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[Video Replay+Slides] Our Ancestors Called Themselves Black
Kmt(.y.w), Nationhood, and Liberation
Video Replay
Presented by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé KambonOriginal Live Event: Sunday, May 17th, 2026
Original Time: 7pm GMT / 3pm EST
Replay Duration: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
Replay Price: $20Missed the live presentation or want to revisit it in full? The replay is now available for purchase.
Join Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon for this powerful AES presentation on Black self-identification in classical Kmt and what it means for us today. Drawing on key ideas from The Construction of Black Civilization, Volume I, this session explores the Dikènga Theory of Self-Identification as Kmt(.y.w) ‘Black People’ and argues that the people of classical Kmt were not simply a population later renamed by outsiders. Rather, they understood and identified themselves in ways that reflected a conscious orientation to collective being, social organization, political action, and the restoration of right order.
Too often, Kmt(.y.w) is reduced to the vague and depoliticized label “Ancient Egyptians.” This presentation challenges that framing by showing that self-identification as Kmt(.y.w) ‘Black People’ carried real historical, social, and political meaning. Drawing on primary textual evidence, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon examines how this self-understanding shaped relations among Black people, informed engagement with other phenotypically Black populations who did not identify as Kmt(.y.w), and underwrote opposition to non-Black aAm.w ‘eurasians.’
Using Dikènga Theory as a conceptual lens, this presentation further argues that Black self-identification must be understood as part of a cyclical process of ascent, disruption, and restoration. In that sense, this is not only a presentation about the past. It is also a presentation about us: how we understand ourselves, how we name ourselves, how we organize ourselves, and how we move toward MAat ‘Maat’ and Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation.’
Whether you are watching for the first time or returning to study the presentation more deeply, this replay offers an important opportunity to engage a serious contribution to Black history, language, identity, political thought, and the ancestral foundations of liberation.
Why purchase the replay
- Learn what Kmt(.y.w) really means beyond the limiting label “Ancient Egyptians.”
- Explore powerful primary evidence on how our ancestors identified themselves.
- Gain a deeper understanding of Black identity as active, historical, and political.
- See how Dikènga Theory helps explain cycles of Black rise, disruption, and restoration.
- Connect ancient Kmt to present-day liberation struggle in a meaningful way.
- Engage key ideas from The Construction of Black Civilization, Volume I with the author directly.
- Strengthen your foundation for discussions on nationhood, MAat, and Abibifahodie.
- Pause, revisit, and reflect at your own pace with full replay access.
Short replay blurb
The replay is now available for purchase at $20. Watch Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon unpack Black self-identification in classical Kmt and explore what Kmt(.y.w), nationhood, and liberation mean for us today.
Call to action
Purchase the replay now for $20 and deepen your understanding of Black self-identification, Kmt(.y.w), and the ongoing struggle for liberation.
