Description
THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLACK CIVILIZATION VOLUME I is a powerful seminar presentation based on Ɔbenfo (Professor) Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon’s forthcoming book of the same name. The talk challenges the widespread assumption that sḫm km “Black Power” and so-called “Pan-Afrikanism” are modern phenomena, by tracing their classical foundations in Kmt through primary inscriptions and rigorous historical-linguistic, comparative textual analysis.
Drawing directly on texts produced by Kmt(yw) “Black People,” Ɔbenfo Kambon examines evidence for self-identification and the operationalization of Black identity millennia ago. He presents the Dikènga Theory of Self-Identification as Kmt(yw) as a framework for understanding the cyclical nature of sḫm km “Black Power” in the restoration of mꜣꜥt (Ma’at)—and offers a practical “Blackprint” for contemporary Kmt(yw) “Black People” committed to reclaiming sḫm km and restoring collective direction.
What you’ll gain
-
A clear, evidence-based argument for the classical roots of Black identity and Black Power in Kmt
-
A historical-linguistic and comparative textual approach grounded in primary inscriptions
-
A structured theoretical model: the Dikènga Theory of Self-Identification
-
A contemporary “Blackprint” oriented toward Abibifahodie (Black Liberation) through reclaimed Abibitumi (Black Power)
750 Abibisika (Black Gold) points for those who purchase this free product!
Event Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Host | University of Ghana — Institute of African Studies (IAS) |
| Series | Institute of African Studies Seminar Series |
| Date | 5 February 2026 |
| Time | 12:00 pm GMT |
| Venue (In-Person) | J. H. Kwabena Nketia Conference Hall, IAS |
| Virtual Option | Microsoft Teams (Hybrid) |
Speaker Bio
Ɔbenfo (Professor) Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, Nana Kwame Pɛbi Datɛ I, is a multi-award-winning scholebrity, Associate Professor at the University of Ghana, and the architect of Abibitumi. He earned his PhD in Linguistics (UG, 2012), winning the Vice-Chancellor’s award for Best PhD Thesis in the Humanities. He has received the 2016 and 2024 Provost’s Publications Awards and the Nana Marcus Mosiah Garvey Foundation award (2019). In 2025, he received the Kwame Nkrumah Award for Pan-African Leadership from the Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI). A former Editor-in-Chief of the Ghana Journal of Linguistics (2016–2023) and Secretary of the African Studies Association of Africa (2015–2020), he leads RepatriateToGhana.com’s D.O.O.R. Initiative (endorsed by the Office of the President), supporting Black people to repatriate and obtain Ghanaian citizenship since 2016.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.