![]() ![]() While asserting that there was an African presence in ancient America, Van Sertima did not believe that the land of the Olmec was an African settler colony. ![]() ![]() We cannot say with certainty where the Olmec came from or whether they were direct descendants of the indigenous population but that much of their sculpture, especially the colossal heads, reveals an ancient Africoid presence in the Americas seems to me should be beyond clear and sane rebuttal. In this endeavor, the Olmec laid the foundations of classical Mesoamerican civilization. This ancient American culture been labeled the first civilization of the western hemisphere, as they surpassed their neighbors in an attempt to settle certain problems of living together-of government, defense, religion, family, property, science and art. A tribute to a great scholar, Ivan van Sertima, this book discusses the origins, the nature and the historical development of the Nile Valley civilisations. The Olmec were an early people of Mesoamerica who settled the Mexican Gulf Coast. The first civilization of the Americas is called the Olmec. The following is an excerpt from Uncovering the African Past: The Ivan Van Sertima Papers by Runoko Rashidi (London: Books of Africa, 2015). ![]()
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Will it be during their teenage years, or will they stick to most of Superman canon and have them meet in the offices of The Daily Planet? We feel Lois’s yearning to learn more about her internet friend, and wonder ourselves when she might meet him in real life. We also see hints of her budding relationship with Clark, although he only chats under the screenname SmallvilleGuy and is hesitant to share more personal information with her. Author Gwenda Bond did an excellent job portraying a teenager who will one day be the tough as nails reporter. ![]() ![]() Michael Lewin, who ran a similar program at Sing-Sing prison in 1953. The program, funded by a $240,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, was led by Dr. In 1967, a three-year cosmetic surgery program set on Rikers Island saw recidivism rates drop 36% for surgically altered offenders. And, strange as it may sound, the criminologists were right: recidivism rates plummeted. 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