You can start with our article titled 43 Of The Most Powerful Black History Books Ever Written here https://www.panafricanalliance.com/black-history-books/. But first, understand why we say 'real' African history... Real African history consists of conclusions about how Africans lived based on academically sound research that is - and this is important - free from racist bias. When Europe extended its war on the Moors to include the whole of the African continent, colonizers viewed and wrote African history as they saw it. They discredited the achievements of whole empires. They called sophisticated languages and writing methodologies primitive. And they called African spirituality a pagan practice. In an attempt to justify white supremacy, colonizers wrote about Africans through the lense of white supremacy. We cannot trust the conclusions they came to because of their bias. It would be like studying and practicing what you read in books on the role of men and women from the patriarchal 1930s. So when we create lists of books like these (https://www.panafricanalliance.com/black-history-books/) the authors we include are almost universally Black. So if you want to learn REAL African history, start with our list.

You are the combination of two lineages - your Mothers (matrilineal line) and your Fathers (patrilineal line). So to say that you come from one place is technically incorrect. Duality is a common concept across African philosophy and it is by understanding facts like the aforementioned you can understand why. So to get a complete picture of who you are and where you came from, you must trace both your matrilineal and patrilineal line. With that understanding, find a DNA test that is right for you. We reviewed the most popular in our article titled Which African Ancestry DNA Testing Kit Is Right For You? here: https://www.panafricanalliance.com/african-ancestry-dna-testing/

We identify Africans as Black for two reasons: 1. Black describes the combination of our race and Ethnicity. Race is a collection of genotypical and phenotypical traits that define a person's features, while ethnicity describes the culture from which a person comes. 2. By describing the Pan-African Diaspora as Black, we seek to unify the identity of a people that has been destroyed by white supremacy. When whites and other groups invaded Africa, those groups replaced indigenous cultures with their white, Arab, and Asian cultures. This destroyed the ethnic identity of the groups that lived there. And our Ancestors who left or were removed from the Continent found themselves behind foreign borders. Their nationalities had been changed to French, American, and other alien political identities. Because of what alien groups have done to African race, ethnicities, and nationalities, there has been confusion over what to call ourselves. Collectively, we proudly call ourselves Black to reclaim what was lost and repair what was broken. Why would we NOT describe ourselves Black? It depends on the context of the conversation. For instance, using legal terms to describe someone as Black removes personhood and is considered inappropriate. However, this instance is not to be confused with social or colloquial circumstances where the term is both widely and proudly accepted.

American history describes the political entity that began with the arrival of the first permanent European settlers in 1620. Black history describes the span of time that began at the dawn of humanity. As of this writing, we know that the first human was a Black woman. Thus, Black history stretches from her birth until the present day. We clear up much of the confusion in our article titled Black History Is World History and World History Is Black History here https://www.panafricanalliance.com/black-history-is-world-history-and-world-history-is-black-history/

Dr Neely Fuller Jr once said to people of African Descent that "if you dont understand white supremacy then everything else will confuse you." Here is what he meant: There is a difference between racism and white supremacy. Racism is a set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial group over another. These beliefs are rooted in an individuals experiences, background, and culture. And since these beliefs are so deeply rooted, individuals may not recognize them, are slow to alter those beliefs, or dont know how to rid themselves of racism. Because these beliefs are so old and deeply embedded in a persons psychological profile, as activists we avoid trying to change those beliefs. White supremacy is different. White supremacy describes systems of oppression built for the competitive advantage of whites. These systems typically deploy 9 weapons to achieve this: 1. Miseducation 2. Miscegenation 3. Murder 4. Infection 5. Intoxication 6. Integration and Assimilation 7. Prosecution 8. Eugenics 9. and Fraud Read our teachings on the weapons of white supremacy here https://www.panafricanalliance.com/white-supremacy/