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Category: Obadele Kambon Lectures

Category for the exclusive lectures by Ɔbenfo (Professor) Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, PhD. “Ɔbenfo” Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, Nana Kwame Pɛbi Datɛ I, helps Black people repatriate and get Ghanaian citizenship at RepatriateToGhana.com. He is a world-renowned master linguist, multi-award-winning scholar and the architect of Abibitumi the oldest and largest Black social education network on the planet. He completed his PhD in Linguistics at the University of Ghana in 2012, winning the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s award for the Best PhD Thesis in the Humanities. He also won the 2016 and 2024 Provost’s Publications Awards for best published work in the UG College of Humanities. In 2019 he was the recipient of the [Nana] Marcus Mosiah Garvey Foundation award for excellence in Afrikan Studies and Education. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon was awarded the 2020/2021 University of Lagos (UNILAG) Lagos Area Cluster Centre (LACC) Fellowship where he contributed significantly to the work of “reconfiguring” Afrikan Studies. In 2025, he was awarded the Kwame Nkrumah Award for Pan-African Leadership by the Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI). He is an Associate Professor and served as Head of the Language, Literature and Drama Section of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana and also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Ghana Journal of Linguistics (2016-2023). He served as Secretary of the African Studies Association of Africa from 2015-2020. He also played an instrumental role in 34 Abibifo ‘Black People’ of the Diaspora receiving Ghanaian citizenship in 2016 and many more receiving citizenship in 2019, 2022, and 2024. Having contributed to the Government of Ghana’s official Diaspora Engagement Policy, he now assists others interested in repatriation via RepatriateToGhana.com‘s Decade of Our Repatriation (DOOR Initiative), which has been endorsed by the Government of Ghana (Diaspora Affairs, Office of the President and Ghana Tourism Development Company). His multidisciplinary research interests include Serial Verb Construction Nominalization, Historical Linguistics, sbAyt nt Kmt(yw) ‘Studies of Black People’, & Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation’.

  • Who Owns Afrikan Philosophy? The Battle for Kemet Explained

    Who Owns Afrikan Philosophy? The Battle for Kemet Explained

    Afrikan philosophy and Kemet

    Afrikan philosophy and Kemet represent two of the most contested intellectual battlegrounds in the modern world. For centuries, forces hostile to Afrikan liberation have worked to separate Black people from their philosophical heritage. Furthermore, they have worked to erase Kemet — ancient Kmt — from its rightful place in Afrikan intellectual history. This lecture confronts that erasure directly, powerfully, and without apology.

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — architect of Abibitumi and world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist — delivers this three-hour masterclass as Week 14 of the Foundations of Kmtyw (Afrikan=Black) Thought course. In addition, the lecture draws on Jacob H. Carruthers’ landmark text Intellectual Warfare, situating the battle for Kmt within a broader struggle for epistemological sovereignty. As a result, students gain not only historical knowledge but also a sharpened analytical lens. Ɔbenfo Kambon does not simply teach philosophy — he equips Afrikan people to wield it.

    Why the Battle for Afrikan Philosophy and Kemet Still Matters Today

    The African Thinkers Program was designed to fill a critical gap. Most MPhil and PhD students never encounter genuinely Afrikan modes of thought. However, this course changes that. It introduces core principles, patterns, and histories of knowledge production across Afrika and the Afrikan World — from antiquity to the present. Most importantly, it centers the Kmtyw — the ancient Black builders of Kmt — as originators of philosophical thought, not recipients of it. This lecture includes a full 53-slide secured PDF, giving serious scholars a structured framework for deep study.

    Abibifahodie — Afrikan liberation — demands that we reclaim every domain stolen from us. Philosophy is no exception. Indeed, intellectual warfare is real, and this lecture names it clearly. The Foundations of Kmtyw Thought series builds the epistemological foundation that every Pan-Afrikan scholar, student, parent, and community builder deserves. In addition, at only $20 for over three hours of rigorous instruction, this resource makes no compromises on depth or quality. Therefore, whether you are entering graduate study or deepening your liberation praxis, this lecture belongs in your collection.

