…the kind of world you exist in reflects the kind of consciousness you have….Man’s consciousness is a creative act and the kind of consciousness one has will determine the kind of world one creates. Consequently, when we look at the world we live in, Afrikan people, we must recognize that to a great extent it is a world of our creation! It is a world generated by the kind of consciousness that we have permitted to be instilled in us as a people. We talk about the white man as having power. Recognize that power ultimately has to do with a relationship between people and that the white man’s so-called power is to a large degree based on the nature of the relationship he has with the black man. We empower him by the nature of our own behavior and attitudes as a people. He cannot be what he is unless we are what we are.

-Nana Amos N. Wilson, Afrikan-Centered Consciousness