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Rafiki Morris: Consciencism - An African World View
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Rafiki Morris is my guest for this episode. Rafiki is Muralist/Artist, Writer, Poet, Lecturer Politics: Revolutionary Pan-Africanist and cadre and a Central Committee Member in the All African People's Revolutionary Party. Some of the Works and/or Novels written by Rafiki are “The Call of the Drum”; “The Giant and the Fire”; “Leaving Eden”; War: The Blood in Our Eyes.
The subject we discuss is one within philosophical lines, namely: Consciencism, An African World View.
Rafiki takes a deep dive into Consciencism and the principles (egalitarianism, humanism, and collections) upon which this philosophy - coined by Kwame Nkrumah - is embedded. He posits that "African people have always had some philosophy and the ethical principles of Consciencism, (egalitarianism, humanism, and collectivism) are traceable to the philosophical principles of early communal African life.” He adds that ‘more important is the recognition that Consciencism is not a complete system of thought. Consciencism cannot be completed because its dynamic nature is permanently engaged in the process of becoming.’
Other concepts delineated in this record related to consciencism are African personality, dialectical materialism, amongst others. Consciencism is a fundamental ideology for decolonization and liberation of Africa.
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