    Watch now and get the full Video + Secured PDF Combo here:
    Foundations of Afrikan Thought #14 — The Battle for Afrikan Philosophy, The Battle for Kemet (2018)

  • Who Is Afrikan? The Answer That Changes Everything for Black Liberation

    Who Is Afrikan? The Answer That Changes Everything for Black Liberation

    who is Afrikan

    Who is Afrikan — and why does that question carry the weight of our liberation? This is not an abstract debate. It is a question with real consequences for Black people across the entire globe. When we allow others to define us, we lose the power to define our own future. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, Pan-Afrikan linguist and architect of Abibitumi, answers this question directly, rigorously, and without compromise.

    In this landmark presentation, Ɔbenfo Kambon draws on genotype, phenotype, historical identity, linguistic evidence, and conceptual analysis. Furthermore, he traces our self-conception as Black people back over 4,300 years. He presents visual and historical evidence that roots Afrikan identity firmly in Blackness — not geography. Most importantly, he demonstrates that this is not a new idea. The Kmtyw knew who they were. We can know who we are.

    Why Defining Who Is Afrikan Is Central to Black Power

    When the term “Afrikan” expands to mean anyone living on the continent, something dangerous happens. As a result, our collective identity fractures. Our political power dilutes. Our unity dissolves. Ɔbenfo Kambon walks through these repercussions with precision and care. He shows how the manipulation of this single term serves anti-Black agendas. However, the solution is not complicated. Clarity about who is Afrikan rebuilds the foundation that Abibifahodie demands. In addition, that clarity honors the work of our ancestors who never abandoned their identity — even under colonization.

    This presentation — Abibitumi ho Nkɔmmɔbɔ! Conversations about Black Power! — includes 61 slides and runs over 84 minutes of transformative scholarship. Therefore, it is an essential resource for scholars, students, parents, and community builders everywhere. You also receive a secured PDF of all slides for deeper study. This is not entertainment. This is ammunition for liberation. Black people globally deserve access to this knowledge — and now you have it. Therefore, do not wait. Your community needs this understanding today.

    Watch the full presentation and get your secured PDF slide bundle now at Abibitumi — the home of Pan-Afrikan education and Abibifahodie.
    👉 Watch / Get it here — $20.00

  • Akan and Yoruba Share the Same Roots — Here’s the Linguistic Proof

    Akan and Yoruba Share the Same Roots — Here’s the Linguistic Proof

    Akan Yoruba sound correspondences

    Akan Yoruba sound correspondences are not coincidence — they are evidence of a shared Afrikan linguistic ancestry. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist and architect of Abibitumi, brings this evidence into sharp focus. His groundbreaking presentation applies rigorous comparative linguistics to data drawn from the Swadesh Lists. As a result, Afrikan people gain a powerful, scholarly window into their own deep history.

    In this lecture, Ɔbenfo Kambon examines lexical cognates found in both Akan (Twi) and Yoruba. Furthermore, he applies implicational laws of sound change to reconstruct Proto-Benue-Kwa — the ancestral proto-language from which both languages descend. This work centers the initial consonant position, known as C1, as a key site of analysis. Most importantly, this is not abstract theory. This is Afrikan people reclaiming the record of their own linguistic and cultural continuity.

    Why Reconstructing Akan Yoruba Sound Correspondences Matters for Abibifahodie

    Language is power. Knowing how Afrikan languages connect across geography and time strengthens collective Afrikan identity. In addition, this research challenges Eurocentric frameworks that have long fragmented and misrepresented Afrikan linguistic heritage. Ɔbenfo Kambon’s methodology is precise, disciplined, and unapologetically centered on Afrikan people. His reconstruction of Proto-Benue-Kwa pushes comparative linguistics forward — and it does so on Afrikan terms. Scholars, students, and community builders alike will find this presentation both intellectually rigorous and deeply affirming.

    This video lecture includes the full presentation slides for deeper study and reference. However, this resource is not just for academics. Parents teaching their children Twi or Yoruba will find new meaning in the sounds they already speak. Community builders working toward Abibifahodie — Black Liberation — need exactly this kind of foundational knowledge. Abibitumi exists to make this scholarship accessible to all Afrikan people everywhere. Watch, study, and share this work widely.

