Of Understanding and Benefiting From African Nationalism

Listen Siblings, I come in peace,

“When the governing class isn’t chosen for quality it is chosen for material wealth: this always means decadence, the lowest stage a society can reach.” – African Proverb

African Nationalism (AKA Black Nationalism) must precede Pan-Africanism and it remains the only means to African Power (AKA Black Power.) However African Nationalism is near Universally misunderstood. A Nation is an Organization. As an Organization it has Complementary Advantageous Roles. In a Nation these are called Classes. The rest of the discussion comes from Ancient Wisdom and calls for your Assistance in African Nationalism. “There grows no wheat where there is no grain.” No one will give you Power. You must create it. The African Blood Siblings is the Organization for African Power. Subscribe, share, love.

Of Understanding and Benefiting From African Nationalism
By Onitaset Kumat

Wheresoever Greed rules, it compels men and women into Slavery. For Greed’s perception of Peace involves the endless Seeking of Possessions and when Greed Governs it immoderately takes from the Governed. This causes Poverty and “Poverty is Slavery.”

As a Chicken on a farm perceives itself as receiving the best medical care, the best food, the cleanest water and the easiest life; so too does the African in America as compared against other Africans. Yet though at a Farmer’s whim a Chicken can become dinner, the Chicken is more Powerful on a Farm than an African is in America. The African in America perceives herself Blessed to be Exploited, constantly convinced that things are getting better and this nation is the greatest in the world. Christopher Jordan Dorner himself, rejected by Europeans then burned to death in his Cabin, wrote in his Manifesto, “This is America. We are not a perfect sovereign country as we have our own flaws but we are the closest that will ever exist.”

Malcolm X left a legacy of Wisdom behind. Here he speaks directly to this theme,

“You tell me what kind of country this is. Why should we do the dirtiest jobs for the lowest pay? Why should we do the hardest work for the lowest pay? Why should we pay the most money for the worst kind of food and the most money for the worst kind of place to live in? I’m telling you we do it because we live in one of the rottenest countries that has ever existed on this earth. It’s the system that is rotten… It’s a system of exploitation, a political and economic system of exploitation, of outright humiliation, degradation, discrimination-all of the negative things that you can run into … under this system that disguises itself as a democracy …And you run around here getting ready to get drafted and go someplace and defend it. Someone needs to crack you up ‘side your head.”

The Trinity of Liberation is Politics, Economics and Culture. These Correspond to the Three Complementary National Classes: The Peace Seeking Class, the Possession Seeking Class and the Consciousness Seeking Class, respectively. The Cooperation of these Classes form Nations, where Nations are the sole expressions of Power. As such African Power comes from African Nationalism which comes from the Cooperation of African Peace, Possession and Consciousness Seekers. Today Africans, especially in America, Cooperate with European Peace, Possession and Consciousness Seekers. This is European Nationalism. Not only the wrong Nationalism, but the Empowerment of those Chancellor Williams describes as “the implacable foe, the traditional and everlasting enemy of the Blacks.”

Unbeknownst to most, there are Two Nations in America. An African Nation and a European Nation, of which the latter is Powerful and the former, Powerless. Their Power directly relates to whom participates in their National Classes. Today, most Africans participate in and identify with European Peace, Possession and Consciousness Seekers. For instance, European Law Enforcement, European Businesses and European Government, respectively. Hence most Africans are unwitting European Nationalists. However in that participation in and identifying with African Peace, Possession and Consciousness Seekers is the requirement to African Nationalism, African Power is achievable within a Generation. This is the mission of the African Blood Siblings.

Marcus Garvey articulated on the benefits of Power: “The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER—Physical, financial and scientific.” Power also decides who will get the Food, Water, Medicine and Energy when any become scarce. Frederick Douglass commented on the theme admirably, “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” That People can Enslave People is itself a testament to Power. That People can remove their shackles is another testament. Power is National–Nations are Classes. African Nationalism as articulated by the African Blood Siblings can Liberate African people. Africans need only Apply. The Ancients had said, “Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep,” and “There grows no wheat where there is no grain.” John Edward Bruce put it, “A strong nation has never in all its history voluntarily weakened itself by making weak races their successful rivals in the game for power.” Marva Collins get’s the last word, “Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.”

