To be or not to be may not be the most important question, but more so, “Who shall we be?” The holocaust of enslavement and its subsequent manifestations in the United States has rendered catastrophic disharmonies within the African-American personality. With the loss of ancestral family names, cultures and social systems, the formerly enslaved Africans have been like a ship adrift in a hostile sea; moving in whatever direction the tide of identity takes them.
Black people in America have had to ask some very fundamental questions about their identity, such as: What is the historic nature of names? How did we acquire our names? What is the importance of a proper name? What do our current names mean? Do our current names accurately reflect our collective history, gifts, vision and purpose?
The BAKALA of North America: The Living Suns of Vitality asserts that the historical names given to the formerly enslaved Africans in the United States (Black, Colored, Negro, African, African-American) do not adequately reflect the spirit of the people. Asar Imhotep offers for consideration a name that is rich in meaning and wide in its application which accurately reflects the history, gifts, vision and purpose of African-American people.
Asar Imhotep Events in Houston:
Saturday 2-6-10 8p-9p,"Bakala" Book Signing @ Beaucoup Bar & Grill
Sunday 2-7-10 3p-6p, Lecture @ S.H.A.P.E. Community Ctr (Almeda bldg)
For more information visite www.asarimhotep.com
3 comments:
Hey. I don't normally leave comments, but I just wanted to say thanks for the great information. I have a blog too, though
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Combat Rogue PvP
Great book. I'm picking my copy today. I listened to your interview on SOSRadio and it wakes me up.
Originally from Africa and have lived in USA for 20 years.
I have been waiting for such a topic that can unite us when all African American and all African go back to their roots for what family mean.
Thanks,
Joseph Genebo
Greetings Brother Genebo. I was hoping to meet up with you while I was in Houston but I guess the universe has other plans. Please let me know if you're still trying to get a copy. I would love to hear your opinion.
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