Feb 1-7, 2023 | ONLINE

Everyone Is Welcome!

Join us for Conversations of Liberation, Inspiration and Transformation…

Plus a Collection of 7 Powerful Films

Who can Benefit from the Summit?

People of all races and backgrounds who would like to live with more happiness, joy, inspiration, healing, pride, connection, and love for humanity
Anyone who is new to Afrikan wisdom, or anyone who would like to deepen their existing knowledge and appreciation for the wisdom of Afrika
Anyone who would like to connect more deeply with their Afrikan heritage
Anyone searching for a better understanding of the history and experiences of people of Afrikan descent

Here’s Some of What You’ll Experience…

Discover rich wisdom from Afrika to feed your mind, your heart and your soul
Learn how to communicate love, hope and gratitude through the vibrant practices of Afrikan artists
Explore ways we can all draw strength from our ancestors
Learn about the importance of healing trauma, including inter-generational trauma
Discover the influence of Afrikan culture on religious and spiritual traditions
Come to a deeper understanding of the origins and goals of Black liberation movements, including Black Lives Matter
Learn how generations of powerful Afrikan wisdom can be a source of strength for all people

40+ Leading Experts to Guide You

Learn from visionaries, leaders, scholars, educators, theologians, artists, activists, trauma experts, and more.

Practical Skills and Practices You Can Use Now

Learn practical tools and practices for cultivating more happiness, joy, inspiration, healing, pride, connection, and love for humanity.

Free Access to Each Session for 48 Hours

You can enjoy each day’s presentations any time of day or night for 48 hours. Watch all 40 sessions from your computer, phone or tablet. Bring the Afrikan Wisdom Summit with you anywhere.

SUMMIT PRESENTERS

40+ Experts to Guide You

Rev. Michael B. Beckwith

Founder and Spiritual Director, Agape International Spiritual Center, Author, Spiritual Liberation, Life Visioning

Mungi Ngomane

Human Rights Activist, Patron of the Tutu Foundation UK, Author of Everyday Ubuntu

Justin Michael Williams

Transformational Speaker, Recording Artist, Author of Stay Woke

Tarana Burke

Activist, Founder of Me Too International, 2017 TIME Person of the Year

Resmaa Menakem

Author of My Grandmother's Hands and The Quaking of America, Therapist, Trauma Specialist

Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

Political Activist, Co-founder of UK Black Pride, Executive Director of Kaleidoscope

Bayo Akomolafe, PhD

Author, Philosopher, Writer, Activist, Professor of Psychology

Afua Cooper, PhD

Historian, Author, Poet, named on Canada’s Maclean’s Power List

Luisah Teish

Author of the bestselling book Jambalaya, Spirit Leader, Arts Activist, Teacher

Kenneth Hardy, PhD

Director of Eikenberg Institute for Relationships, Professor, Trauma Specialist, Author

Kaira Jewel Lingo

Dharma and Mindfulness Teacher, Former Buddhist Nun, Author of We Were Made for These Times

Robert Taylor

Photographer with permanent collections in the National Portrait Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum

Eldra Jackson III

Co-Executive Director of Inside Circle, Father, Spiritual Warrior

Deran Young

Founder and CEO Black Therapists Rock, Writer, Entrepreneur

Syrus Marcus Ware, PhD

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada, Abolitionist, Visual Artist

Pamela Ayo Yetunde, ThD

Author, Assistant Professor, Co-founder of the Center of the Heart

Devi Ward Erickson

Author, Founder of the Institute of Authentic Tantric Education, Certified Sexologist, Tantra Healer

Max Gaston

Human Rights Lawyer, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at University of Notre Dame Law

Femi Otitoju

Founder and Managing Director of Challenge Consultancy, Writer, Keynote Speaker

Veta Goler, PhD

Doctor of African American Studies, Dance Historian, Choreographer, Performer

Jana Long

Co-founder and Executive Director Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, Yoga Therapist, Wellness Educator

Matthew Wesley Williams, M.Div.

