An Autopsy Of Nuwaubianism, Black Nationalism, And The...

An Autopsy of Nuwaubianism, Black Nationalism, and the Epistemological Concepts Surrounding Separatist Theory Regina Farrell Professor Gregory Smithsimon May 17, 2017 Thesis The Black man has a long history of slavery, violence and general tension in the United States. Although there have been amendments to legislation to allow for some equality, there is still progress to be made. In the meantime, civil rights movements have given birth to organizations such as Nuwaubianism, that aim to keep the Black community together. Using ethnographic research, techniques such as field observations, interviews, and literary analysis I will conduct an autopsy of Black Nationalism relating to the epistemological concepts surrounding Black†¦show more content†¦The heavy symbolism on paraphernalia in the language of Nuwaup make it difficult for a non-member to attain the knowledge they seek without membership or reading every single publication. I recognized some of the esotericism and secrecy had been written in between the lines of the publications from structures of secret societies such a freemasonry and Orders of the Golden Dawn. Although I could not full y decipher the mission statement and main objectives of Nuwaubianism, I was able to get an idea of their sentiments toward race and the position of the Black man in society today. These revelations came in the form of an interview. The interview was non-traditional in the sense that I did very little of the talking. A member of the organization mistook me for a fellow member and began a conversation concerning their thoughts on their indoctrination. The conversation was fruitful in that it provided sentiments on the outside world wrapped in Nuwaubian dogma, uninhibited by the censorship normally provided to outsiders. According to the interview, a Black man s capacity to flourish relies heavily on the amount of neuromelanin he possesses. Animism is the original religion of The Black man and paying homage to your ancestors takes the place of Christianity. The most surprising revelation was the attribution of the white man to