Description

The Construction of Black Civilization, Volume I is a major primary-source study by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon on the classical Kmt(.y.w) ‘Black People’ origins of sḫm Km ‘Black Power’ “Pan-Afrikanism” and the Dikènga Theory of Self-Identification as Kmt(.y.w) ‘Black People.’

This work does not merely revisit the old question of whether the Kmt(.y.w) were Black. It begins from that premise and moves the discussion forward: What did they think, say, and do because they knew who they were? Further it asks what Black people should think, do, and say on the basis of that precedent.

Through close engagement with primary sources from classical Kmt, including the Heru Narmer Palette, Weni, Harkhuf, Pepynakht Heqaib, Ipuwer, Merikara, Neferti, Sanhat, Khu-Sobek, Kamose, and Ahmose son of Abana, this volume documents patterns of self-identification, internal organization, enemy recognition, territorial defense, military restoration, and the construction of Black civilization.

The book is designed for serious readers, scholars, students, organizers, teachers, cultural workers, and all who are committed to Abibitumi ‘Black Power’ and Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation.’

Key Themes:

– Primary-source documentation from classical Kmt

– Kmt(.y.w) ‘Black People’ self-identification

– sḫm Km ‘Black Power’ as classical precedent

– Dikènga Theory of Kmt(.y.w) consciousness

– Enemy recognition and anti-adversary adaptation

– Internal organization and statecraft

– Territorial defense and restoration

– Black civilizational construction

– Moving beyond “Were they Black?” to “What did they do because they knew who they were?”

The book is currently being printed by Afrikan World Books, our co-publisher and printer. It will be shipped once the final print run is completed, which is anticipated to be in approximately four weeks from the soft launch on June 14th, 2026.