About Us
One of the Symbols
used in the Afrikan
Society. For
meaning and other
symbolsclick here!
used in the Afrikan
Society. For
meaning and other
symbolsclick here!
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The UWI Afrikan Society is not just for the
native Africans, but, also incorporates the
contributions and the heritage of the people
in the African Diaspora. It focuses not only
on West Africa but on all the states of the
African continent in addition to the
diasporic peoples of the Caribbean, the
U.S.and Latin America, Europe and even
Asia.
While the Society places special emphasis on
the challenges faced by the African people-
the slave trade, and the system of slavery,
overcoming racial prejudices and racial
segregation even up to the Black revolution.
It also aspires and attempts to revel in the
African heritage and acknowledges past
accomplishments and epochs of African
dynastic glory. Africa has been described as
the founders and builders of civilizations
and empires and it is in this light that we
seek to remind, sustain and arouse
consciousness of this undeniable fact in
this contemporaneous period. This includes
bringing to conscious the confluence of
African influences in food, clothing, speech
patterns, music, arts and even literature.
The mission of the Society is not to foster
negative relations between the races but to
help generate, mould and accept the dual
consciousness that exists in each person who
is either a native of Africa, a member of the
African diaspora or someone who shares the
African heritage.
To see our
mission
statement,
click here or go
to the home
page and look
for it in
Archives.
mission
statement,
click here or go
to the home
page and look
for it in
Archives.