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’.

  • The Afrikan Roots of Ebonics: What They Never Taught You About Black Language

    The Afrikan Roots of Ebonics: What They Never Taught You About Black Language

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    The Afrikan roots of Ebonics run deeper than most scholars dare to teach. This language did not begin on slave ships. It carried the living grammar of Kmt across oceans, centuries, and chains. Furthermore, it preserved the phonological and syntactic genius of our ancestors — intact, active, and undeniable. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon proves exactly that in this powerful, uncut interview recorded for the highly anticipated documentary Talking Black in America, Part Two.

    Ɔbenfo Kambon Traces the Afrikan Roots of Ebonics from Mdw Ntr to Modern Black Speech

    In this exclusive, uncensored footage, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon delivers example after concrete example. He draws direct linguistic continuity across mdw nTr, Wolof, Twi, and Yorùbá. As a result, the connections between classical Kmt and contemporary anti-amerikkkan Afrikan speech become impossible to dismiss. He examines grammatical structures, morphology, phonology, syntax, and lexical retentions with precision. Most importantly, he presents this evidence not as theory — but as documented, scholarly fact. This is Abibifahodie linguistics at its highest expression.

    This lecture dismantles the colonial lie that Black speech is broken English. In addition, it restores the full intellectual dignity of Afrikan people globally. Kambon demonstrates that anti-amerikkkan Afrikan — what colonizers label “Ebonics” — reflects centuries of linguistic innovation rooted in Kmtyw tradition. Moreover, this is not borrowed grammar. This is inherited genius. Every Black parent, student, scholar, and community builder needs to witness this analysis. The language your family speaks carries the DNA of the world’s oldest civilization.

    This product includes the full uncut interview footage plus TWO bonus publications by Ɔbenfo Kambon on the subject. Therefore, you receive both the visual presentation and the scholarly documentation in one offering. Abibitumi continues to center the work that our liberation demands — work grounded in truth, rooted in Ma’at, and built for Abibifahodie. Do not sleep on this resource. Arm yourself with knowledge that colonizers spent centuries trying to erase. Watch it. Study it. Share it with your community.

    Watch / Get it here: Uncensored, Uncut — Origins of Anti-Amerikkkan Afrikan (Ebonics) | $15.00

  • How Afrikan People Can Combat Cultural Imperialism and Reclaim Our Intangible Heritage

    How Afrikan People Can Combat Cultural Imperialism and Reclaim Our Intangible Heritage

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    Combating cultural imperialism Afrikan communities face daily begins with naming the enemy clearly. Cultural misorientation is not accidental. It is a deliberate, systematic project designed to sever Afrikan people from our ancestral worldview. Furthermore, when we allow aborɔfoɔ (eurasians) to define our reality, we surrender the very foundation of our liberation. As a result, Abibifoɔ must act with urgency and precision to reclaim what belongs to us.

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — Pan-Afrikan linguist, scholar, and architect of Abibitumi — delivers this truth with unapologetic clarity. In this powerful recorded presentation, he conducts a rigorous case study of the 2019 UNESCO-ICM Open School. Most importantly, he exposes how terminological confusion weaponizes language against our people. He also reveals the danger of using the equal sign between concepts that are not equal. In addition, he demonstrates why Abibifoɔ must set our own agenda — grounded in Ma’at and our living ancestral traditions.

    Why Combating Cultural Imperialism Afrikan Scholars Must Prioritize This Analysis

    This presentation runs one hour and twenty minutes of dense, liberating scholarship. However, every minute earns its place. Ɔbenfo Kambon moves through each theme with surgical precision and ancestral grounding. He does not beg the system for recognition. Instead, he builds the intellectual architecture Afrikan people need to defend our intangible cultural heritage. Furthermore, this is not theory for theory’s sake — it is a direct tool for Abibifahodie, Black Liberation in practice. Students, scholars, parents, and community builders will all find urgent relevance here.

    Our intangible heritage — our languages, cosmologies, naming traditions, and ancestral knowledge systems — faces constant assault. Nevertheless, Abibitumi remains a fortress of Afrikan-centered education and resistance. This presentation stands as one of its sharpest weapons. Therefore, if you are serious about protecting Afrikan minds and building liberated communities, this lecture belongs in your study arsenal. Do not wait for permission to reclaim what is already yours. Watch it, study it, share it with your people.

    🎓 Watch / Get it here: Combating Cultural Imperialism & Misorientation — Video + Slides | $20.00

  • The Catholic Church’s Role in Enslavement — And Why Apologies Will Never Be Enough

    The Catholic Church’s Role in Enslavement — And Why Apologies Will Never Be Enough

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    The Catholic Church enslavement and reparations conversation demands honesty — not diplomacy. For 500 years, systemic exploitation stripped Afrikan people of land, language, and life. Yet institutions responsible for this destruction still offer apologies instead of accountability. Furthermore, those apologies cost nothing. They repair nothing. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist and architect of Abibitumi — confronts this reality directly in a recently unlisted TV3 interview now available for our community. He does not soften the truth. He illuminates it.

    How the Catholic Church Fueled the Global Slave Trade — And Why Catholic Church Enslavement Demands Real Reparations

    Most institutions obscure their role in Afrikan enslavement. However, Ɔbenfo Kambon traces the documented, direct connection between the Catholic Church and the machinery of the global slave trade. Papal bulls. Institutional sanction. Centuries of complicity. In addition, he connects that historical record to the material conditions Afrikan people face today. This is not abstract scholarship. It is liberation knowledge — the kind that equips our people to demand justice with precision and power.

