5/10/2023 0 Comments Mariama ba booksSudarkasa details the African woman's economic as well as socio-political contributions. "Moreover," she writes, "during the pre-colonial period in many West African societies, women had important political and religious roles that entailed their working extensively 'outside the home." This legacy continues in contemporary society where "virtually all adult females are engaged in some type of money-making activity" (49). Niara Sudarkasa documents the African woman's proven economic contribution to the struggle for survival, liberation, and a better quality of life for African peoples. Full to surfeit with romantic accolades that work more to stifle than to uplift and empower Black women-thus, Africa-Mariama BB demands that women be recognized as actual beings who not only exist in a physical reality, but who also have made and are making actual contributions to the welfare of that reality. The Black woman in African literature must be given the dimension that her role in the liberation struggles next to men has proven to be hers, the dimension which coincides with her proven contribution to the economic development of our country. The nostalgic songs dedicated to African mothers which express the anxieties of men concerning Mother Africa are no longer enough for us.
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