WHO WE ARE
The Black Awakening Movement is an organization and network of people committed to awakening our people to the truth about racism and who we are as Black/Afrikan people. This movement focuses first and foremost on Awakening our people in order to effectively work towards Black Liberation.
WHAT WE DO
We seek to achieve our mission of awakening Black people through the use of events, informational handouts and community building to raise consciousness and build unity.
OUR VISION
What we want for our people…
- To Awaken to the truth about the system of racism/white supremacy (known to us as yurugu domination)
- To Awaken to the truth about who we are as a people
- To Have a full understanding of our political enemies so that we may act accordingly against their attacks
- To De-colonize our minds (end psychological programming and internalized oppression)
- To Re-connect to our Ancestors and continue the work of Ancestors who worked for the liberation of Afrikan people
- To Cease living under the system(s) of racism/white supremacy (known to us as yurugu domination)
- To Remove ourselves from western/european culture and fully embrace the healthiest version of Afrikan culture applicable to these times (Correct Cultural Energy Matrix*)
- To Engage in revolutionary action on an individual and collective level that moves us toward Afrikan Sovereignty
- To Return (Sankofa) to an Afrikan Centered Consciousness
- To Develop systems, institutions, infrastructure, etc. that reflects the concept of Ma’at (Truth, Justice, Balance, Reciprocity, etc.)
- To Use every tool at our disposal to obtain Freedom and Sovereignty
MISSION STATEMENT
We of the Black Awakening Movement, agree that our Mission is the Awakening of people natural to the continent of Africa in order to effectively work toward the liberation of all Black people worldwide.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
Let it be known that no other issue or affiliation will distract us from our primary mission including religion, political party, sexual orientation, etc. In full dedication to our mission and principles, we will not at any time lend our energy or direct support to any other movement or cause outside of Black Liberation. We stand as an organization on singleness of purpose. We agree to at all times put Black Liberation and Black Unity before all movements and differences as Black Liberation is our ultimate goal.
OUR SYMBOL
Our symbol includes an encircled Eye of Heru on top of the RBG Flag. The Circle represents Unity of All People Natural to the Continent of Africa. “The Eye of Heru is a quintessential symbol of awakening to Divine Consciousness”
(Little book of Neter, p.g 50)
The “RBG” Flag, is a symbol of Pan-Africanism first designed and used by Marcus Garvey of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA): Red For The Blood, Black For the People, Green for the Land.
The letters on the right side of our flag represent the name of the organization: Black Awakening Movement (B.A.M).
OUR PRINCIPLES
- UNITY Unity First. Unity is a priority for Afrikan people worldwide. We seek to increase and spread Unity as much as possible (black relationships, black families, black communities, black nations, global black unity etc.) Why Black People Must Unite
- EMPOWERMENT Power to The People. We believe in empowering Black people by supporting, building and protecting. We must reclaim our power in all forms (economic, social, political, spiritual, psychological, physical, historical, ancestral etc.)
- JUSTICE The Absence of Injustice. Our ultimate goal is the absence of injustice and oppression. The return of Ma’at
- FREEDOM Black Liberation. We seek total Freedom or Black Liberation as defined by us
- KNOWLEDGE Educating Ourselves with Truth. We strongly seek to use knowledge in order to bring our people to the truth. We believe that correct knowledge is powerful and a prerequisite to effective action.
- AWARENESS Awakening the People. Our goal is to awaken Black people to the truth about racism as well as who we are as a people. We believe that once our people are awakened, we will be able to more effectively work toward our liberation
- DEFINING OURSELVES Defining ourselves is a priority for all black people standing on the Kwanzaa principle of (Kujichagulia): “To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.”
- VISION OF VICTORY We must know that victory for our people is inevitable. We must speak the language of liberation at all times
- AFRIKAN CENTERED CONSCIOUSNESS (ACC) Connecting to a cultural consciousness by returning to our source.
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