The Battle of this Race is an Intellectual One

Listen Siblings, I come in peace,

“Never forget that intelligence rules the world, and ignorance carries the burden.” — Marcus Garvey

Through Knowledgeable, Wise and Loving leadership the African race can achieve Prosperous, Independent African Communities at home and abroad. As spoken in “Maroon and Build For Self,” “all speech comes from all listening, but all wise from where is wise.” The African Blood Siblings doles African Wisdom for the restoration of Wise Africans. It’s upon the Brave to answer the call to action. “The Battle of this Race is an Intellectual One,” said John Edward Bruce. A Century later the Brave remain silent and the Race remains Powerless. Do we have another century? Subscribe, share, love.

The Battle of this Race is an Intellectual One
By Onitaset Kumat

 

The movement of string precede the sound of the banjo; as mental activity precedes physical activity. Body follows Mind. It’s never otherwise.

The banjo is a stringed musical instrument developed from the African bango.  Like other stringed musical instruments, plucking a string makes a sound and that sound depends on the movement of that string. To make the sound she wants, the skilled banjo player moves the string according to what will cause the right resonance. However the sound follows the movement of the string. Never otherwise. In people, the body follows the mental activity of the mind. Never otherwise. And as the movement of a string evokes the sound of the instrument; the mind of a person controls the actions of the body. Mind and Body are in resonance but Body follows Mind. Never otherwise.

In that the Body follows the Mind, the Mind is Important. In African Communities worldwide this fact is overlooked. For example a benefit of Education is its security of a people’s survival. In this respect, Education has an important role in a community and a Community has an important role in choosing its Educators. In African Communities, especially in the Occidents (the West), the chosen educators are the “lowest bidders,” the historic exploiters, the European. Carter G. Woodson comments on the quality of this Mis-Education.

In the first place, we must bear in mind that the Negro has never been educated. He has merely been informed about other things which he has not been permitted to do. The Negroes have been shoved out of the regular schools through the rear door into the obscurity of the backyard and told to imitate others whom they see from afar, or they have been permitted in some places to come into the public schools to see how others educate themselves.

The European mis-educates the African to imitate and shows her White Power and how her Powerlessness can be just. This makes the promotion of Black Power absurd to most. To the mis-educated, it’s perfectly understandable to queue for eight blocks in ten degree weather because Ford announced it’s accepting job applications. No one anticipates that line of Africans to turn to one another and create a business venture independent of Europeans. No, taught dependence the African is generally dependent. It’s why the following passage of Carter G. Woodson’s belongs in the history books,

When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his “proper place” and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary.

The average African does not upset White Power. Some may consider it. Few know how. Black Power is an action which requires thoughts outside of European propaganda. It’s for this reason John Edward Bruce said “The Battle of this Race is an Intellectual One.”

“I wish to remind you gentleman that the battle of this race is an intellectual one and that the united intelligence of anybody of earnest and clear-thinking, clear-headed men is a potent and powerful force, a dynamic force, in the solution of economic problems and of social problems.”

The thoughts outside of European propaganda, that earnest and clear-thinking African intelligence, is the African Blood Siblings. Just as the European directs National Governments which facilitate the seamless operation of White Power. The African Blood Siblings shapes Consciousness toward the seamless operation of Black Power. The difference is not scale but support. Compute what percentage of your annual income you spent and that’s the percent contributed to White Power. Consciousness governs and National Consciousness is National Government. Until you are more serious about supporting our Black Government (the ABS) than their White Government (ex. the USA), until you pay more taxes to Africans than Europeans, until you Finance your Liberation rather than their Liberation, White Power will be the consequence of your action. The question comes to you, are you for White Power or Black Power? The African Blood Siblings needs your support. In 1915, John Edward Bruce made a similar calling,

“The crisis through which the darker race is now passing emphasizes the demand for men, who like yourselves, have its interest at heart, spiritually and materially; for the battle of this race, for a long time to come, must be fought with the weapons of intellect, tact and diplomacy and not with physical force. We must meet organized wrong with organized resistance intelligently directed.”

A century later, reeking with the stench of White Power, you are asked again, White Power or Black Power?

