The Griot of Kemet: Théophile Obenga and the African Reclamation of History, Language, and Consciousness
By: Rev. Dr. Phlippe SHOCK Matthews Series Introduction There is a particular kind of intellectual courage required to stand in the corridors of Western academic power and say, plainly and without apology, that Africa is the originator of philosophy, that Egyptian hieroglyphics encode the oldest systematic pursuit of wisdom in the human record, and that […]
Hegel Lied and the World Believed Him: How European Philosophy Engineered the Erasure of African History — and What That Lie Did to Black Minds
By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews, Research Scientist in Africana Phenomenology “It is characteristic of the blacks that their consciousness has not yet arrived at the intuition of any objectivity. He is a being in the rough. Africa has no historical part of the world. It has no movement or development to exhibit.” – Georg […]
4-Part Series – DR. YOSEF A. A. BEN-JOCHANNAN: RECLAIMING THE ANCESTRAL RECORD
SERIES INTRODUCTION Before There Was Google, There Was Dr. Ben: Why His Work Still Demands Our Attention By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews | ShockTraumaFreeWebinar.com | SHOCKmethod.com There is a certain kind of knowledge that the dominant culture fears more than almost anything else — and that is the knowledge of who you are before […]
Beyond the Maafa: A Phenomenological Reconstruction of Post-Colonial Identity and the Reclamation of Pre-Trauma Consciousness
By: Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews Family. There’s a question that haunts the African diaspora, whispered in therapy sessions and shouted in rage, pondered in midnight silence and debated in academic halls: Who would we be if they had never come? Who would we be if the ships had never sailed, if the chains had never […]
THE DOCTOR WHO DID NOT FORGET:
The Life, Legacy, and Liberation Science of Dr. Charles S. Finch III A 4-Part Blog Series by Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews ────────────────────────────────────────── Series Introduction There are scholars who work within systems. And then there are scholars who work to dismantle the lies those systems were built upon. Dr. Charles S. Finch III, M.D. — […]
Marimba Ani: Deconstructing Empire and Reconstructing Liberation Through African-Centered Scholarship
Series Introduction In the landscape of contemporary African-centered scholarship, few voices resonate with the transformative power of Marimba Ani. Born Dona Richards, this anthropologist, scholar, and intellectual activist has fundamentally reshaped how we understand the relationship between culture, power, and epistemology. Her 1994 magnum opus, Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior, […]
Part 4: Emergence and Integration: The End of Cave Dwelling
Powered By BlackTraumaGPT.comResearched and Curated By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews – https://solo.to/revshock | https://linktr.ee/revshock (Black Trauma and Mental Health Specialist | Prompt Eng | GPT Dev | Research Scientist | Africana Phenomenologist | Black Mental Health Podcast Host | FREE Webinar) < Previous: [Evolutionary Changes and Psychological Challenges] As the Würm glaciation drew to […]
Part 3: Evolutionary Changes and Psychological Challenges
Powered By BlackTraumaGPT.comResearched and Curated By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews – https://solo.to/revshock | https://linktr.ee/revshock (Black Trauma and Mental Health Specialist | Prompt Eng | GPT Dev | Research Scientist | Africana Phenomenologist | Black Mental Health Podcast Host | FREE Webinar) < Previous: [Cave Dwellers and Their Continental Reach] The harsh conditions of Ice […]
Part 2: Cave Dwellers and Their Continental Reach
Powered By BlackTraumaGPT.comResearched and Curated By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews – https://solo.to/revshock | https://linktr.ee/revshock (Black Trauma and Mental Health Specialist | Prompt Eng | GPT Dev | Research Scientist | Africana Phenomenologist | Black Mental Health Podcast Host | FREE Webinar) < Previous: [The Frozen World – Understanding the Würm Glaciation] The caves of […]
Ice Age Cave Dwellers: A 4-Part Series
Powered By BlackTraumaGPT.comResearched and Curated By Rev. Dr. Philippe SHOCK Matthews – https://solo.to/revshock | https://linktr.ee/revshock (Black Trauma and Mental Health Specialist | Prompt Eng | GPT Dev | Research Scientist | Africana Phenomenologist | Black Mental Health Podcast Host | FREE Webinar) Few periods throughout human history have tested our ancestors as intensely as the […]