    Watch / Get it here: Recurrent Sound Correspondences of Akan and Yoruba — Video + Presentation Slides | $20.00

  • Reclaiming Afrikan Spirituality: Animism as a Living Afrikan Belief System

    Reclaiming Afrikan Spirituality: Animism as a Living Afrikan Belief System

    Afrikan animism belief system

    Afrikan animism as a belief system is not primitive — it is profound, coherent, and urgently relevant to Abibifahodie today. Most academic institutions erase or distort Afrikan spiritual philosophy entirely. As a result, many of our people inherit frameworks that disconnect them from their own epistemological roots. This lecture cuts directly through that erasure with clarity and power.

    In Foundations of Kmt(.y.w) Thought #10, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — Pan-Afrikan linguist and architect of Abibitumi — delivers a 37-minute lecture on animism as a living, modern philosophical tradition. Furthermore, he grounds this discussion firmly within Kmtyw intellectual history. This is not folklore. This is rigorous, liberatory scholarship built for our people. The accompanying 31-slide secured PDF deepens the study experience significantly. In addition, the course draws from essential texts by Kamalu and the Akotos, anchoring each concept in serious Afrikan-centered academic work.

    Why Understanding the Afrikan Animism Belief System Changes Everything

    Colonialism did not just steal land — it stole our ways of knowing. However, the Kmtyw Thinkers Program, developed by Ɔbenfo Kambon, exists to restore what was taken. This course fills a critical gap in the epistemological universe of graduate-level scholars and community builders alike. Most importantly, it centers Kmt and the Kmtyw world — from antiquity to the present — as a complete and self-sufficient philosophical tradition. Every Afrikan student, parent, and community organizer deserves access to this depth of knowledge.

    Week 10 is a turning point in the full course arc. It challenges learners to move beyond surface-level spirituality and engage animism as a structured, sophisticated worldview. Therefore, this lecture does not just inform — it transforms. Whether you are pursuing an MPhil, building community curriculum, or simply hungry for truth, this resource meets you with power and precision. Get your video and secured PDF combo today and take the next step in your Abibifahodie journey.

    Watch / Get it here: Foundations of Kmt(.y.w) Thought #10 — Animism as a Modern Belief System

  • Reclaiming the Earth: Afrikan Land, Ancestry, and Agricultural Wisdom Through Kmtyw Thought

    Reclaiming the Earth: Afrikan Land, Ancestry, and Agricultural Wisdom Through Kmtyw Thought

    Afrikan earth and land

    Afrikan earth and land are not simply resources — they are sacred inheritance, held in trust by the living for the Ancestors and generations yet unborn. This profound truth sits at the heart of Kmtyw civilization. Yet colonial systems have worked violently to sever Afrikan people from this understanding. Fortunately, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon has dedicated his life’s work to restoring exactly this knowledge. In this powerful Week 8 lecture from the Foundations of Kmtyw Thought series, he delivers over three hours of essential, liberatory teaching.

    Why Afrikan Earth and Land Must Be Central to Abibifahodie

    Ɔbenfo Kambon grounds this lecture in the Kmtyw understanding that Ancestors remain the true owners of the land. Therefore, the living serve as custodians — not individual property holders. Furthermore, he traces the agricultural cycle as a deeply ritual and spiritual practice. The human community and the natural environment exist in dynamic, transcendental relationship. In addition, Ɔbenfo examines the Transcendental Cult of the Earth and its earth-based spiritual, social, political, and economic systems. These are not relics. They are living frameworks for Afrikan sovereignty today.

    This lecture also confronts colonial land policy directly. Specifically, Ɔbenfo analyzes how British colonial policy in Kenya deliberately alienated Kmtyw people from their land. As a result, generations lost not only territory but also identity, spirituality, and self-sufficiency. However, this session does more than diagnose the wound. It equips us with the ancestral tools to heal it. The 56-slide secured PDF accompanies the full 3-hour, 42-minute video for deep, independent study. Core readings draw from Kamalu’s Person, Divinity and Nature and Fu-Kiau’s Self-Healing Power and Therapy.

    Most importantly, this lecture is not academic performance for outsiders. It is Abibitumi at its truest — knowledge built by Afrikan people, for Afrikan people, in service of Abibifahodie. Whether you are a scholar, a student, a farmer, or a community builder, this session challenges you to reconnect with the land as a sacred, political act. Reclaiming Afrikan earth and land begins with reclaiming the thought systems that have always honored it. Do not wait to access this transformative resource.

    Watch / Get it here: Foundations of Kmtyw Thought #8 — Earth and Land in Kmtyw Thought and Practice (2018) — $20.00

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