Short Story: “The Starting Point in the Making of a Race is the Home”

Listen Siblings, I come in peace,

“Mother, I do not understand; to be part of a Nation you must fulfill a role. Was there really a time when people considered themselves to be part of a Race but did not do anything to further it?” — Onitaset Kumat (as Alm Hiel)

Continuing on this month’s theme of exalting John Edward Bruce, I write a short story incorporating his ideas on “The Making of a Race.” There he contended that it is in the home that the race is made. With this in mind I look into the distant future after all the activity of the African Blood Siblings when our current era is known as the “Pre-Liberation Era” to those future Africans who benefit from today’s activities. We visit our Literary Family in a Prosperous, Independent African Community and see at least figuratively what Liberation means. Witness, the African Blood Siblings is a Race Organization to create Race Civilization. Many will read this call to action, few will respond. Please let it be you. Our Future can be worthwhile or worthless. The choice is yours. The consequences are your descendants’. Try to understand everything written.  Then help realize this dream.  Many say they are Black Nationalist, yet have no vision or activity toward a Black Nation.  Others, Pan-Africanist but no vision or activity toward a united Africa.  Here’s the vision and the system of activity.  The choice is yours.  Future Liberation or Future Enslavement?  Join.  Subscribe, share, love.

Short Story: “The Starting Point in the Making of a Race is the Home”
By Onitaset Kumat

So a citizen is more than a resident, a woman is more than an aged girl and an African is more than a person. In every group there are roles, and Alm Hiel along with a class of fifty-nine other girls were preparing to be transported to initiation school. It’s here where they become African women.

Her mother Rebibu Katsha memoralized the moment, sharing with Alm a pendant of her grandmother’s and preparing Alm with the reality of education, “Alm, you will leave here a thirteen-year-old girl, and return a twenty-year-old woman.”

Eight-years of training finalized by initiation rites transform girls into women, people into Africans, residents into citizens. Thereafter Alm was a member of a typical number of organizations: of a Sisterhood, of a Race, of a Nation and soon to have a new role in her Family. Elders, with the approval of Rebibu Katsha and Rebibu’s brother Hakani Matin paired Pathaza Adini and Alm Hiel together. The two, now adults–Organized Prosperous, Independent Communal Africans–wed one another consummating their marriage shortly after. As both were trained on how to pleasingly consummate, the experience was fluid and promptly induced a few more.

Alm sat comfortably in her lover’s arms on a rest day when she noticed her smiling mother and blushed. Rebibu spoke up, “Busy night?” All laughed. “Or was it a busy morning?” This question made Alm sit up, though Pathaza could not help himself from playing with her full, soft locks. He played unconcerned about the mother-daughter dialogue.

“Mother, I hope that we did not wake you.”

“Well I don’t sleep while I’m cooking.” Rebibu elicited more blushing. “But you know your younger siblings don’t need to hear your . . .,” she paused and Alm, understanding, hoped her mother would finish there, but hoping is not always enough, “‘experience.’”

Pathaza lightly chuckled, but a flush of imperceptible blood stayed on Alm’s cheeks. Were she less melanated, her face would look as red as the very blood there; but hers is a beautiful black where all of her embarrassment is kept in her expression. It was then that Rebibu herself burst out laughing.

“My mother,” she taught, “did the same thing to me. Oh I thought it was cruel! But I know you are my daughter; not only in how expertly you make Pathaza dote, but also in how flushed you become. My lovely first-born, my mother’s grand-daughter, my line, I am so happy that you are home, but my, learn to take a joke.”

Then Alm could not help from smiling. Her mother must have waited many years to catch her first-born with that playful joke and Alm figured she must tell her grandmother that the family still had a sense of humor. However realizing now how her mother could hear her ‘experience,’ Alm told her, “I promise to quiet down, Mother.”

Rebibu, feeling jolly for her daughter’s return suggested, “You’ll need Pathaza to promise that he won’t make you too loud.”

Pathaza gloatingly added, “I can’t make any such promises.”

When Rebibu snapped, “Well you were the louder party so Alm’s promise is enough.” They all laughed and Pathaza pleaded how he loved Alm’s mother.

In seriousness Rebibu reminded Alm how a new house on their property was being made available. Rebibu sent Pathaza to look it over with her Brother. Alone with her mother, Alm, ever scholastic, began a discussion on home decoration which eventually related to race.

“Mother, I come from school. I am so happy for my success. Let me quiz you.” Her mother assented. Alm continued, “Who said, ‘The mothers and fathers of the Race have a duty which they cannot evade nor avoid; it is to teach their children to love their Race; to study its history; to honor its great men, and to be true to its traditions.’”

Rebibu answered that many of us agree with or have said that sentiment. Though she continued, “If I had to guess who you mean ‘John Edward Bruce.’” Alm was impressed, so Rebibu continued, “In my years with the Sisterhood, we have many times reviewed what it means to be a woman. But I also remember Bruce from my schooling.”

