The Greatest Story Never Told Deserves to Be Heard
Songhai People West Africa
The Songhai people were in West Africa. Their history is linked to the Songhai Empire which dominated the western part of Africa in the 15th and 16th century.
There are projects that come along once in a great while that really speak to and from the heart; “JOURNEY OF THE SONGHAI PEOPLE: The Real Roots” is one of those projects.
TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE
Ancestor Dr. Edward W. Robinson, Jr., J. D., LL.D.
APRIL 24, 1918 - June 13, 1912
African people have been robbed of the knowledge of the greatness of their African Ancestors. This theft has stalled the incredible creativity, brilliance and genius—that is well documented by the Kemetic remains. For non-African people this crime also programmed them to despise, oppress and exploit African people, resulting in a psychic trauma which has robbed African descendants and the world of the amazing contributions, which, in the normal course of life, would have undoubtedly come from the African mind!
African people are the only people in history who have been robbed of the knowledge of the greatness of their ancestors, and, whose ancestry has been systematically vilified, demonized and held up to the world for ridicule, disdain, disgust and shame.
African people are the only people in history who, for 250 years, were intentionally cut off from connecting with their ancestral history because their parents were cruelly taken from them in the heinous human trafficking of the ‘trans-atlantic slave’ business.
To deliberately block the flood of creativity of millions of Black Americans, by keeping from them and others the knowledge of their ancestral greatness, is a crime against humanity.
What now is the motivation for keeping from all children’s minds the knowledge that Black men and women gave mathematics to the world over 4,600 years ago?
What now is the justification for hiding the knowledge that Africans were reading and writing over nine thousand years before Europeans wrote their first book?
What now is the benefit of concealing the truth that African Americans came from world-class university cities of Western Africa, lived in beautiful homes, wore fine linen clothing, in a highly sophisticated community-based culture?
Who profits from not allowing Black children to know that their veins flow with the blood of the men and women who built the greatest structure known to man—the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Historian Dr. Kwa David Whitaker, Esq.
It’s 2025 and not a single investigation, declaration of responsibility, prosecution or restitution for the loss of life, family or opportunity has been undertaken. No mention of therapy or rehabilitation for the incredible post-traumatic stress disorders that have resulted. No funeral ‘rites’ for the millions lost at sea. No damages paid to African families for the loss of loved ones, the massive cultural disruption, just to name a few.
This entire era must be seen for what is was and remains—a massive, ongoing, crime syndicate that continues to target African people, whose generational perpetrators have never been brought to justice for their horrific criminal behaviors.
America and the whole world will benefit from knowing of the greatness, beauty, grandeur and sophistication of African ancestry.
"We Are The Children Of Those Who Chose To Survive"
Our Vision
TMGI’s vision begins literally with rewriting history. Because that is where the task must begin,
“…and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free"-John 8:32.
Our Team
Our team consists of talented and dedicated filmmakers who are passionate about storytelling. From development to post-production, we work closely together to bring our projects to life.
Our Process
We believe in a collaborative approach to filmmaking, working closely with our clients and partners to develop their visions into compelling stories. Our process is designed to be transparent, efficient, and effective.
Welcome to Journey of the Songhai People
JOURNEY OF THE SONGHAI PEOPLE:The Real Roots film series is history of the African American in the first person, told from the point of view of “Knowledge Keeper Hosts” who take the viewer with them through “dramatized” reenactments, computerized recreations, virtual reality tours and live demonstrations into their world, their culture, their ethos from KMT (Egypt), Ghana, Mexico and throughout the U.S.
Beginning on the African continent we examine the cultural infrastructure and worldview of the kingdoms of Africa that were destroyed by European slave trading and the subsequent colonization that resulted in the underdevelopment of Africa leading to the “feast and famine” nature that exists on the continent today. Yet the story begins well before the MAAFA that gave rise to the New World Culture we inhabit today, from whose ashes arose a vibrant, highly influential cultural milieu whose byproducts stretch from The Giza Plateau in Egypt to “the door of no return” in Senegal and Ghana, to the streets of Harlem, to the “steps” of Georgia, to the Middle East and the Rock of Gibraltar. More importantly than scientifically, Journey of the Songhai People makes the point that culturally , “WE ARE ALL AFRICANS.”
