Who are you? How did you become the person you say you are?

Who are you?
Baba {Teacher/Father Figure} Asinia {Stern} Lukata {Dynamic} Chikuyu {Cultured Man} - long before i choose this African Name, i was subconsciously living this identity. Falling in love with My Black Self early in life in a segregated northern city in the turbulent, confusing and race-based radicalism of the 1960s helped shape who i am.

How did you become the person you say you are?
Growing up in a segregated northern city in the radical 1960s helped, as did a mother who ran from mississippi and a father who ran from arkansas. Early exposure to Strong Black Men, who were men's mans, helped. Seeing Beautiful Black Women, and salivating over them, helped. Being racially segregated, and not understanding the hypocrisy of that segregation, helped. Seeing the Black Power, Black & Proud and Black Is Beautiful Movements come to live and allowing them to absorb my being helped. Positive Community Influence {PCI} helped and a big Strong Black Family helped.

Who says that you are who you say you are?
First and foremost, i said and accepted who i am. My perception seems to be co-signed by the feedback i get from my circle New Afrikans and beyond. My persona seems to fit my perception.

Why are you not someone other than who you say you are?
In retrospect, my life seems to have meaning because i am who i am. i don't feel the need to be anyone else. The teacher in me is constantly thinking of ways to educate New Afrikans about their African Cultural Lineage in ways they can accept it. My ego is forever trying to feel dynamic and i feel challenged to convince others that i can be dynamic, without being arrogant. And very early life, i fell in love with being Black {African} and am constantly seeking to grow in the Sweet Cultural Consciousness that i have discovered it is to be an African, ill-regardless to being a New Afrikan.

Each time i reflect on "who i am", i appreciate even more being Baba Asinia Lukata Chikuyu. Asante Sana Brother KWASI Akyeampong for yet another reason to revisit my African Cultural Consciousness.

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Brotha Lukata October 29, 2015 at 10:36am

Who are you?
Baba {Teacher/Father Figure} Asinia {Stern} Lukata {Dynamic} Chikuyu {Cultured Man} - long before i choose this African Name, i was subconsciously living this identity. Falling in love with My Black Self early in life in a segregated northern city in the turbulent, confusing and race-based radicalism of the 1960s helped shape who i am.

How did you become the person you say you are?
Growing up in a segregated northern city in the radical 1960s helped, as did a mother who ran from mississippi and a father who ran from arkansas. Early exposure to Strong Black Men, who were men's mans, helped. Seeing Beautiful Black Women, and salivating over them, helped. Being racially segregated, and not understanding the hypocrisy of that segregation, helped. Seeing the Black Power, Black & Proud and Black Is Beautiful Movements come to live and allowing them to absorb my being helped. Positive Community Influence {PCI} helped and a big Strong Black Family helped.

Who says that you are who you say you are?
First and foremost, i said and accepted who i am. My perception seems to be co-signed by the feedback i get from my circle New Afrikans and beyond. My persona seems to fit my perception.

Why are you not someone other than who you say you are?
In retrospect, my life seems to have meaning because i am who i am. i don't feel the need to be anyone else. The teacher in me is constantly thinking of ways to educate New Afrikans about their African Cultural Lineage in ways they can accept it. My ego is forever trying to feel dynamic and i feel challenged to convince others that i can be dynamic, without being arrogant. And very early life, i fell in love with being Black {African} and am constantly seeking to grow in the Sweet Cultural Consciousness that i have discovered it is to be an African, ill-regardless to being a New Afrikan.

Each time i reflect on "who i am", i appreciate even more being Baba Asinia Lukata Chikuyu. Asante Sana Brother KWASI Akyeampong for yet another reason to revisit my African Cultural Consciousness.

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