Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Born: December 31, 1918
Died: March 19, 2015 (aged 96)
Bio: Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan, referred to by his admirers as "Dr. Ben", was an African-American writer and historian.
Known for:
- We the Black Jews (1983)
- Africa: mother of Western civilization. (1971)
- New dimensions in African history (1991)