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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’.

  • Afrikan Lives Have Always Mattered: Ɔbenfo Kambon’s Powerful 2016 Lecture Revisited

    Afrikan Lives Have Always Mattered: Ɔbenfo Kambon’s Powerful 2016 Lecture Revisited

    Afrikan lives matter

    Afrikan lives matter — and Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon has never let the world forget it. In October 2016, he delivered a razor-sharp lecture at Born Again Afrikan Restaurant that cut through the noise. He named names. He documented facts. He connected struggles across continents with the precision only a world-class Pan-Afrikan scholar can.

    This lecture opens with the 2010 case of Kofi Adu-Brempong. He was an unarmed, disabled Ghanaian PhD student. University of Florida police shot him inside his own home. Furthermore, Ɔbenfo draws direct lines between that case and the paralysis of Julian Cole in Britain and the killing of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. These are not isolated incidents. They are a coordinated pattern of anti-Black violence spanning the globe. As a result, this lecture is not simply history — it is a living diagnosis of white supremacist terror against Afrikan people everywhere.

    Why Ɔbenfo Kambon’s Afrikan Lives Matter Lecture Remains Essential Today

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon approaches this subject with both scholarly rigor and unapologetic Afrikan love. He does not beg for sympathy. Instead, he builds a structural, evidence-based case for Abibifahodie — Black liberation. In addition, the lecture includes 62 detailed PowerPoint slides, downloadable as a secured PDF. These slides make this resource powerful for classrooms, study circles, and community organizing. Most importantly, this is the kind of material that sharpens our people’s understanding of who we are and who targets us.

    Abibitumi exists to put exactly this kind of knowledge directly into Afrikan hands. This bundle includes the full 32-minute video and the complete slide deck. Together, they form an uncompromising educational tool. However, this is more than education — it is a call to consciousness. Every Black scholar, student, parent, and community builder needs to engage this work. Do not wait. Our people deserve truth delivered with power, precision, and Pan-Afrikan purpose.

    Watch the lecture and download the full slide presentation here: Afrikan Lives Matter — Born Again Afrikan Restaurant | Abibitumi

  • What Akan Spelling Errors Reveal About How We Think in Our Language

    What Akan Spelling Errors Reveal About How We Think in Our Language

    Akan writing and language

    Akan writing and language hold secrets that standard orthography alone cannot reveal. Most linguists dismiss irregular spellings as errors. However, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon asks a deeper, more powerful question: what if those “errors” are actually windows into how Afrikan people think? This landmark 2016 seminar presentation challenges the very foundation of how we evaluate written language.

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon, architect of Abibitumi and world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist at the Department of Linguistics, delivered this 84-minute lecture with his signature scholarly precision. Furthermore, he grounds every argument in the lived reality of Akan (Twi) speakers and writers. Many of these speakers have never formally studied the standard orthography. As a result, their writing reveals something profound — not deficiency, but a living cognitive map of meaning-making. This is Abibifahodie in action: reclaiming the right to interpret our own linguistic reality.

    Why Akan Writing and Language Demand a Liberated Lens

    Ɔbenfo Kambon introduces three critical concepts to reframe this conversation: lexicalization, idiomaticity, and semantic opacity. Together, these tools expose how meaning solidifies inside a language over time. In addition, they explain why a “misspelling” may actually reflect deep semantic knowledge rather than ignorance. This is not a lecture about correcting our people. Most importantly, it is a lecture about understanding them — fully, brilliantly, and on our own terms. The 89-slide PowerPoint PDF accompanies the video and deepens every argument presented.

    This combo bundle — video and secured downloadable PDF — belongs in every Afrikan scholar’s library. Students, educators, community linguists, and parents raising children in Akan-speaking homes will all find transformative value here. Furthermore, this work strengthens our collective capacity to build Afrikan-centered language education. However, its significance extends beyond the classroom. It speaks directly to Abibifahodie — the liberation of Afrikan minds from frameworks that were never built for us. This is Abibitumi doing exactly what it was created to do: arming our people with knowledge that sets us free.

    Watch the lecture and download the full slide deck today. 👉 Get it here at Abibitumi.com — only $20.00.

  • Own Land in Ghana Next to Abibitumi Headquarters — Watch the Replay Now

    Own Land in Ghana Next to Abibitumi Headquarters — Watch the Replay Now

    land in Ghana for Black repatriation

    Securing land in Ghana for Black repatriation is no longer a distant dream — it is a concrete, actionable reality. Abibitumi is offering Afrikan people worldwide a rare and historic opportunity. A 100×70 plot sits available directly adjacent to Abibitumi Headquarters in Ghana. Furthermore, this land is priced at just $10,000 — an investment in your liberation and your legacy.

    Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, world-renowned Pan-Afrikan linguist and architect of Abibitumi, presented this opportunity in a powerful live session. He broke down exactly what this land means for our people. This is not simply real estate. Most importantly, it is the foundation of a strong, self-sufficient, liberated Afrikan community — built on our own terms, on our own soil.

