Ufafanuzi wa Afrika Unaozingatia
(Afrikan Centered Manifesto)

Preamble: We, the ascendants of the great peoples of the African Continent recognize and consciously acknowledge that we are free and sentient-human beings. We also recognize that we are profoundly African through our cultural heritage, melanin and our life experiences.

We overstand and are conscious of the unmitigated truth that our African Ancestors created the first Sentient-Human, High Culture Civilizations beginning (at the latest) in circa 12,900 B.C.  This fact is proven through the truth found in physical, mathematical, astronomical, astrological and geographical data found in calculating the positions of the stone edifices of Kemet, Nubia, Sumer and Itiop built by our African Ancestors in relationship to the planets, stars and the unchanged and unchanging patterns and precise movement of all known bodies throughout the universe.

     I.            Utangulizi (Introduction):

The indigenous peoples of Africa and those whom dwell “inter-diaspora” know that we’re created through the words and actions of what the human family identifies as one of the following entities; the ancient Neteru, God, Gods, Goddess, Goddesses, et. al...as sentient, free thinking and spiritual beings do hereby declare that we are a free people in mind, spirit and body. We acknowledge that we owe no debt, homage or loyalty to any party, people or religion made paramount through the breaking, abridging, and abrogation of the seven principles and forty-two laws of Ma’at and the forceful or coercive taking of land, lives, treasure and resources from our ancestors. We further declare that we are free to peacefully excercise our human intuition, spirit and mind totally absent of and without malice of forethought, violence or acts of physical or mental injury to any person or peoples. to establish liberty, justice, prosperity and enlightenment for our people and the entire human family.

We acknowledge that the term “African-Centered” and its subsequent communities is a naturally occurring African organism and cultural edifice comprised of families, institutions of learning and worship, entrepreneurs and their businesses, arts, music, spiritual phenomenon all steeped in the traditions of our ancestors, wrapped within the disciplines of tolerance, love, compassion and empathy for all members of the human family.  We also declare the following Articles and Rights:

   II.            Articles & Rights

Makala Moja: The Rite of Passage (Article I): The people shall have the right to establish a “way forward” for the generations to come. The rites of passage shall be peaceful, non-violent and bound in the customs, teachings and laws of the people in their land and communities. The people acknowledge that rites of passage indigenious to each community, village, family or tribe shall not be circumvented, demeaned, or superceded by any government, party, people, religious or corporate entity and that all peaceful and non-discriminatory customs related to rites of passage shall be respected and protected as a human right of the highest order. It is further acknowledged that rites of passage involving multilation of body parts, beatings, physical or mental torture or any other form of physical or mental abuse is an abridgement of the fundamental human right to live free of physically or mental harm.

Makala Mbili: The Right of Womanhood: We acknowledge the truth that the female is the creatrist and bearer of all human life and shall enjoy and be always afforded the absolute right to be honored, respected and treated equitably and on the same level and accord as the male. It is furthered acknowledged that the human family shall bear responsibility for the nurturing, teaching and upliftment of the female child so that each may have the opportunity and foundation necessary to grow and mature into a natural woman and the great mother-goddesses of the human family. 

Makala Tatu: Parental Obligation to All Children: We acknowledge the truth that a child born into the human family has an absolute human right to be nurtured, cared for, educated, immersed in the culture of their family, community nation state/country and be raised up by both parents; even in the event of divorce, separation or in the case where the Mother and Father are not together physically. The Father has the natural responsibility and absolute obligation to support the development of his child and the child’s Mother respectively to the best of his ability until the child becomes an adult. The Mother shall provide (to the best of her ability) a nurturing environment for her child.

Makala Nne: Obligations of the Greater African-Centered Community: As stated in the Utangulizi, “we acknowledge that the African-Centered Community is a naturally occurring African organism and cultural edifice comprised of families, institutions of learning and worship, entrepreneurs and their businesses, the arts, music and spiritual phenomenon all steeped in the traditions of our ancestor’s experiences, wrapped within the disciplines of tolerance, love, compassion and empathy for all members of the human family.”  As such the community’s paramount responsibility is to do all possible to uplift “The All in All” within the community and to foment, implement and maintain an infrastructure that will create a platform for all positive endeavors for future generations. The penultimate goal of the African-Centered Community is to create and to generationally maintain an African-Centered, High Culture Civilization.

Makala Tano: Equality Equitable Opportunity: We acknowledge the truth that every person born into the human family has the right to be treated equally without regard for race, gender, ethnicity, handicap or for any other reason whatsoever. Furthermore, every human has the right to choose their “path” and to exhibit full control over their consciousness and to create peace, joy and wealth for their family and community if what is created by choice is not in conflict with the Afrikan Unaozingatia Ilani.

Makala Sita:Equitable Opportunity: We acknowledge that every individual in the human family has the right to and shall have and be offered equitability in all educational, spiritual, economic, cultural, personal and community development endeavors they so choose to pursue. No human shall have the right of equitability abridged or denied.

    III.            The Afrikan-Centered Community (Kem-Unity)

Introduction: We acknowledge that an Afrikan-Centered community is an organized and living entity that supports the positive social, economic, educational and spiritual endeavors for all people that choose to live within the community. The Afrikan-Centered community shall support and uphold freedom of expression, freedom of choice, personal privacy and freedom to choose and practice religion and spirituality as the individual is directed, led or inspired by The Creator. Community rights are as follows:

Huduma Ya Afya (Health Care): Every person in the community shall have unfettered access and the absolute right to utilize affordable health care services. This includes traditional health care, homeopathic, indeginous medicines and services, religious and spiritual healing ceremonies or any other reasonable and customary health care medium.

Jumuiya Isiyo Sumu (Non-Toxic Community): The Afrikan-Centered community shall have the right to exist toxic-free. Any substance; i.e., chemicals/non-renewable materials, petroleum products or any other subtance that causes harm to humans, the environment (air, water, earth, spirit) shall not be utilized in the community. Furthermore we encourage all Afrikan-Centered communities to utilize renewable energy power production (UV Solar, Wind, Waste to Energy/Fuel, etc.) where and when at all possible. 

Kemikali Buri Kilimo (Chemical Free Agriculture) All people that live within the Afrikan Centered Community shall have the right to eat foods (vegetables, fruit, meat, grains, nuts, ready-to-eat products, etc.) free of all manufactured chemicals and other substances that are harmful to the mind, body and spirit and other substances that do not naturally occur within the growth, manufacturing or cooking process.

Elimu (Education) The people that live within the Afrikan-Centered Community shall have the right to seek and attain higher knowledge through institutions of learning, crafts or trades. This right cannot and shall not be curtailed, obfuscated or made economically non-viable.

Sanaa (The Arts) The people that live within the Afrikan-Centered Community shall have the right to express themselves through the arts. This include dramatic, musical, written, verbal, dance and other art forms as the artist desires without censor or persecution. .



















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