We see characters from the past come to life through reenactments. We see stories of heroism and betrayal, of love and loss, of legend and myth; we see that what you think you know about Western Civilization turned on its head. We examine artifacts, ruins, visit museums and galleries and see what the world was like at the time when the objects were created or the edifices constructed. What were the social, political, cultural influences extant at the time? We see history come alive. We see how African influences show up in Art, Architecture, Music, Literature, Language and all manner of cultural influences big and small.
JOURNEY OF THE SONGHAI PEOPLE: The Real Roots
4 Part Film Series
The Greatest Story Never Told Like This
The Journey film series is 20 years in the making because of Dr. Edward Robinson, with lots footage and some interviews already in the can. The finished project will achieve the goal of “changing lives by changing perception”, lifting the hearts, minds and spirits of Africans and all Americans throughout.
Producer Robert"Bob" Lott of Teamwork Media group International in association with historians are producing a four part film series shot in Egypt, Ghana, the Caribbean, South America and The United States for distribution around the world, to a major TV network(s), as well as for international theatrical exploitation.
Bob has travelled abroad many times including ten trips to Egypt, four trips to Ghana and trips to Morocco, Spain, Paris, London and Brazil with an organization called African Genesis Institute. As a result, two full length documentaries were produced with one of them winning several awards in various film festivals including a first prize.
Bob produced a film on the last 100 years of African Americans in sports who emanated from the University of Pittsburgh.
He produced a documentary on Joe Frazier which included many fight stars, movie and TV celebrities along with the Frazier family.
“The Journey Real Roots.” touches on the issue of race and culture, history, psychology and sociology from an Afrocentric point of view for the edification of all. Journey details historical legacy embodied by people of African descent that has influenced world art, music, entertainment, science, technology, social policy, electoral politics, etc. in innumerable ways.
From in-studio segments to far flung ports-of-call our journey takes us to a story that has been ages in the making unlike anything that have graced TV screens before.
Along with the Knowledge Keeper Hosts, The Journey will showcase a plethora of authors, historians, researchers, and activists including: The late historians, Dr. Edward Robinson, Jr., Ali Salahuddin of African Genesis Institute, Dr. Francis Cress Welsing, Dr. Asa Hilliard, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. In addition the late Ken Bridges who talks about the historical MATAH Network, …and more.
They each unearth the true history of African people and set the record straight.
This one-of-a-kind series seeks to serve as both a wake-up call as well as an inspiration for all who view it.
PART 1-From Africa To America
Kwa David Whitaker (also known as Nana Kwa David Whitaker) embarks on a profound journey to tell an untold story. This journey is not only physical but also spiritual and psychological, spanning 5,000 miles of ocean, 600 years of history, and 25 generations of displaced family members. Nana returns to Ghana, tracing the footsteps of African ancestors who were forcefully taken from their homeland and subjected to the European trans-Atlantic enslavement enterprise .
The journey involves visiting significant historical sites where ancestors endured immense suffering. Nana will explore the paths where kidnapped ancestors were marched in chains, including the Salaga Slave Market and Kintampo, where captives were separated and sold 2. The journey continues through Kumasi to Assin Manso, known as the "Slave River," where captives took their last bath before being sold at auction 3. Those not sold were left to die, and today, Assin Manso is a sacred space filled with memories of pain and death .
The final leg of the journey takes the captives to Cape Coast and Elmina Castle-Dungeons, where they faced unimaginable suffering before being forced through the "Door of No Return" to unknown lands 5. Nana's journey is a powerful psychological exploration that retells this harrowing history, highlighting what has been omitted from school curricula and blocked by state legislators.
Part 2- Hidden Histories
Viewers will witness the wonders and accomplishments of Ancient Egypt long before the atrocities of slavery. Hosted by the brilliant minds of Anthony “Tony” Browder, his incredible daughter, Atlantis Browder and Dr. Chike Akua, this journey lifts the veil of distortion and returns Africa’s stolen glory to its rightful place in history. Browder, a leading scholar of African antiquity, will also reveal how the genius of Egyptian architecture and symbolism helped shape none other than Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Yes, Africa’s fingerprints are on the foundation of America.
