Kushites?
3:27 Is the story of factual?
The story of amina I'm pretty sure it's a famous hausa tale
I liked you bettet with short hair.
didn't the Vikings visit Africa?
i like #2 as a movie.
No. The Vikings visited North or South America.
and they always misrepresent egypt as well. using arabs
It's interesting what you said about archers at the end of this video; prior to this, the racial stereotype of an archer had never actually crossed my mind, and yes you're right. But it was a very subtle stereotype, like, if someone asked me to "describe the typical job of a blonde haired, blue eyed, pale skinned person in the middle ages" - "archer" would not have necessarily been something I would have thought, but in most TV and movies, it is very rare to see a black person wielding a bow, and there is no logical reason why this should be the case.
The Lord of the Rings did a lot to make that perception.
@@jrad410 I suppose so, yes, but then in fairness the Lord of the rings and the underlying universe there-for was created by an Englishman and based primarily on neolithic, ancient and medieval English peoples, with Rohan society being representative of the Anglo Saxons, but if they were a horse culture, etc.
@@azzlingtonmcazzle9544 Yea I don’t think it was malicious on Tolkiens part. Just that kinda got it rolling and then of course Narnia ir Green Arrow or Robinhood etc all had similar effects on perceptions.
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