President of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Ordained Elder Presbyterian Church

Queen Hollins

Teacher, Dancer, Visionary of sacred ancestral traditions

Roger Griffith, MBE

Writer, Producer, Educator, Social Activist

Opal Palmer Adisa, PhD

Cultural Activist, Gender Specialist, Writer, Editor in Chief

Olusola Adebiyi

Storyteller, Author, Founder of Narrative Mindfulness

Aleta Alston-Toure

Social Change Mother, Cultural Artist, Political Educator

Ofosu Jones-Quartey

Hip Hop Electronic Music Artist, Meditation Teacher

Will Coleman, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions, Interdenominational Theological Center

Rosalina Edwards

Political Scientist, Editor, Producer

Edwin Patterson

Former Congressman, Cacao Grower, Restauranteur

Vinna Best

Entrepreneur, Founder of the CurlyTreats Festival

Andrea Thompson

Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Educator, Author

Cosmore Marriott

Transpersonal Counselor, Elder in the Dagara Tradition of West Africa, Reiki Master

Alexis Edwards-Williams

Educator, Teacher, Parent

Teneshia Samuel

Counselor, Psychoeducator, and Interdisciplinary Artist

Nisa Muhammad

Writer, Researcher of Afrikan Studies

Gabriel Grenot

Father, Ex-Political Prisoner, Yoruba Practitioner

Arisika Razak

Professor Emerita, Writer, Internationally renowned Spiritual Dancer

Shaka Khalphani

Researcher, Urban Warrior, Truck Driver

Phil Henderson

Executive Director, Full Circle Expedition; Team Full Circle–the first all-Black team to summit Mt. Everest

Rosemary Saal

Team Full Circle–the first all-Black team to summit Mt. Everest

Demond Mullins

Team Full Circle–the first all-Black team to summit Mt. Everest

Elliott Law

Mindfulness Teacher, InsightLA; USC Center for Mindfulness Science

Summit Co-Hosts

Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John

Afrikan Wisdom Summit Co-Founder, Curator and Co-Host; Editor of the book Afrikan Wisdom; Public Speaker

Dawa Tarchin Phillips

Founder/CEO Empowerment Holdings, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, President of International Mindfulness Teachers Association

Daily Insights Guest Hosts

Denise Brown

Painter and Poet

Annis Cassells

Writer, Poet, Author of You Can't Have it All: Poems

Daily Insights Guest Hosts

George Elliott Clarke

Former Canadian Poet Laureate

Allyson Pimentel, EdD

Psychologist and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

Anouk Aimée Shambrook, PhD

Executive Consultant, Neuroscience & Trauma Healing for Racial Equity

SUMMIT SCHEDULE

Free Access to Each Session for 48 Hours

Watch all 39 sessions from your computer, phone or tablet. Bring the Summit with you anywhere.


Day 1: Wisdom in the Afrikan Diaspora


Day 2: Wisdom of Religious and Spiritual Traditions


Day 3: Wisdom of Our Ancestors


Day 4: Wisdom of the Arts


Day 5: Wisdom of Black Liberation Movements


Day 6: Wisdom of the Body and Healing Trauma


Day 7: Wisdom of Raising the Next Black Generation


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PRODUCED BY

VALERIE MASON-JOHN

Editor of the Anthology, Afrikan Wisdom

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Afrikan Wisdom Summit is focusing on the rich wisdom that has been passed down from generation to generation. The birth of this summit came from the anthology, Afrikan Wisdom, edited by Dr. Valerie Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) and published in 2021 by North Atlantic Books.

Valerie wanted to ensure that the theme of Afrikan Wisdom is not overshadowed by the intergenerational trauma that is so often focused on. She approached Wisdom for Life founder Eric Forbis to help bring Afrikan Wisdom to a wider audience.

Together they co-founded the Afrikan Wisdom Summit as equal business partners. The intention is that this will become an annual event bringing together thought leaders and experts to explore a wide variety of Afrikan Wisdom.

Why the K in Afrika?

While British and Portuguese colonialists spelled Afrika with a C, in Swahili and other indigenous Afrikan languages it has always been spelled with a K. In the spirit of bringing you authentic Afrikan wisdom, we are spelling it with a K.

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Special thanks to Sidy Maiga for the use of his song “Mali Kadi” in the Afrikan Wisdom Summit video presentations.