“Well, I’ll give you a harder quotation, ‘there has never been a white historian who ever wrote with any true love or feeling for the Negro.’”

“Onitaset Kumat?” Rebibu asked, “No, no, Marcus Garvey!” Alm affirmed. Rebibu continued, “Alm, you know better than to memorize quotations and names from the Pre-Liberation era. ‘We mustn’t confuse mastery with mimicry, knowledge with superstitious ignorance.’”

“Oh the ancients!!! But yes, mother. I’m just excited is all. I won’t quiz you anymore today.”

“I don’t mind, but if you want to say something, please.”

Alm lives in a Prosperous, Independent African Community. From birth to her twelfth year she lived in the safe part of the community where no Europeans or Asians were allowed to tread. Now coming from school, she had learned that there was a race of people different from hers, hostile even, and she learned more about her upbringing in the process.

Alm spoke, “John Edward Bruce has been on my mind.” Her mother sat on the floor beside her. Alm continued, “He had said, “‘The difference between a Race and a Nation is one of degree.’ Mother, I do not understand; to be part of a Nation you must fulfill a role. Was there really a time when people considered themselves to be part of a Race but did not do anything to further it?” Her mother affirmed. Alm asked more, “And Marcus Garvey, he had warned against European propaganda and how never should an African decorate her own home with European propaganda or anything to glorify other races, did Africans really do contrary?” Rebibu affirmed assenting that she had read distant history to that effect. Alm asked again, “And John Edward Bruce said, ‘The starting point in the making of a race is the home’ and ‘A Race, then, is a family’ and he said this early on, how did Africans have broken homes, broken families and an absence of race consciousness and organization even afterward?”

Rebibu answered, “We only need to be grateful to those before us, who addressed the cruelties in an effective and intelligent manner so that we don’t have to. Those whom sought to recreate Civilization and whose shoulders our Civilization lay.”

“Onitaset Kumat,” Alm said. “He must have been a kind man to have struggled for Race Organization and Race Civilization.”

“He struggled because many heard but few listened. If more had listened, it would not have been a struggle. The few, the African Blood Siblings, those were our race, those were the Africans, those are who we are. But that’s ancient history now. We are grateful to our ancestry, without them who knows how we’ll be or if we’d be. Quite a few dis-organized were killed off. But we rescued many more.”

“Yes, were I in that time. I would have organized behind that Philosopher.”

“You never know dear. But certainly, the starting point in the making of a race is in the home. So you are now an African Woman, think on how you’ll decorate your home and prepare for my grandchildren a living arrangement befitting another generation of Liberated Africans. A Race brings about a Race Civilization. What you do in your home, your family, your life, that creates or destroys your Race. Never waver in your knowledge.  Never waver in your wisdom. Never waver in your love.”

Pathaza called out to the two. Looking to him, then winking at her mother, “I won’t,” promised Alm.

“I won’t let you,” finished Rebibu.

Relationship Advice for the Civil African

Listen Siblings, I come in peace,

“Man, know thyself … and thou shalt know the gods.” — African Proverb (KMT)

Most Africans go their whole lives without intelligent relationship advice. A date between two reveals neither understands what qualities should be discerned from the other. Asked are “Where do you work?,” “What kind of music do you like?,” “How many Siblings do you have?” All the while important considerations are lacking.

Meanwhile African Civilizations need to be restored. And any genuine endeavor to restore African Civilizations, must genuinely will the restoration of the Civil African. For it is the reunion, procreation and organization of Civil Africans which will bestow upon our race our due Civilizations. Hence the African Blood Siblings provides relationship advice for the Civil African, reminding at least this demographic that there are certain qualities that makes the Civil African relationship-worthy and it’s these qualities which this African should discern.

Civil African, create for yourself a space to court, unite and organize Civil Africans; create an African Blood Siblings Community Center. Be yourself then write the ABS. We can restore our Civilizations once you focus on your task at hand. Subscribe, share, love.

Relationship Advice for the Civil African
By Onitaset Kumat

In the Fable, “Knobeco and Love,” I recited the truth: “Love shall come to complete you; first know then be yourself.” This relates to three life goals: “Know Thyself, Be Thyself, Complete Thyself” or “Knobeco.” Unless one “Knows” oneself, one can not “Be” oneself; and unless one “Is” oneself, one can not “Complete” oneself. All of life’s fulfillments come from earning a complement and completing oneself.

