Omowale Self-Determined Name Gift (An Acronym)  - Maagizo (Direct Command)

The ability for Afrikan souls to name themselves is substance gifted by the Creator Supreme brought into fruition through self-determined effort. Afrikan names are deeply meaningful and a living part of the soul. The Afrikan name is not an id-tag, label or merely aesthetic. Rather, it embodies life purpose, character, vision and beingness of the person. The great hero Omowale Malcolm X knew the importance of what having a name means to the Afrikan and the devasting impact of others that mean the Afrikan ill in recent times:

‘Formerly we could be identified by the names we wore when we came here. When we were first brought here, we had different names. When we were first brought here, we had a different language. And these names and the language identified the culture that we were able to point towards what we had produced, our net worth. But once our names were taken and our language was taken and our identity was destroyed and our roots were cut off with no history, we became like a stump, something dead, a twig over here in the western hemisphere. Anybody could step on us, or turn us, and there would be nothing that we could do about it’.

In his extensive journeying upon Afrikan soil he was gifted with the name Omowale which he described in the following way:

‘I was given a new name. Omowale. It means in the Yoruba language ,’the son who has come home’. I meant it when I told them I had never received a more treasured honour’.

Omowale Malcolm X had a deeply profound impact on the creative restoration process that brought forth Kwanzaa with its Nguzo Saba. It is not by happenstance that the naming of the self is part of this fabric. The principle of Kugichagulia (Self-determination) is thrust:

‘To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves. Instead of being defined, named, created for and spoken for by others’.

Here then, is an acronym of the name Omowale, the powerful Afrikan name befitting of the great hero Omowale Malcolm X. The acronym is compiled by this author with Kiswahili identifiers (except for the first identifier):

Ogun (Ogun warrior spirit)

Maagizo (Direct Command)

Onyesha (Show)

Wadia (Be Time)

Amia (Safeguard)

Linganya (Harmonise)

Elemesha (Educate)

The second part of the Omowale acronym is Maagizo (Direct Command) – To lift the Afrikan self with direction and to direct.

 Leadership qualities are brought to the fore where direction for victory is established. To achieve victorious goals and appropriate to one’s role and responsibility the ability to direct organised thrust is made manifest. Instructions are given to be complied with in the righteous thrust  for liberty and nationhood. Unfortunately, others that mean the Afrikan ill have manufactured circumstance wherein, for sheer survival, many Afrikans are compelled into absolute compliance and negate efforts to uplift their own people in order to survive foreign institutions of work (for example)  and eek out a living. In the context of working for their own liberty allegiance to others can be overwhelming to the point where Afrikan souls hear rightful instruction and see righteous order amongst their own kind as an affront and anathema to their ‘9 to 5’ generated sensibilities and existence. In the routine ‘autopilot’ mode of servicing others Afrikan can unnaturally act in disruptive ways to the progressive endeavours of the their own people. In this, it is vital that whatever engagement Afrikan souls hold for survival with others, that membership of, or support to independent organs for Afrikan development is a part of life at a level that is appropriate to circumstance. Here, Afrikan leadership, command and integrity can remain with the Afrikan independent of clutches of others who intend to be all-consuming, dominating and controlling over Afrikan life.  

It is a truism that Omowale Malcolm X is an Ogun. It is a truism that Omowale Malcolm X is a Heru. This is spirit substance of just and righteous warriorhood that has been with the Afrikan since time immemorial. This is the thrust of powerful leadership to bring forth victory. This is spirit of unconquerability. This is spirit of liberty with direct and absolute resolution that came with the Afrikan across the seas and energised Afrikan souls to bring forth independence in the ‘new’ world. This is a spirit of valour, courage, forthrightness. This is the spirit dedicated to the victory of Afrikan people. This is spirit in the great hero Omowale Malcolm X. More accurately, this is the spirit in the great Heru Omowale Malcolm X. This is the spirit in the great Ogun Omowale Malcolm X.  

Naming or name reclamation can be brought to fruition through and vast panorama of circumstance. For the great hero Omowale Malcolm X it was gifted to him on Afrikan soil. For vast multitudes of Afrikan souls throughout the world such a beautiful and vital endeavour can take place wherever they reside either on the continent itself, in the Americas, in the islands, in UK, in Europe or elsewhere. Self-determination in this is deeply empowering. At the same time it is a removal of the abominable attempt to render the Afrikan property.

The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an organ that is rooted in spiritual and cultural fabric for the imperative the mission of global Afrikan ascendancy. Throughout its annual observance calendar cycle URAN energises active knowingness in and from the core spirit levels of Afrikan beingness. To find out more about URAN and its spiritual-cultural mission for liberty and nationhood click here. The exquisite URAN pendant can be obtained online by clicking here.

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The important text: From Ajar to Omowale – The Spiritual & Garveyite Journey of Malcolm X by this author is available to purchase online here. The trailer for this important text can be found online here. This publication provides detail on the life and example of this great hero. You can also visit the institution of Yemanja to pick up a copy.

Also, the text: From Pert-En-Min to Kwanzaa - A Kuumba (Creative) Restoration of Sacred First Fruits by this author is available to purchase online here. This publication provides informative detail on the of the Kwanzaa celebration. You can also visit the institution of Yemanja to pick up a copy.

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