[The African Monetarist]

Black artists and performers have a long-standing history of leveraging their creativity to influence culture, trends and provide education – including “Rock n Roll’, R&B, Country Music, Hip Hop e.t.c

 

The origins of Black involvement in country music can be traced back to the banjo, which has its roots in West Africa. The contemporary banjo is descended from instruments like the Kora or Akonting, which were crafted from gourds and date back over 700 years, showcasing a rich history of string instruments.

 

“Cowboy Carter” confronts the racist origins and factual inaccuracies within country music. During the early 1800-1900s, Black individuals were the pioneers of country music, fusing together elements of blues, gospel, and folk music.

 

Afro, African American, and Black American are among the various “umbrella” terms commonly used to describe individuals of Black/African descent in the United States.

 

Over generations, this demographic of Americans have evolved, balanced and integrated their diverse historical customs, dialects, and ancestral spiritual influences. They have also embraced new elements and influences, contributing to the formation of their unique and vibrant national culture. This cultural identity arguably began to solidify and experienced innovative growth after the Great Migration.

 

Existence of modern and ancient influences of Black/African music in country music, rock n’ roll and Blues can be traced to Muddy Waters; Chuck Berry; Rosetta Tharpe; Tinariwen; Jimmy Hendrix; Chester Arthur Burnett; Big Mama Thornton; Lesley Riddle, influencing artists like Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger; Keith Richards; Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter; Ezra J. Carter e.t.c.

 

 

[The African Monetarist]

@ADA Totally agree.

 

Gender-inclusive governance entails ensuring that policies and decision-making processes are responsive to the needs and priorities of women and marginalized groups. Gender mainstreaming, gender-responsive budgeting, and intersectional policy analysis are some of the approaches used to promote gender equality and women’s rights in governance. By incorporating a gender perspective into policymaking, governments can address gender disparities and promote social justice, especially for Black women in politics and leadership roles.

 

 

[The African Monetarist]

Halting the expansion of the Naira supply faster than the production of goods and services would arrest its depreciation relative to other currencies, and thereby reducing its overexpansion. Overexpansion primarily occurs through the issuance of loans, particularly at rates lower than the inflation rate.

 

The persistent continuation of this practice will perpetuate the depreciation of the Naira.

 

It is crucial to note however that the allocation of these loans to various entities holds secondary significance; the primary driver of depreciation lies in the creation of surplus currency.

 

This applies to other African countries.

[The African Monetarist]

Diaspora Bond’s as a debt instrument has been successfully used to mobilize external development finance, particularly to fund large scale projects [in the case of India, during times when accessing international capital markets was challenging] – It has also been successful to keep the diaspora [in this case the Jewish Diaspora] engaged and connected to developments in their homeland.

 

I will argue that it can be an effective tool to bridge the gap between the global citizens of Africa, and the homeland, and to shape/influence domestic policy.

 

It is by far a stable and cheap source of debt to finance domestic projects, compared to the finance option and conditions of the International Monetary Fund [IMF].

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