Love is one form of completion; Organization is another. In regard both, it’s upon the interested African to know of the “Civil African.” On that knowledge, this African must strive to be a “Civil African.” Only after becoming a “Civil African” should that African consider a complement in love or Organization.

So what is a Civil African?

Marcus Garvey pronounced a distinction many years ago, “We do not want to take all Negros back to Africa. Some are no good here, and naturally will be no good there. The no good Negro will die off, and yield his place to the progressive Negro who wants a society and country of his own.”

Said differently, a “Civil African” is the foundation for the Creation of African Civilizations; opposite the “Uncivil African” who abets the Destruction of African Civilizations (though Dr. Chancellor Williams showed how Europeans and Asians are the foundation for the Destruction of African Civilization.)

Advanced Ethical Philosophy can teach us the qualities of a Civil African. In Ethical Philosophy, the concept of “Civil Capitals” combines all civil activities into six categories. It’s these six categories, along with some ancient African proverbs, which inform the six relationship-wise qualities of the Civil African: Just, Discriminating, Productive, Altruistic, Natural and Loyal. Every African interested in finding a relationship complement should strive first to these six qualities, then filter their dating pool accordingly. The qualities, their related proverbs, description and advice follow.

Quality: Just
Ancient Proverb: Two tendencies govern human choice and effort, the search after quantity and the search after quality. They classify mankind. Some follow Maat, others seek the way of animal instinct.
Civil Capital: Intellectual Capital — The means towards and ends of self-determination.
Description: The Two Goddesses of Maat are “Law” and “Justice.” In the situation in which we find ourselves, injustice is not only popular, but wrongly unopposed by most. Many seek the way of animal instincts, rather than outfitting themselves to be just and therefore self-determining. This quality–of doing the right thing–contributes to the goodness of family and society.
Advice: First, be just. A just person does not search after quantity. Search after quality, learn of injustice and combat all injustices. To discern this quality, don’t rely on words, but deeds. One can be Just and not hear of Maat, or be unjust but recite all 42 confessions. Just people reveal themselves in the presence of injustices. From being a just person, you will be able to discern the just. Both the unjust and non-just are unsuitable for relationships.
Question for you: What injustice have you recently fought?

Quality: Discriminating
Ancient Proverb: Leave him in error who loves his error.
Civil Capital: Social Capital — The means towards and ends of society.
Description: “Freedom of Association” is a right, therefore one’s association relates to one’s disposition, even in the case where one’s friendships are entirely based on proximity as it shows the lack of strength to “freely associate.” Said differently, “Birds of a feather, flock together.”
Advice: First, you must rid yourself of all negative company (Europeans, Asians, and Negative or Uncivil Africans.) Obviously, necessary contacts like family are excused; but, if negative, dramatically limit even that communication. “All speech comes from all listening” therefore negativity will affect you. Of course, Positivity too, so surround yourself with positive company. This alone will lead you to potential suitors. Another resource for suitors is your local African Blood Siblings Community Center or Unit of Organization. However in terms of discerning the discriminatory, seek positive companies or positive people. Positive people reveal themselves in words and deeds.
Question for you: What are errors that you won’t tolerate?

Quality: Productive
Ancient Proverb: By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. When you know, dare.
Civil Capital: Physical Capital — The means towards and ends of production.
Description: Some state that we are in the Creator’s image to discuss the Creator’s appearance, but it can also be stated that being in the Creator’s image implies that we too are Creative. It’s this Creativity and Productivity which leads both Family and Society to a better circumstance.
Advice: If you are only a consumer, you’re not now qualified for relationships. Become a producer of things. At our race’s stage, we require Racial Independence in Food, Clothing, Shelter and Consciousness. Start an urban farm, participate in a sewing club, build shelters for the impoverished or write for an organization’s newsletter, but don’t be non-productive. One can discern the productive by their time expenditure and expenses. People who busy themselves in non-productivity are non-productive. “Productivity” should not be confused with working. A Ford worker who plays eight hours of videogames every day is non-productive. The productive busy themselves with productions for their race. You’ll see them in their time expenditure and expenses; for instance, they may buy materials to produce more creations.
Question for you: How does your daily schedule look?