    This interview originally aired on TV3 and has since been unlisted — meaning it nearly disappeared from public view entirely. As a result, Abibitumi preserved it and made it available to scholars, students, parents, and community builders across the Pan-Afrikan world. Most importantly, this recording gives our people the intellectual weapons to dismantle comfortable narratives. Ɔbenfo Kambon speaks with the clarity of someone who has studied deeply and loves his people fiercely. Every minute of this interview carries that weight.

    Abibifahodie — Black Liberation — requires that we understand who built the chains and how they were justified. Therefore, watching this interview is not optional for the serious student of Pan-Afrikan history. The Catholic Church enslavement reparations debate will not resolve itself through goodwill. It resolves through organized, informed, and unapologetic Afrikan people demanding what is owed. Consequently, this recording belongs in every study group, classroom, and community organization committed to truth. Watch it. Study it. Share it.

    👉 Watch the full TV3 interview now: Reparations and The Role of the Catholic Church in Enslavement — Available at Abibitumi.com

  • Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Truth About Anti-Black Racism in India

    Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Truth About Anti-Black Racism in India

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    Gandhi racism and Black people is not a controversial topic — it is a documented historical reality that Afrikan scholars have long demanded we confront. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, Ph.D., takes this confrontation head-on. He does not flinch. He does not apologize. Instead, he quotes Gandhi directly, precisely, and devastatingly. Furthermore, his analysis places Gandhi’s anti-Black worldview inside the broader framework of white world terror domination — a system that benefits from Afrikan ignorance and silence.

    In this powerful recorded conversation, Ɔbenfo Kambon speaks with unflinching clarity about why the Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus must come down. He famously declared: we need Ambedkar, not Gandhi. That position is not rhetorical. It is rooted in rigorous study of Gandhi’s own writings about Afrikan people during his years in South Africa. As a result, listeners encounter a Gandhi stripped of mythology — and a Dr. B.R. Ambedkar elevated as the liberator he truly was. Most importantly, Ɔbenfo Kambon draws sharp, necessary connections between India’s caste system and anti-Blackness globally.

    Why Gandhi Racism and Black People Must Be Centered in Pan-Afrikan Education

    Pan-Afrikan education requires us to interrogate every false hero placed before our people. However, most institutions still celebrate Gandhi without question. Ɔbenfo Kambon refuses that arrangement. In addition, he positions this conversation inside Abibifahodie — Black liberation as a total, uncompromising project. He names white world terror domination not as metaphor but as operational reality. Therefore, understanding how Gandhi participated in anti-Black dehumanization is not a footnote. It is essential knowledge for every Afrikan scholar, student, and community builder worldwide.

    This lecture belongs in every Afrikan home, classroom, and study circle. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon delivers the kind of analysis Abibitumi was built to produce — grounded in primary sources, unapologetically Afrikan, and fiercely committed to truth. Furthermore, his work strengthens our collective capacity to reject false allies and build genuine solidarity with the oppressed. Do not let this conversation pass you by. Watch it, study it, and share it with your community.

    Watch / Get it here: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon on Racism, Gandhi, Ambedkar, and India’s Caste System — $20.00

  • “Africans Sold Africans Into Slavery” Is a Lie — Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows

    “Africans Sold Africans Into Slavery” Is a Lie — Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows

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    The claim that “Africans sold Africans into slavery” is one of the most dangerous myths used to protect white supremacy from accountability. This fairy tale shifts blame onto Afrikan people and absolves European enslavers of their calculated, centuries-long campaign of terror. Furthermore, it poisons how Black people understand our own history. As a result, many of us unknowingly repeat the oppressor’s narrative. That stops here.

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist, scholar, and architect of Abibitumi — confronts this lie head-on with evidence, precision, and unapologetic clarity. In this electrifying lecture, he dismantles the colonial distortions that keep white people safe from historical reckoning. Moreover, he equips Afrikan people globally with the intellectual weapons needed for Abibifahodie — Black Liberation. This is not a surface-level discussion. Ɔbenfo Kambon goes deep into the historical record and tears the mythology apart, layer by layer.

    Why Dismantling “Africans Sold Africans Into Slavery” Matters for Black Liberation

    Narratives shape consciousness. When we accept false stories about Afrikan complicity, we fracture our unity and weaken our collective power. However, when we arm ourselves with truth, we reclaim our agency as a people. In addition, we begin to see how these fairy tales were deliberately engineered — not discovered. Abibitumi exists precisely to provide this kind of transformative, liberation-centered education. Most importantly, this lecture reminds us that Pan-Afrikan scholarship is not academic exercise — it is warfare against mental colonization.

    This exclusive re-air drops January 9th, 2026 at 2PM EST / 7PM Ghana time. Therefore, mark your calendar and bring your community. At only $10, this on-demand lecture is one of the most powerful investments you can make in your historical clarity and political consciousness. Do not let this pass you by. Watch it, share it, and study it deeply. Your liberation depends on the stories you choose to believe — and the lies you choose to destroy.

    👉 Watch / Get it here: Secure your access now at Abibitumi.com