"Our work signals that we are not just followers of the global discourse on sustainability but black scholars having found some of our own truths, which is why it is worthwhile to work with us and not just anybody."

Africa Awareness Week began as a thirst to imbue and take in African culture. We seek to no longer live in ignorance of what the "African" in African-American means. We seek to utilize new science and tech to bring life to old wisdom.

We are in Africa to unbury the truth. We're not there to "teach the natives" although we contribute what knowledge we have. We uphold and nurture the African ethical heritage of right and wrong. It is prior to western appropriated ethics.

We are heirs of Cheikh Anta Diop and believe that it is important to always cite him, and equally, Kwame Nkrumah.

Our key finding is that African society was historically a balanced female-male dual gender system, which is usually called "matriarchy." The principles upheld - PEACE, REPRODUCTION, and COLLECTIVITY UPON THE LAND - are precisely those things which were crushed by empires and colonialism. We look to our Queen Mothers and Good Governance initiative to guide our path and our work on the continent.