Autarchii | November 11th 2020
Dr. Baba Buntu is a Pan-Afrikan educator who goes way beyond the idealism of a self proclaimed revolutionary. He is the Founding Director of eBukhosini Solutions, a company that fosters Afrikan centered learning in Azania. His works within the community are limitless and spawn from being a mentor, community organizer, educator etc.
On the 12th episode of The-Bald-Head-N-The-Dread Podcast, we sat with Dr. Baba Buntu, to discuss the development of Africans on a holistic basis. Dr. Buntu mentioned that African men need to redefine masculinity and depart from the eurocentric way of thinking,as such a thought process limits the african culture, which is much broader. Essentially, we need to build and destroy at the same time, forming alliances and networks among ourselves as we did originally before colonization.
In the midst of tackling issues affecting the environment of African people, Dr. Buntu elaborated that African people are distracted by noise as it relates to spirituality, which affects them from finding themselves. He made reference to a hidden memory, that if used properly can link us to our ancestors. The oppressors forced us to divorce ourselves from our spiritual knowledge and consciousness, which initially led to the assimilation of European ideals, similar to what Walter Rodney explained in ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’.
If one is confused as to where is a good start to finding self, Dr. Baba Buntu urges all people of African descent to travel to the continent and see things for themself, as finding oneself goes way beyond the applause of others. With fear being the main limitation of our people, he encourages Africans (men in particular) to rid themselves of fear before they can make any positive impact on the world as we know it. The lack of confidence that we struggle from as a people are murderous thoughts and if we are not honest with ourselves our liberation will never come.
In a fiery yet nonchalant manner, Dr. Baba Buntu urges African men to take more responsibility as it relates to their development and forming unity that leads to the rebuilding of our nation, as opposed to staying down in shame. We have been told to follow institutions and validate our worth based on their approval. Being obedient to the very system that oppresses us blinds us from the fact that it is possible to break the functions of the matrix.
Dr. Baba Bantu also mentioned several sisters who are under acknowledged, even though they are the backbones of our community. He emphasised that in african culture, the male principle and female principle can only thrive when they feed each other. The combat energy among men has its context, however as it relates to family there are other characteristics needed to build an empire. The dialogue between the african man and woman needs to improve drastically and contribute to us getting over the trauma that has been placed on us. We haven’t been able to heal from what was scripted on the black body. Our improvement can only come through understanding the pain of the African brother and sister, then find solutions on a collective basis.
The reasonings of Dr. Baba Buntu are simple, yet they may be a pivotal guide to the liberation of the Afrikan Mind.
