Sankofa SuperHerus

Volume 1

A Book to Free Young Black Minds

Written by Angela FreemanIllustrated by Kalyd Dessalines

Sankofa SuperHerus

Copyright © 2013 by Angela Freeman

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted

in any form or by any means without written permission from the author.

ISBN-13: 978-1493740178

ISBN-10: 1493740172

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all of the precious Black children worldwide who are not being taught how great theyreally are. You are the best! You are the future! Hold your heads up high.

Sankofa- The sankofa bird is an Adinkra symbol from the Akan people in West Africa which means "Go back and fetch it". Much of our history was stolen from ourpeople by wicked devils. It is up to us to rediscover it, and then use it to liberate Afrikans worldwide. Heru - Heru is a Kemetic deity who is known as the world's f irst savior. When darkness fell on Kemet and all hope was lost, it was Heru who defeated his enemies andrestored balance to his people. This is where the English term "hero" originates from.

Throughout history, great Afrikan civilizations have been threatened by villains from other races who seek to kill usand steal our precious superpowers. From time to time, an Afrikan SuperHeru is born who is destined to strike amighty blow to our enemies. This book contains stories of a few elite Revolutionary Afrikan SuperHerus whocontributed to our fight for liberation.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Marcus Garvey’s superpower is Race First. Race First is the belief that we must put the needs of Black people before any other raceor any other concerns. The idea of Race First unifies Afrikans . Race First makes us strong and unbeatable. Marcus Garvey used hissuperpower to begin a movement to buy beautiful ships called “The Black Star Line”. He wanted to use these wonderful ships to take Blackpeople from the Americas back to our Afrikan homeland. Marcus Garvey wanted to separate us from the wickedness of the white race. Heknew whites loved to hurt us. His organization, called the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.), was the first group tounify Black people all over the world. Marcus Garvey fought against white devils and Black race traitors. He wanted Afrikans to love ourbeautiful Blackness. He was determined to make us independent of all other races.

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman’s superpower is Liberty. Liberty is freedom from being ruled by others. After taking her own freedom, HarrietTubman used her superpower by returning to the South many times to help guide thousands of Afrikans to freedom. She knew that if theevil white slave traders caught her, they would kill her. Sometimes an Afrikan would get scared of the punishment for being caught escaping,and would try to turn back. Harriet would not let them become a slave again. Sometimes she had to threaten them with her gun to make themcontinue their pursuit for freedom. She was determined to liberate everyone who came with her, and she never failed. Harriet Tubman evenled a military expedition which freed over 700 Afrikans. This was the largest liberation of Afrikans ever accomplished in America.

Queen Aahotep

Queen Aahotep’s superpower is Combat. Combat means a fight or the act of fighting. In Kemet, there was a battle to force out evildevils who had invaded our Afrikan kingdom. Queen Aahotep’s husband fought bravely, but was killed on the battlefield. She would not letthe death of her husband stop her country from freeing itself from the devils. She courageously took his place and led the troops intocombat. Queen Aahotep fought fiercely, refusing to back down. She lost one of her eyes in combat, but even that didn’t stop her. QueenAahotep paved the way for the devil invaders to be kicked out of the land, ensuring Afrikan control of Kemet. She was celebrated as a bravehero by all the men, women, and children of Kemet. Queen Aahotep was a true strong Black woman because she stood by her King andfought for her race against the devils.

Hannibal Barca

Hannibal Barca’s superpower is Military Strategy. Military strategy is a plan of action to win a war. Hannibal Barca used hissuperpower to beat the evil white romans by outsmarting them. He decided to catch his white roman enemies off guard by taking asurprising and difficult route to get to them. Hannibal’s army faced icy cold temperatures as they crossed big mountains and deep rivers.They beat up many savage devil tribes along the way. Hannibal Barca surprised the devils of Rome by showing up on enormous warelephants, which trampled the devils as Hannibal’s army beat them without mercy. Hannibal’s army killed at least one person from almostevery devil family in the land for the cause of Black Power.

Queen Nanny of Jamaica

Queen Nanny of Jamaica’s superpower is Ferocity. Having ferocity means being very hostile. As a child, Queen Nanny waskidnapped from the Afrikan country of Ghana and was brought to Jamaica to be enslaved. When she grew up, she freed herself. She used hersuperpower to lead a group of rebellious Afrikans called the Maroons. She taught her troops the art of camouflage, often covering them inbranches to look like trees, easily catching the devils off guard. Queen Nanny ferociously slaughtered the devils that invaded Jamaica andenslaved Black people. After killing the white enemies, she would proudly make jewelry out of their teeth and bones. She was famous forher ability to catch bullets with her bare hands. Queen Nanny never compromised and refused to back down. She freed over 800 Afrikans.

Queen Nzinga

Queen Nzinga’s superpower is Freedom. Freedom means you aren’t under the control of your enemies. Queen Nzinga used hersuperpower to keep the people in the Afrikan land of Matamba free and safe. When devils tried to take away the freedom of QueenNzinga’s people, she knew she had to fight. She built up her military by offering freedom to Afrikans who were brave enough to escapeslavery and flee to her kingdom, as well as Afrikans who left the devil’s army to join with her army. Queen Nzinga led her people into waragainst any devils who invaded her kingdom. Sometimes, she used one group of dumb devils to fight another. The white enslavers kepttrying to invade, but they did not win as long as Queen Nzinga lived. Her strategies were so smart, that today many armies still use whatthey learned from Queen Nzinga.

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ superpower is Ruthlessness. Ruthlessness is doing whatever it takes to reach your goal – even usingviolence. Dessalines was a fearless Haitian leader who understood that Afrikans could not live safely amongst their devil enslavers. Whenthe white enslavers killed Haitians to strike terror into the minds of those who wanted freedom, Jean-Jacques Dessalines would respondswiftly with acts of extreme violence against the white enemies. His motto was “An atrocity for an atrocity.” Once, after the devilsmurdered 500 innocent Afrikan men, women, and children, General Dessalines came up with a plan. He instructed his army to build largewooden gibbets all throughout the countryside. Then, in plain view of the devil enslavers, his men hung 500 devil leaders directly in front ofthe white army’s camp. Dessalines let the cowardly devils know Afrikans would fight back. He went to war to rid Haiti of white enslavers,and shot any devils that remained after Haiti won independence. His message to the devils was leave or die!

Yaa & Mwalimu Baruti

Yaa and Mwalimu Baruti’s superpower is Complementarity. Complementarity is using the differences between two people tomake the pair stronger. Yaa and Mwalimu Baruti use their superpower to be an unbeatable Afrikan warrior couple. Together, they stand upagainst the enemies of Afrika by teaching Black youth about true Afrikan character and warriorhood. They always use their different talentsto help each other in every possible way. Their teamwork allows them to successfully fight the system of racism/white supremacy bycreating the books and educational tools we need to become warrior scholars and Black freedom fighters. Afrikans are twice as powerfulwhen they marry their Black complement.

Nat Turner the Prophet

Nat Turner’s superpower is Rebellion. Rebellion is fighting against something that isn’t right. Nat Turner was enslaved by devils inSouthampton County, Virginia. He was very spiritual, and often fasted, prayed, and studied religious books. He was blessed with visionsfrom the ancestors which told him what to do. He was known as “The Prophet.” Prophet Nat Turner was able to escape from slavery, buthad a vision to go back to complete his divine mission. A while later, he had another vision which told him that slavery must end and that hewas the one who had been chosen by God to lead his people in the war for Black freedom. He was told to slay all white enslavers and endthe system of slavery in America. He organized the Afrikans who wanted to be free and began killing devil males, females, and children. NatTurner helped convince devils to end slavery in America by exterminating as many as his army could. 34 years after his war, Afrikansbecame free because of his rebellion.

Yaa Asantewaa

Yaa Asantewaa’s superpower is Tenacity. Tenacity is the ability to never give up. Yaa Asantewaa lived in the Ashanti Kingdom ofAfrika. The Ashanti people had a solid golden stool that united the entire Kingdom. The Afrikans believed the soul of the Kingdom livedwithin the stool. One day, devil invaders from Britain tried to take the precious golden stool. They wanted to steal the soul of the Ashantipeople. Yaa Asantewaa stood up against the devils. She promised to protect the golden stool from them. Yaa gathered all the Shamans (holymen) from the Kingdom to prepare the minds and souls of the warriors for battle. Yaa Asantewaa led soldiers to war against the devils, butthe devils had more weapons than her army. Yaa Asantewaa wisely decided to win by stopping the devil armies from getting food, water,and supplies. Soon, the devils began starving. They had to eat rats to stay alive. The Ashanti people, under the guidance of Yaa Asantewaa,put up a courageous fight, successfully keeping the stool safe and maintaining the souls of the Ashanti people.

Menkepera Tehudimes

Menkepera Tehudimes’ superpower was Terror. Terror is something that scares people a lot. Menkepera used his superpower toprotect his Black kingdom from future devil invasions. After studying history, he understood that devils were a threat to Afrikan life. Hedecided to travel into the lands where the whites lived and kill as many devils as he could before they came to attack his Black kingdom.Menkepera Tehudimes started slaughtering devils in a city called Megiddo. People who witnessed the battle saw so many dead devils thatthey said the end of the world would look like this. This is where we get the word “Armageddon” - named after the battle in “Meggido”.When Menkepera found out that there were more devils than he could kill, he gave them an option. They could submit to the Black GodAmen, or they could die. The devils would scream out “Amen!” to save their lives. Today, many religions from the middle east and europesay “Amen” to end their prayers because of the mighty Menkepera Tehudimes.

Khallid Abdul Muhammad

Khallid Abdul Muhammad’s superpower is Inspiration. Inspiration influences people to do new things and think new ideas. KhallidMuhammad used his superpower to show Afrikans that Black people are Gods and Goddesses, and that all white males and females are no-good devils. He bravely survived assassination attempts and betrayal by those closest to him to bring us this message. Khallid Muhammadnever stopped inspiring our people to rise up against white european and arab oppression. Khallid believed in self-defense. He is famousfor teaching us about how to deal with the white devil invaders in South Afrika. Khallid said that to kill them one time wasn’t enough tomake up for their brutality against us. He taught that after we killed the white devil invaders the first time we should go to their graves, digthem up, and shoot them again. Khallid was a brilliant, uncompromising Black leader.

Who is the next Afrikan SuperHeru?YOU!

Our ancestors live on through us! We have a divine duty to study and work hard to free Afrikans worldwide. Our Revolutionary AfrikanSuperHerus have sacrificed so that we can continue the fight for liberation. Don’t let them down. You have the power!

“What became of the Black People of Sumer?” the traveler asked the old man, “forancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black. What happened to them?”“Ah,” the old man sighed. “They lost their history, so they died.”

~A Sumer LegendTaken from “The Destruction of Black Civilization” by Chancellor Williams

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