Traditional #African tales of monsters, genies & malevolent spirits have been reworked in a new #Netflix series. ....retelling these folktales is an important part of cultural preservation & evolution, as .. oral traditions face extinction. Many #stories disappeared during the colonial period, when written western #literature was privileged & bans on vernacular languages, containing communities’ #cultures & #history were enforced" #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Blackfedi