    Why Land in Ghana for Black Repatriation Is the Next Step in Abibifahodie

    Abibifahodie — Black Liberation — demands that we move beyond theory into tangible action. Owning land is one of the most powerful acts of liberation available to us today. In addition, building community infrastructure near Abibitumi Headquarters means we grow together, study together, and thrive together. This is Pan-Afrikanism lived out in the soil, not just spoken in speeches. As a result, every plot purchased strengthens the entire collective vision Ɔbenfo Kambon has dedicated his life to building.

    The video replay of this landmark session is now available. Watch Ɔbenfo walk through the details, the vision, and the practical steps to secure your plot. However, opportunities like this do not remain open forever. Our people have waited long enough. Now is the time to act with intention, with resources, and with a commitment to agriculture, self-sufficiency, and community sovereignty. The Kmtyw are coming home — and home must be built by our own hands. Watch the full session and take your next step toward Abibifahodie today.

    Watch / Get it here: Video Replay — A Rare Opportunity to Invest in Our Future Right Next to Abibitumi Headquarters

  • Why “Sovereignty” Falls Short of True Afrikan Liberation — A Critical Pan-Afrikan Analysis

    Why “Sovereignty” Falls Short of True Afrikan Liberation — A Critical Pan-Afrikan Analysis

    Afrikan liberation beyond sovereignty

    Afrikan liberation beyond sovereignty is not just a philosophical question — it is a strategic necessity. For generations, freedom fighters have moved from the rallying cry of Uhuru to the clarifying power of Abibifahodie. However, a new term has entered the conversation: “sovereignty.” On the surface, it sounds strong. In reality, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon argues it moves us backward. Furthermore, this shift carries serious consequences for how we organize, think, and build.

    In this essential Saturday Seminar Series recording, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon breaks down three critical problems with “sovereignty” as our ultimate goal. First, it is linguistically backward — it reaches for Latinate concepts rather than our own terms and definitions. Second, it is conceptually weak. Numerous so-called sovereign states — from Ayiti to Grenada — have been invaded, subverted, and destroyed. As a result, striving to become “sovereign” in that same vulnerable position is not liberation. It is a trap. Third, Ɔbenfo Kambon draws sharp parallels between this framing and the inherently problematic Moorish “sovereign citizen” doctrine — exposing dangerous convergences that too many overlook.

    Reclaiming Afrikan Liberation Beyond Sovereignty Through Our Own Concepts

    Most importantly, this lecture does not stop at critique. Ɔbenfo Kambon builds solutions grounded in our own concepts, terms, and definitions. He offers a sober, unflinching analysis of where we are and what strategies and tactics will actually move us forward. This is the intellectual discipline that Abibitumi was built to cultivate. Therefore, every Pan-Afrikan scholar, student, organizer, and community builder needs to engage with this material directly. We cannot afford frameworks borrowed from systems designed to contain us.

    Abibifahodie demands that we think with precision. In addition, it demands that we act with clarity rooted in Afrikan thought — not in concepts handed to us by our oppressors. This 2022 seminar, recorded live from Ghana, delivers exactly that kind of rigorous, liberatory analysis. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon continues to sharpen the intellectual weapons our people need. Do not miss this lecture. Watch it, study it, and share it with your community.

    ▶ Watch / Get it here: SSS #38 — From Uhuru to Abibifahodie to Sovereignty? [VIDEO + SLIDES] — Available now on Abibitumi.com for $20.00.

  • Ghana’s US Military Base Agreement: What They Don’t Want You to Know

    Ghana’s US Military Base Agreement: What They Don’t Want You to Know

    Ghana US military base agreement

    The Ghana US military base agreement is not a debate — it is a done deal, and Afrikan people deserve the full truth. Too many officials and commentators have dismissed concerns, claiming the united snakkkes is not establishing a military base on Afrikan soil. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon cuts through that misdirection with precision. Furthermore, he uses the U.S. Department of Defense’s own definition of “base” to dismantle every denial, point by point.

    How the Ghana US Military Base Agreement Exposes United Snakkkes Unilateralism

    Ɔbenfo Kambon does not speculate. Instead, he matches the DoD’s own language directly against the terms of the agreement. Every element of their definition fits. In addition, he traces united snakkkes unilateralism from George Washington straight through to Henry Kissinger. This is not a new pattern — it is a deeply entrenched imperial policy. Most importantly, this lecture grounds that history in documented evidence, not opinion.

    This presentation then examines three critical case studies. First, the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Second, the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Each case demonstrates how the united snakkkes routinely violates the very agreements it signs. As a result, any trust placed in this military agreement by Ghanaian officials is historically unfounded. However, this lecture does not stop at critique — it equips our people with the analytical tools to see clearly and act accordingly.

    This 49-minute video lecture comes paired with a secured 23-slide PDF — a powerful combination for scholars, students, and community educators. Abibitumi remains committed to producing knowledge that serves Abibifahodie — Black Liberation — not academic performance. Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon continues to lead as the architect of Pan-Afrikan intellectual resistance. Therefore, every Afrikan who cares about sovereignty on the continent must engage this work. The Kmtyw have always known that land and power are inseparable — and this lecture makes that truth undeniable. Get your copy today and share it widely within your community.

    Watch / Get it here: The Ghana United Snakkkes Military Base Agreement — Video + PDF | $20.00

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