Marcus Garvey and Civilisation  

Even a cursory glance at the Afrikan continuum reveals that the greatest and most long-lived civilisations ever to exist were established by this primary and spirit people of creation. The superlative building acumen of Afrikan souls in their natural state of self-determined construction is thrust for rightful order of ascension to prevail.  As such, the  levels of the self hold an innate responsibility and duty to build, maintain and secure pinnacle civilisation. This is truism of the then, it surely ought to be truism of the now and throughout the generations to come. Here: the Afrikan person self is responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation; the harmonious and complementary Afrikan male-female union is responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation; the Afrikan family is responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation; the Afrikan community is responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation; the Afrikan nation is  responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation; and the Afrikan world community is responsible for the establishment and fullest flourishing of Afrikan civilisation.

With the interruptions and disruptions of the Maafa of recent centuries, others that mean the Afrikan ill have sought to derail the Afrikan from even the knowingness of self that is fundamental for the realisation of grand civilisation.

If all Afrikan souls hold knowledge of is the state of disruption and interruption and the imposed governance of others that mean the Afrikan ill, then representation and achievement can become exclusively confined to an unnatural less-than state of mere existence. This makes the recovery of self-knowingness extremely important for this primary people of world. This natural superlative civilisation building force that Afrikan people possess must surely reveal its potential and bring that potential into fullest being. In this, the Afrikan surely ought not be relegated to the perpetual state of plantation or colony nor the legacy of any such ill-posturing.

There is a saying that, ‘Where you start is where you end up’. Therefore, knowing restricted to plantation or colony can simply yield sustained plantation or colony functioning. By contrast, the knowing of the Afrikan self-determined natural norm to build grand civilisation will surely give rise to self-determined Afrikan civilisation. This does not negate taking into account any interrupted state and the lessons that can be learned especially in the repair and securing of Afrikan life in such a way as ‘Never again’ is made true.

The supreme visionary Marcus Garvey missioned to lift Afrikan souls to fulfil their rightful role and functioning in the world. He did this in a exceptionally powerful and magnificent way.  Here, he eloquently articulates what the Afrikan must do:  

“The [Afrikan] must go to work and hammer out a constructive civilisation, he must participate in every branch of human activity, and raise a standard so high as to be comparatively worthy. He must not fall below the yellow man of Asia, nor the white man of Europe and America, because if he does in the scheme of human achievements, he will be regarded as the lowest creature of God…The [Afrikan] man…has to raise his particular civilisation to a standard that other can pay tribute to him”.

The Afrikan can indeed pick up the mantle of building with self-determined effort. Afrikan souls have an abundant wealth of experience and knowing that can be pragmatically restored to their lives. The inspiration and wisdom guidance of the great Marcus Garvey is surely mission-compelling for Afrikans worldwide. Here, the imperative thrust of independent learning can be energised throughout the levels of the self: