by Eric Hunter
The unification of diasporan and continental Africans is a core principle of pan-Africanism. Our culture connects us. When we examine things like our music, dance, art and food, we have more similarities than differences. This understanding is a weapon against colonialism and neocolonialism, which uses the tactic of divide and conquer to control, oppress and exploit us.
Over the last few years, the genre of music called Afrobeats has taken the world by storm. The same melanin magic that manifests in…