Afrikan manhood????? (copied from old site)

[Akua Ma'at]

Posted by Empress Divine ~ Aisha on November 23, 2009

Ok so there's all this talk about REAL Afrikan men. Sistahs say all time "I want a REAL Afrikan man" and brothas say all the time "I'm a REAL Afrikan man". But do we really know what that is? Are we talking about the same thing when we refer to Afrikan manhood? And is the concept of Afrikan manhood that we have in our minds in any way related to yurugu's concept of manhood. Are our men being held to a yurugu infected concept? Are they working towards the ideal in true Afrikan manhood?

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Akhu Yaw on November 25, 2009 at 2:03am
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To speak of Afrikan manhood we must begin with an understanding of the Afrikan worldview. In our culture symbolism/metaphor is used to express the deepest truths. One of the those symbols is the circle. The Afrikan symbolism behind the circle and cycles is multidimensional and profound. One interpretation of the circle is in the arrangement of many traditional Afrikan villages into concentric circles.



This arrangement speaks to the role of men as guardians of the periphery. In these societies male craftsmen such as blacksmiths, hunters, and leather workers worked on the perimeter of the village. In times of war these men became the first line of defense warriors because of their mobility and the fact that they just happened to have professions which gave them access to tools which could double as weapons (cutlass, spear, kwk). This is the macrocosm.

The microcosm represented by the concentric circles is the way in which each Afrikan man is expected to behave. Afrikan men are protectors willing to kill and die for their people; providers ensuring that the family/community/nation functions properly; educators rearing Afrikan children, giving them a political education and teaching them about their power; internally validated leaders; independent entrepreneurs investing in the Afrikan community; and most importantly respecters of Afrikan women.

This is diametrically opposed to the yurugu concept of malehood (there is no such thing as a yurugu "man"). For the yovu, a "man" can be an anti-sexual (i.e. fag), pedophile, rapist, misogynistic (i.e. fag), androcentric (i.e. male-centered, fag) male chauvinist who does not support its crakkker kids, beats its crakkker wife and barks orders at its lust-ones in order to prove its dominance. If we can find any similarities between Afrikan manhood and crakkker malehood then we have engaged in a false analysis.

Because we have become infected by the yurugu virus we have began to take on these traits. Today many of our people cannot distinguish between manhood and maleness. Many Afrikan males think that just because they can excite a woman or pleasure a woman that that makes them men. This is not the case. Men are responsible, protective and accepting of the consequences of their union with an Afrikan woman. Men understand that we are all scarred victims of the maafa and therefore realize that an Afrikan relationship in an anti-Afrikan reality is a beautiful and fragile thing -- we treat it as our first shrine.

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by kweku,indigenous dweller on November 28, 2009 at 10:52pm


medase brother akhu,for this afrikantastic explaination about what afrikan manhood is,i think the lack of positive role models in our lifes, it starts in the family, i also have come to real eyez, that the community,when there is good leaders,teachers,kwk, most relationship is based on eurocentric values,what they forget as my grandmother once told me, a man is nota man because he got something between his legs, nor due to the number of women he slept with, what determines a man is his character,thoughts,atttitudes,values,in my humble opinion, to be an afrikan man,starts by havinga good role in our family,father,uncles,the lack of respect for ones body, also leads to the lack of respect for your future relationship,nowa days,music, emphasizes on the sexualization of males and females," by calling female bytchs,males,reffer to eachother as dogs" so,it is anti maatic and the typical prototype of western relationships, i have heard on the past,while living in toronto,some people saying,if he doesnt have a car, i will not date him,which raised the question in my mind, is she in love with the car or with the man?
western society in itself promotes materialism and consumerism and afrikan people get caught up in da matrix,you are what you have and what you are worth,most def, manhood is diffrent than maleness,values and ethics most be at the core of things, and afrikan relationships should be also based on afrikan world view and concepts.
we have to begin to conceptualize what it entails to be an afrikan man and afrikan women,by respecting our elders, our community,protecting children and women,well in ancient days in afrika,there were rites of passage for males into manhood and they would learn what were the responsiblities of being an afrikan man, rites of passages were elaborate for man and women,because it prepared both man and woman for their roles in society,there were rites of passages from boy to manhood, from man to being an elder,all according to the 12 universal laws and ancient sacred order of maat.
for maatic living afrikans,we as afrikan man,have to follow the 42 laws of maat, as for me, i consider myself to be a work in progress.

