Kmtyw concepts of the person challenge everything the Western world has told us about who we are. For centuries, colonial thought reduced human beings to isolated individuals — biological units with no deeper cosmological identity. However, our Afrikan ancestors understood something far more profound. The person is not a single, fixed self. Instead, the person is a dynamic, relational, and multi-dimensional being — fully embedded in the cosmos, the community, and the moral order of Ma’at.

In this essential lecture, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon — linguist, Pan-Afrikan scholar, and architect of Abibitumi — guides us through the classical intellectual traditions of Kmt. Drawing on both continental and diasporan sources, he dismantles the atomized view of personhood completely. Furthermore, he demonstrates how each dimension of the self carries its own ontological, moral, and cosmological function. This is not abstract philosophy. Most importantly, this is a framework for liberation — for understanding ourselves as Kmtyw people on our own terms.

Why Kmtyw Concepts of the Person Matter for Abibifahodie

Liberation begins in the mind. Therefore, reclaiming how we define ourselves is one of the most revolutionary acts we can perform. This session — Week 2.5 of the Foundations of Kmtyw Thought series — runs nearly four hours and includes 69 slides in a secured PDF. It covers the person as a composite being, with multiple interdependent selves operating simultaneously. In addition, Ɔbenfo situates all of this within a cosmological framework that honors the depth and genius of Afrikan thought. This is exactly the kind of knowledge that schools will never teach our children.

As a result, this lecture is essential for scholars, students, parents, and community builders across the Afrikan world. Whether you are new to Kmtyw studies or deepening an existing foundation, this session will sharpen your understanding profoundly. It will also strengthen your ability to pass this knowledge to the next generation. This is the work of Abibitumi — building a liberated Afrikan mind, one lesson at a time. Do not wait to access this knowledge.

Watch / Get it here: Foundations of Kmtyw Thought #2.5 — The Person as Multiple Selves