Many centuries before the chains… before the ships… before their presence in America... they thrived. Our ancestors walked upon the soil of Africa as Kings, Queens, scholars, architects, healers and much, much more… From the mighty temples of Kemet (known today as Egypt) to the golden empires of Ghana, Songhai and Mali, to the towering stones of Great Zimbabwe, from the sacred forests of West Africa, Africans were building nations, charting the movements of stars, crafting medicine, and passing down wisdom in voices strong and clear. They did not wait for outsiders to define them. They defined the world around them. Without help, without conquest, they excelled, rose and were revered by outsiders as Gods on earth.
Part 3– Global African Presence
Hosted by the late Dr. Runoko Rashidi, and Dr. Anika Daniels. This powerful episode takes us far beyond the borders of Africa and deep into the hidden corners of world history. Having traveled to 126 countries, Dr. Rashidi left behind not just a record of places visited, but a legacy of truth uncovered.
Through his exploration of ancient artifacts, crumbling ruins, sacred museums, and priceless galleries, he reveals what mainstream history tried to erase: Africans were everywhere, and they definitely left their mark. With fire in his spirit and scholarship in his soul, Dr. Rashidi gives us a new lens to look through in order to see our global past.
Accompanying him on parts of this transformative journey was Bob Lott, who had the rare honor of standing beside Dr. Rashidi as they walked sacred grounds and uncovered untold stories together. This is not just history and truth being exposed, it is a reawakening of identity. Get ready to see the African presence where you were never told it existed.
Part 4-Captivity, Freedom, Protest, Our Future
In this final and profound chapter of The Journey Series, Dr. George Fraser, Dr. Molefi Asante, Jackie Mayfield, and Dr. Chike Akua take us on a deep, unapologetic journey with numerous historians and teachers through the pain, power, and promise of the African American experience. From the trauma of captivity, through the courage of freedom movements, to the thunder of protest, this episode asks the urgent question: Where do we go from here? With clarity and heartfelt conviction, our hosts lay out not just the challenges we face, but a blueprint for transformation, one rooted in the Ten Mandates of Becoming a New You.
They identify the struggles that come with simply being African American in a system never built for us, but more importantly, they offer real solutions to help us rise. This last and final episode isn’t just about survival, it’s about sovereignty, purpose, and healing. Part 4 dares us to imagine a future brighter than anything we’ve known in the last 400 years and shows us how to build it.
Throughout all four parts of The Journey Series, viewers will be inspired, enlightened, and deeply moved by the voices of visionaries, scholars, artists, and freedom fighters who have spent their lives lifting the veil on African history. Their words are testimony, truth, and insightful.
The Knowledge Keepers / Series Hosts and Historians
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Dr. Kwa David Whitaker will talk about our migration to the west coast of Africa known as the Songhai Empire. He will show us the greatness of our people, our accomplishments and the capturing and enslavement in what became the slave dungeons and port of leaving our homeland.
Anthony Browder
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Anthony Browder, Egyptologist, Author, Historian, etc...... who has gone to egypt over 54 times learning our history will reflect on our beginnings starting Nubia into egypt, and talk about his 12 year excavation in Luxor among the valley of the Kings .
Dr. Chike Akua
Dr. Nana Kwa David Whitaker
Dr. Runoko Rashidi
Dr. Chike Akua will teach us as to how learning our true history can reflect on our youths attitudes about themselves.
Knowledge of the survivor’s being the “strongest of the strong, Fittest of the fit, is needed by African American youth.
Dr. Runoko Rashidi
Dr. Runoko Rashidi
The late Dr. Runoko Rashidi, world traveler for over 20 years having been the only African American to have travelled to over 126 countries learning and chronicling our migration to and our existence throughout the world.
Dr. Edward Robinson
The late Dr. Edward Robinson Jr, who spent 70 of his 94 years before his passing introduces us the concept of African Genesis, the learning of our true history in Kemet and Songhai. He demonstrates examples of success throughout his years in examples like the Leads School, Dzertclub and others.
