“Foreign Folks Can’t Ride Our Backs Unless our Backs are Bend”-Duma Boko
President Duma Boko recited David Diop’s powerful Poem Africa with the lines; “Africa, tell me Africa, Is this your back that is unbent”
“This back that never breaks under the weight of humiliation,”
“This back trembling with red scars, And saying no to the whip under the midday sun”.
This questions Africa about its history and resilience.
The question refers to the enduring spirit of the African people.
They experienced the humiliation and physical pain of colonization and slavery, yet remained unbroken.
“Back that is unbent” implies a refusal to submit to oppression and a continued struggle for freedom and dignity.
Well said Boko. Zambians should not be abused by “Investors” and degrade land through pollution just because we have asked they come into our country and INVEST. Accountablity is of the essence.
The Diggers documentary is just bring out this fact.