Reflections Of Black History In Images: The Crime Of Belgium in Congo

Africa's vast natural resources inspired Europeans to invade the continent. One of the greediest, bloodthirsty and wicked kings, who took Congo as his personal property was King Leopold II. This is the crime he committed during the colonial era in Congo.

On display is the amputated wrists of some of the Congolese men

In need of rubber for the automobile industry after the Second World II in Europe, King Leopold demanded a specified amount per day, the Congolese who couldn't produce his demand had their children's wrists amputated.

Despite the magnitude of those horrible crimes against humanity, Belgium mocked the victims and congratulated the perpetrator, King Leopold II, by naming streets after him throughout Belgium and built statues in his honour. We don't have to blame God, for the evil in this world, because God is not part of this. Whatever a man sows, exactly the same he shall reap.

The reason I'm appealing to all African-American artists, Beyoncé, Lionel Richie, Chris Brown, Rihanna etc, never to perform in Belgium if they respect themselves until streets named after King Leopold II are changed and those statues come tumbling down like Saddam Hussein's.

African-Americans shouldn't complain of disrespect when they are part of their own calamities. Would a Jewish singer perform in a country that has the statue of Adolf Hitler? This is the question to African-American musicians and athletes to answer.

The statue of Leopold II in honour of his crimes in Congo standing in Brussels

Belgium and King Leopold II, the spirit of Patrice Lumumba and all the victims murdered in cold blood are saying that "The Dead Can't Be Mocked, So Do What Is Right. Let this statue come down"