Quality: Altruistic
Ancient Proverb: Altruism is the mark of a superior being.
Civil Capital: Human Capital — The means towards and ends of value.
Description: The value of a people is measured by their services. Altruism is the height of self-less service and sacrifice.
Advice: Practice Altruism, self-less sacrificial servicing. Every relationship based on selfishness as between the “Haves” and the “Wants” is beneath the Civil African. Whether you “Have” or “Have not,” do not base your discernment on whether your suitor “Has” or “Has not.” Be servicing and seek the servicing and you will be rewarded with love. Discerning Altruism is easy when one looks for it. People reflect Altruism in deeds, though their words can betray them. Again, it’s important to focus on Altruism but not “Employment.” Those whom focus on your paycheck are neither deserving of your service nor seeking to service you. Besides we were all employed in Africa, the Europeans and Asians unemployed us, and, in relationships, Civil Africans employ themselves in servicing their lovers (in organization, their race.)
Question for you: How would you serve a complement?

Quality: Natural
Ancient Proverb: Know the world in yourself. Never look for yourself in the world, for this would be to project your illusion.
Civil Capital: Cultural Capital — The means towards and ends of identity.
Description: Not at all a comment on hair or diet, Natural Africans simply listen to their nature and appear accordingly. Another word for this quality is “self-loving.”
Advice: Stop imitating other people or trying to impress others. Get comfortable and when you look into the mirror, really love what you are looking at: not because it looks like someone else but because it looks like you. When discerning the “natural” do not become fooled by the trendy naturals, those who are part of hair movements or discomfort themselves with veganism. Note too that not even in the 70s did ‘natural hair’ mean “consciousness,” and any casual observer can see interracialists in the trendy Rastas and Bourgie Blacks. What’s more, do not disqualify straighened or shaved hair. Oftentimes these hairstyles are not worn for their fashionability (self-hatred) but employability (self-preservation.) Moreover, the traditional organization involved with natural hair manageability isn’t really practiced [many 'naturals' are doing their hair themselves or going to hair salons rather than having their best friends' do their hair and reciprocating.] Clearly some Africans purchase “blonde hair” and “blue eyes” and they are unfit for a relationship. The same for those who hide themselves and hate their bodies. The Natural African is distinguished by an aura of unabashedness and self-acceptance. It’s this person who is ready for a relationship.
Question for you: When you look into the mirror, what of yourself do you dislike?

Quality: Loyal
Ancient Proverb: A phenomenon always arises from the interaction of complementary. If you want something look for the complement that will elicit it. Set causes Horus. Horus redeems Set.
Civil Capital: Sexual Capital — The means towards and ends of sex.
Description: While it is not so that everyone only has ‘one complement,’ it is so that it only takes one person to complete another. By nature, the physical completion of people can only occur between sexual opposites as only the opposite sexes complement one another physically. A completed person is the union of complements. In a completed union both complement retire searching for outside love; therefore “Loyalty” is “Loyalty” to “self;” where “self” is redefined to compose two individual complements.
Advice: Certainly never cheat nor entertain Polygamy. If your relationship is not fulfilling end it. In a fulfilling relationship, a couple can engage in the advanced sexual arts, a much more thrilling enterprise than recreational sex. It is unrealistic to discern loyalty (monogamy,) though certainly there are red flags. A suitor who wishes for conquests rather than completion is clearly the cheating type and certain religious backgrounds are polygamous. Still, do not expect a confession from a disloyal person. The best you can do is fulfill your suitor and be fulfilled. Anytime that irreperably stops, or anytime your suitor cheats, end that relationship.
Question for you: What makes you think you are incomplete?

These six relationship-wise qualities of Civil Africans–Just, Discriminating, Productive, Altruistic, Natural and Loyal–are also organizational-wise qualities. It is upon you to know the Civil African then be the Civil African. Only then should you search for a relationship with another Civil African and an organization with Civil Africans. In most cities of the world, uncreated African Blood Siblings Community Centers are gathering points for Civil Africans; the problem is that they are uncreated. For the fulfillment of your life and community, relationship-wise and organizational-wise become a Civil African and assist the African Blood Siblings in creating African Blood Siblings Community Centers to restore your individual and our collective completion.

Happy Becoming and Happy Completions!

Why do Black Youth go to Prison?

