Securing the History of Self: What of Historical Context?

It is would be travesty for Afrikan historical realities to be reduced exclusively to a set collection of isolated facts, dates and figures. Afrikan history for its people goes far beyond being crass and discrete elementary trivia recall. Rather, the Afrikan history continuum is vast and bountifully rich with whole content. Whilst whole experience can be usefully punctuated with a particular fact, date or figure, it is whole experience of whatever focus that includes its context that holds meaningful reference and source for empowerment at optimal levels. Thus, Afrikan historical context in relation to Afrikan history is naturally inherent and – at the same time – indispensable.

According to a contemporary mainstream source, the term historical event attracts the following detail:

“Historical context is the setting in which a historical event, idea, or object takes place. In writing, historical context includes the social, economic, cultural, and political influences that shape your primary sources. Historical context helps you understand your topic fully”.

Imagine if the historical context of Afrikan experience only held the ‘social’, ‘economic’, ‘cultural’ and ‘political’ influences concocted, governed and deployed exclusively by others. Or, worst yet by others bent on the total destruction of Afrikan life. The result would surely be dire and not of whole experience determined by Afrikan souls themselves. Yet, this is what Afrikan souls can be subjected to in a state of interruption and disruption. In this, isolated occurrence of fact can appear to be an all-Afrikan affair. However, when the realities of context are applied the picture can be reflect a totally non-Afrikan imposition.

Thus, Afrikan souls surely have a duty and responsibility to themselves to recover, restore and hold living knowingness of their whole history – inclusive of self-determined context. The self-determined nature of Afrikan history and its historical context has deep and profound implications for past, present and future experience of this soul people. In the present, that accounts for history being made, if Afrikan occurrence is void of self-determined social, economic, cultural and governmental context can it truly be considered a part of whole Afrikan history for those yet to come? Only Afrikan souls can provide answers to this level of questioning for themselves. Indeed, the answers naturally emanate from the self-determined doings of upright order for this people’s ascension.

For the imperative of self-knowledge the Afrikan history continuum is a vital repository of empowerment. At the same time, self-knowledge is applied to enrich and continually grow the Afrikan history continuum. The Afrikan history continuum cannot exist in any meaningful and whole way void of historical contextualisation. After all, civilisation is not of happenstance.

Afrikan Historia Msimu is an observance period for the duration of the tenth month of the year (so-called October). This is a special time for learning, growth and development of the Afrikan experience in the world. It is a time of spiritual and cultural elevation as Afrikan history is restored to fabric of life in the living knowingness of the then, the now and tomorrow. Great ones of the Afrikan journey are highlighted and the symbols relevant to the time invigorate life in the imperative onward flow of global Afrikan ascendancy.  This wonderful observance is a part of the cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN).

The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an Afrikan-centred spiritual and cultural mission for ascendancy that embodies living spiritually and culturally rooted life. 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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Afrikan World Studies programmes are important forms of study in understanding the Afrikan experience. There are a range of subjects covered on these programmes including History, Creative Production, Psychology and Religion. To find out more about these learning programmes please click here. For the video promo for these learning programmes click here.

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