Dr. George C. Fraser
Dr. George C. Fraser is CEO of FraserNet, Inc., a company he founded to lead a global networking and economic development movement for people of African descent. He’s written 6 best-selling books. Dr. Fraser has been featured on 7 national magazine covers, He has received over 350 awards and citations
Dr. Anika Daniels
Dr. Anika Iesha Daniels has studied Ancient Egypt (Kemet) for over 30 years, focusing on language, spirituality, and ancient medicine. As a volunteer staff member for the African Genesis Institute, she has mentored 1000’s of students,
and adults.
In 2021, she was enstooled as a Queen Mother at the village of Moree in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. In her role, she has been responsible for the well-being of women and children in the village and has assisted in providing access to education.
Dr. Molefi Asante
Dr. Molefi Asante introduces us to Afrocentricity, a paradigm based on the idea that African people should re-assert a sense of agency in order to achieve sanity. He will speak to formulating novel ways of analyzing information from “a black perspective” as opposed to what had been considered the “white perspective” of most information in America.
Dr. Joyce King
Dr. Patricia Newton
Dr. Joyce King, a dynamic leader and visionary teacher/scholar, has a wealth of academic, administrative and leadership experience in public, private and non-profit settings, including historical Black and predominately white colleges and universities.
She will share her expertise in diversity transformation with civic and human rights organizations and higher education institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Patricia Newton
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Dr. Patricia Newton
The Late Dr. Patricia Newton, who is a psychiatrist as well as being trained in Afrikan knowledge systems, explains how the repeated trauma experienced by our ancestors during slavery and in the years of terrorisation and oppression that followed had been passed down through the generations and resulted in many of the self-negating and dysfunctional individual and group behaviour patterns that we see amongst Afrikan people across the world today.
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga, direct descendant of Askia Muhammad of Songhoy and a renowned expert in the Songhoy language,holds a Presidential appointment as Distinguished Research Professor of Education at the University of Bamako, Mali. Will speak about "When the Language of Education is Not the Language of Culture," Notes on Classical Songhoy Education and socialization: The World of Women and Childrearing Practices, and the history of Songhoy.
Professor James Small
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga
Professor James Small is a scholar activist, dynamic speaker, and organizational consultant. He is CEO of Sanaa Lodge Enterprise, Ghana, Ltd.; CEO & President, African-American Management Company, Ghana, Ltd.; International Vice President, Organization of Afro-American Unity (O.A.A.U.); Int'l Vice President of World African Diaspora Union (WADU); Priest of Oya, Babalorisha, Ifa Tradition; former Imam (retired) of the Muslim Mosque Inc. founded by Malcolm X; and past President of the Eastern Region of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization (ASCAC).
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Dr. Jackie Mayfield, one of the founders of ComproTax, is not just a businessman—he’s a teacher and a leader who truly cares about our community. He believes that “where there are challenges, there are opportunities,” and he’s proving it every day. Dr. Mayfield is helping people understand not just business, but also our history, so we can build a better future. Through ComproTax, he is showing young people and new entrepreneurs how to succeed by learning the tax business the right way. He is a co-founder of the largest Black owned tax company in the U.S.
Yirser Ra Hotep
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Ra Hotep was a pioneer in training children, their teachers, and social workers in the science of becoming calm and maintaining focus through his system called Internal Self Regulation or ISR. Yirser first began to use ISR in 1979 working with children at the Better Boys Foundation and in Chicago Public Schools. ISR incorporates deep breathing, focusing exercises and movements in order to stimulate the nervous system to become calm.
Atlantis Browder
Dr. Jackie Mayfield
Atlantis Browder
Since the age of 8, Atlantis has traveled the U.S. and the world to share her experiences and teach youth and adults about African and American history.
Atlantis is currently serving as the National Director for IKG’s Cultural Imperative Program, the Vice President of the IKG Cultural Center, and the Assistant Archaeological Mission Director for the ASA Restoration Project.
Her most notable projects include the development of the ABEN STEM Initiative (ASI) curriculum and activity guides for ABEN’s virtual trips to Africa.