Listen Siblings, I come in peace,

“Man must learn to increase his sense of responsibility and of the fact that everything he does will have its consequences.”  – KMT Proverb

In New York City, Governors use 4th grade aptitude tests to decide whether to build new prisons: the link between schools and prison are pronounced.  It’s known nationally as “The School-to-Prison Pipeline.”  But none of this answers Why Black Youth go to Prison.  Here I investigate.  I show the importance of supporting the creation of African Blood Siblings Community Centers and encourage your inquiries.  Beyond this, take it upon yourself to organize our people intelligently with our most intelligent organization–the African Blood Siblings.  Right now some 12% of Black Men between 25-29 are in Prison*.  Doing nothing will make it 13 then 14 then 20%.  Following the ABS can drive it down to 11 then 4 then negligible.  Subscribe, share, love.

Why do Black Youth go to Prison?
By Onitaset Kumat

When I was in fourth grade, another African student asked me why I “pretended” to be smart. This was his third repetition of the fourth grade and as public schools are set up, observant students reason that Europeans are smart and Africans are dumb. Had I not experienced an early appreciation for my intelligence, it’s very likely that I would have internalized an inferiority complex too. For while today I know that Africans gave the world Knowledge, this understanding of world events had not come until much later. In those days, anyone could see that Black kids swelled the dumb classes and White kids swelled the ‘gifted’ classes. Anyone and everyone believed that Whites were intellectually superior to Blacks. It’s not only what they told us, it’s what we saw. This pattern recognition only builds upon itself and for many of us it is never reversed.

The last time I tried to revisit my high school, I was turned back by security. The ancients said “The seed includes all the possibilities of the tree.” Taken personally, within each of us is a stupid criminal (and an upstanding genius.) The ancients continued, “The seed will develop these possibilities, however, only if it receives corresponding energies from the sky.” Again personally, if you are told through your formative years that you are a stupid criminal, you will lean toward ‘stupid criminal thoughts.’ This Ancient Knowledge is at the core of African Psychology; that identity is nurtured.

This African Psychology is largely unknown though each of us has the same anecdote reflecting its truth. African people were the Original scholastic people. Yet, each of us, no matter our age or location, if we attended integrated schools, can attest that in secondary school scholastic people are categorized as “Oreos:” Black on the Outside and White on the Inside. Meaning that those jeering the scholastic for their scholarship actually believe that their personal aversion to scholarship is based on their African identity though this is the reverse of our historical legacy. This misperception is due to a nurtured aversion, an overlooked though consistent aspect of our mis-education.

Another familiar anecdote comes from Malcolm X. Malcolm X was the son of Garveyites. His Father was assassinated by the Klan. In a class filled with White students, Malcolm X claimed to want to become a Lawyer. His teacher dismissed the idea, warning Malcolm X that African people were not competent enough for Law. It’s ironic given the Legal History of Garvey and Du Bois’ respective movements–nevermind that Macon B. Allen was the first Black Lawyer in 1844, Charlotte Ray, the first Black woman lawyer, 1872, and Robert Morris, who became a lawyer in 1847, was a central figure in Roberts v. Boston which was cited in the Supreme Court decision for Plessy v. Ferguson which dealt with the segregated schools in vogue in Malcolm X’s day. Nevertheless, this falsehood affected Malcolm X’s identity. When he came to New York, despite his family’s superb political background, he succumbed to the criminal elements–the elements which nurtured the criminal within him. Later, the Nation of Islam would nurture the brilliant Orator in him and the rest is history, but this African Pscyhology, while clear and evident, is largely ignored.

For instance, Mass Media like BET, Rap Music and even Black Sitcoms nurture the stupid criminal elements within us, but we continue to patronize them despite the truth of African Psychology. We thus voluntarily poison ourselves misunderstanding our own minds. This the African Blood Siblings yearns to reverse–even if it’s the only organization to do so. Though this is but a part of Why Black Youth go to Prison.  (More on African Psychology can be read here: http://africanbloodsiblings.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/fable-the-fit-squirrel/)

Many attendants of High Schools in America today can see actual Police Officers patrolling the hallways. Police Officers whom readily handcuff these fourteen-year-olds for finally collapsing under the pressure of the environment and the above nurturing of false and negative identities.