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Akhu Yaw on November 28, 2009 at 11:47pm


Very much on point bro. Kweku. And what your grandmother said sounds very similar to a message that we got from Nana Tonab (sp?) earlier this year. Another thing he told us is that, as men, what we do with our kɔte is a reflection of what we think of our Nananom. So sleeping around with a bunch of random women is showing utter disrespect to those whose shoulders we walk on.

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Empress Divine ~ Aisha on November 29, 2009 at 1:52pm


that's profound brother! and i don't think most of us even think of it in those terms. meda ase for sharing this message from Nana Tonab.

Akhu said:
"what we do with our kɔte is a reflection of what we think of our Nananom. So sleeping around with a bunch of random women is showing utter disrespect to those whose shoulders we walk on."

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Zenzele & Sundiata Olugbala on November 25, 2009 at 6:28pm


To build upon what brother Akhu brilliantly articulated, "Our primary role as Afrikan men is as warriors and scholars who seek to map out, defend and heal the nation's perimeter." - Mwalimu Baruti

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Empress Divine ~ Aisha on November 26, 2009 at 2:26pm


meda ase pa brothers. you both gave blackcellent points on true Afrikan manhood. if you were to give your best guess what percentage of Afrikan men would you say fit that description? 50%, 2%, 90%?

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Akhu Yaw on November 26, 2009 at 7:39pm


Well εna, I try not to look up from the work at the insanity because it only frustrates me. I know it's bad. I know the enemy has done a number on us and has drastically reduced the number of Afrikan males who can be considered men. So I won't comment on the percentage of Afrikan males who I believe are Afrikan men.

But what I do see where I am is a large number of Afrikan boys who have the potential of becoming Afrikan men. I would say that 90% or more of the boys that I come into contact with have this potential. They just need models. They need Afrikans to teach them about their power and show them that the family is the most powerful institution that he can ever be a part of because as the Nananom say: Abusua yε dɔm.

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Yeye Melanin Goddezz~Kentake on November 26, 2009 at 9:07pm


what I do see where I am is a large number of Afrikan boys who have the potential of becoming Afrikan men. I would say that 90% or more of the boys that I come into contact with have this potential. They just need models.

Ampa nua Akhu! our brothers need true models of Afrikan manhood. not some fake-a%^ excuse for an Afrikan man, some yurugu-worshipping negro who thinks b/c they speak Twi or Kikongo that they are Afrikan, who thinks just b/c they rock ankhs and Adinkra all day long that it makes them fit to be warriors. what our brothers need is a true and living example of what it means to be asafo, a Jegna that walks in the footsteps of their honorable forefathers and who Lives the Reality of being at War everyday and at every moment. a brotha who lives and breathes the legacy of ReAfrikanization 24/7. this is why the role of Elders, again, is so very crucially important, w/o their guidance, commitment and instruction we are truly limited in our ability to be Afrikan. as a traumatized and broken people it is truly necessary for us to learn to BE Afrikan again and w/o our Elders (who have been guided and blessed by the wisdom of the Sheps) how exactly can we do that?

Mut Melanin Goddezz.

[Akua Ma'at]

Reply by Khepra the Evolutionary on December 2, 2009 at 4:42am


I agree with the thoroughness of all that has been said and can only add this.
True Afrikan Men are built. Forged by tests, trials and challenges. Without rites of passage and/or sufficent manhood training the intrinsic/inherent attributes to protect, provide kwk become unfocused, chaotic and destructive.
A truly Afrikan Man does not only receive training, counseling and mentoring from elders and seniors to become an Afrikan Man but continuously receives training counseling and mentoring from elders and seniors to edify and affirm that their demonstration of Manhood is an expression of Maat.

Khepra the Evolutionary
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