Shambel Abebe Bikila (7 Aug 1932 – 25 Oct 1973) was a marathon runner and back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian and the first Black African Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, set while running barefoot!

Africa as a mind state and way of life

The embodiment of the intersection of cultural expression, knowledge production, and artistic representation within the context of Africa and the global African diaspora.

At its core, decolonising minds involves interrogating and challenging the dominant narratives, ideologies, and belief systems that have been imposed by colonial powers and perpetuated through education, media, and other social institutions.