Afrikan People and European Holidays: A Mental Genocide Book One

by Ishakamusa Barashango

Barashango, Ishakamusa

Genres: Nonfiction, Race

106 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 1979

Reviews

[Chrystallynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Until now, I’ve only known tidbits of information regarding the truth behind European “holidays”, but now I have a wealth of information thanks to this great Afrikan scholar (now Ancestor) Ishakamusa Barashabgo, Ibaye Ibaye tunu.

The book mainly focuses on the origins of two European holidays that are celebrated and nationally recognized in the West; Christmas and Thanksgiving. It also goes into a thorough explanation of Kwanzaa, it’s origins and how we should partake in this holy day for ourselves and our decedents. The information was well researched and on point.

This was an easy read. I’d even let my child read it. I enjoyed the periodic “shade” thrown at Africans born in America and White people. He had a great sense of humor.

I highly recommend this book to all Afrikan (Black) people born in America that are still celebrating the “holidays” and struggle with letting them go. If you don’t know what you’re celebrating, then why are you celebrating it? That’s what this book is helping readers to uncover.

[Naomi Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for history of holidays. Writer uses problematic language towards the LGBTQ+ community.

[Jason Scoggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Done with Thanksgiving too...

[Zachary Faircloth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book, while a speculative novelty and an interesting read (for a while, anyway), is not exactly a high-quality historical masterpiece. It is laden with unnecessary adjectives and biased praises, though some truly add to the flavor of the piece. Not something that should be used to teach history lessons, but an interesting diversion from regular non-fiction. Large parts of it are devoted to the history of slaves in the Americas rather than any mental genocide concerning holidays, and this part gets a bit tedious. Overall, this book is something people should read, even if only because of its novelty.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a rather interesting read, had a few laughs. It was pretty bias though...unnecessary quotations and capitalization. The author assumes all of his readers are of African descent and if he is right there talking to you. He is rather aggressive with this thoughts and explaining the history. More uplifting to the Africans but very displeased and seems hateful to the Europeans. You can actually feel the disgust he has while reading the book.