In addition, there are Independent Schools, inexpensive for their state’s, which get away with intellectual murder. For example, Community Education Partners (CEP) is paid $7 million a year by Atlanta, Georgia to educate its students. It’s schools are among the most dangerous and lowest performing. Students there have no functional curriculum and spend most of their days filling out worksheets for which they receive no feedback. In 2005, CEP earned $70 million running alternative schools in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, Richmond, Orlando and other cities. Assignment to these abusive schools are compulsory. African students suffer here. Aversion to school and proclivities to dropping out are nurtured here. The dangers foster criminality and the policing contributes to arrests and imprisonment. Read more here: http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice/harris-et-al-v-atlanta-independent-school-system

The School-to-Prison Pipeline is all the more explicit in other cases. For instance, a school in Mississippi was recently federally investigated for its clear abuse of the U.S. Constitution. There, minor infractions ranging from dress code violations, profanity, disrespect and even flatulence have landed Black Youth into Prison. Imagine “flatulence” gives some Black students Prison sentences. Read more here: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/feds-authorities-in-meridian-miss-violated-rights-of-black-children/

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has produced a one-page report covering the basics of the School-to-Prison Pipeline. It discusses the failing public schools which increases disengagement, dropping out and incentives for the school to push out failing students (No Child Left Behind–A school loses its funding if its students don’t meet a minimum requirement ergo schools strategize to lose the worse students–thanks George Bush–Vote 2012); Zero-tolerance which makes unsupervised and unwarranted expulsion and suspension much more common, making those who do return fall behind dramatically; the before mentioned police patrols which arrest students for minor infractions; the above mentioned alternative schools which are mandatory for-profit schools immune to educational accountability like curricula or classroom hours; finally outright juvenile detention which continues the trend of abuse: I would add that it also can be a training ground for criminal behavior and negative identity. Here’s the one page report: http://www.aclu.org/files/images/asset_upload_file966_35553.pdf

Of course, all of this is biased against African youth, but doesn’t answer Why We Go to Prison. Our ancients said “Judge by cause not effect.” Around 1923, before any of what we see above, Marcus Garvey pointed out the disproportionate imprisonment of African people.

“The number of Blacks in jails, prisons, and reformatories of the United States, the British West Indian and other colonies and countries, the protectorates and dominions of Great Britain and France in Africa, is shamefully in excess, proportionately, of all other race groups to the populations.”

This isn’t the full cause but read more here: http://africanbloodsiblings.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/the-blacks-imprisoned-by-marcus-garvey/

What could be the cause? In the U.S. the 13th Amendment says

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This is why corporations like McDonald’s, Dell, Burger King, Walmart and such use Prison labour, because Prison labour is legalized slave labour–focus on ‘except’ above. Though even if it’s apparent that Africans were brought here to slave for Europeans and imprisoning us is a legal form of continuing slavery in the U.S. (hence Jim Crow) it’s still not clear why Black Youth are Imprisoned. More on Prison Labour here: http://africanbloodsiblings.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/rooted-in-slavery-prison-labor-exploitation/

We can even go down to the courthouse, and see the innocent Black men, dozens of them, one after the other pleading guilty, because their plea bargain was something like a 5-year sentence to confess to a crime they didn’t commit or risking a 40-year sentence losing their case against a seasoned prosecutor with paid lawyers and stacks of fabricated evidence.  An all too common practice of intimidation into prison that stacks felonies and the related social handicaps onto young Black men who are now casualties of some of the wickedest elements on earth.

We can see the effects but what is the cause, what is the cause, what is the cause? The cause is that Black Adults allow it.  From Maroon and Build For Self (See Homepage)–”You go along with it.”

The African Blood Siblings Community Center is the greatest impediment against Black Youth Imprisonment, because not only is identity no longer nurtured negatively and infact nurtured positively, but legal disputes and local policing can be indigenous (African), meaning no more enslavement by a European people. The first step is creating the institution.

This means you.  Yes you!  You, African, lest you organize for the ABS or support the organizers of the ABS allow for the Imprisonment and Enslavement of your Youth. You.  So what’s your next step?

The ancients said, “Man must learn to increase his sense of responsibility and of the fact that everything he does will have its consequences.”

What’s your next step?

Write and Underwrite the ABS. Become good friends with the “Donate” button.

Become active in the intelligent organization of your Community. Then Black Youth won’t go to Prison.

For more Ancient Proverbs read here: http://africanbloodsiblings.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/kmt-self-knowledge-and-cosmic-wisdom-quotations/

For more on Responsibility read here: http://africanbloodsiblings.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/what-is-responsibility/

*For more on the Demographic Breakdown of  Imprisonment read here: http://www.prisonsucks.com/

You can decide now or later if 30% of Black Men in prison is too much–but those in prison now wish they had your liberty.