BAIO stands for Black Afrikan Infrastructure Organization. To learn more, visit our About Us page.
“Afrik” is the ancient root of the word, “Afrika.” In modern times the name “Africa,” spelled with a “c,” is often used. However, that spelling is disputed by many Afrikans. Linguistically the word has a hard “k” sound, not a soft “c.” So many Afrikans prefer to spell it as “Afrika,” in order to be more accurate, fitting in with the common sounds of Afrikan languages.
According to Black scholar, Dr. Kwame Nantambu, the name spelled with a “c” came into use when Afrikans began to be forcibly dispersed all over the world, therefore the strong “k” sound symbolizes our coming back together again. The suffix “stan” means “country, place of, nation, land.” So the country name of Afrikstan means “homeland of the Afrikans.” The concept is a homeland for Diasporan victims, the descendants of enslaved Afrikans. It is no different from other Diaspora communities who wish to return home. Afrikstan should be governed by Diasporan Afrikans, who will right the wrongs of the past by working to repair (aka: reparations) the Afrikan nation that the foreign invasions and inhumane slave trades destroyed.
For the BAIO, the term “Afrikstan” has always been a placeholder name for the land where our independent nation would be located. We believe when a panel of Afrikan linguists go about the naming process of our newly formed independent nation-state the eventual name of the land will be based on a combination of the following metrics:
- An element of our Continental and Diasporan Afrikan history.
- An element of the current land / particular territory of the independent Diasporan nation-state.
- An element of our vision for the future.
In other words, the name should reflect the past, present, and future of our independent Diasporan nation-state.
SOURCE: Dr. Kwame Nantambu – Why spell Afrika with a K?
You can read about the organization and our Mission Statement on the About Us page.
The BAIO has managed to break down the ideological barriers of the socio-economic, political, cultural conscious community, and find the one common denominator that binds us all together; Land, Infrastructure & Nationhood.
The BAIO membership has a myriad of socio-economic, political, cultural, spiritual, and religious ideologies yet has the most peaceful and productive atmosphere.
How is this possible?
You cannot come into the BAIO pushing any agenda other than Land, Infrastructure & Nationhood. The nature of the BAIO’s infrastructure doesn’t allow this and anyone that attempts to do so will stick out like a sore thumb and put themselves on the BAIO’s radar for expulsion.
Yes, as long as the person is of Black Afrikan descent, identifies as an unapologetic Black Nationalist, embraces the Afrikan Centered progressive ideology of the BAIO’s core principles of Land, Infrastructure & Nationhood, and the creation of a nation state on the continent.
No, if they want to join to push their personal, political, group, or organization’s agenda.
To our valued members, your time is much more valuable to the BAIO than your money.
Join your local chapter, professional, and interest groups. Organize physical in-person Meet & Greets. Schedule online conferences via Google Hangouts, Discord chats, YouTube live streams, etc. Get to know each other and form bonds.
This is one of the main goals of the BAIO social network. No matter what projects branch off from the BAIO – projects involving paid subscription, voluntary support, or otherwise – the BAIO social network will always be free for Afrikan people of like mind to join.
The BAIO’s admins do contribute financially each month towards the monthly and yearly maintenance of the social network’s website.
If you feel the need to contribute monetarily to the BAIO, please visit our donation page.
The land is in Afrika. If you want to be a part of the outcome be a part of the process.
The BAIO is not a government, a country or a nation. The BAIO is a social network designed for people of like mind who believe Black Folks should have a nation of their own and complete socio-economic & political control over the context of their reality.
The #1 priority and mission of the BAIO is to connect Black Nationalists and Afrikan Centered Progressives of like mind together so we can socialize and network and muster our collective human resources to determine what we are bringing to the table in any mutually beneficial negotiation with existing African countries. These are the prerequisites of forming a tangible and concrete institution (aka GOVERNMENT). The BAIO is a means to and end. We don’t need another Black organization or small Black Business. We need a GOVERNMENT and a NATION.
Asking “Where da land at?” without a tangible and concrete organizing body (GOVERNMENT) is the equivalent of putting the cart in front of the horse.
The BAIO social network is a means to an end. The end being Land, Infrastructure & Nationhood; an independent nation-state controlled from top to bottom by Afrikan Americans and Diasporans. The BAIO is a beacon of light sent out from a watchtower to attract Afrikan Americans and Diasporans of like mind. A Nation-state cannot be run by a Black Organization or a Black Business. The BAIO is providing the infrastructure for people of like mind to begin forming a government. In order for a government to be formed people cannot sit on the sidelines. People have to get involved. You cannot solve collective problems with individualists solutions.
Ask not what your nation can do for you. Ask what you can do for your nation.
Because you cannot solve collective problems with individual solutions. Making a personal choice to go to the continent may solve the personal problems of an individual but the collective will still have no socio-economic or political power and no control over the context of their reality.
Although the BAIO encourages and supports repatriation and individuals interacting and doing business with continental Afrikan governments, this is not the BAIO’s end game. To Bottom line it, in order for our people to be free we must have a passionate, principled, and organized few that are willing to put the interest of the whole over their own personal interests and fight for the greater good and for something bigger than themselves. That something is an independent nation state on the continent of our ancestors and to restore what was destroyed by the Transatlantic Slave trade.
No. It is no more divisive than Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Rwanda, etc. having a nation state on the continent. All of these countries have a piece of territory they control the socio-economic, political context, and policy on. They also all have a vetting process for citizenship. No one can just become a citizen of any of these countries simply by being Black. No sane person would accuse these countries of being “divisive” on the continent.
Afrikan Americans and Diasporans are not invading the continent militarily. They are negotiating with our continental Afrikan Brothas and Sistas in good faith for mutually beneficial interests. To take the position that an independent nation-state on the continent would be “divisive” is to admit, whether intentionally or unconsciously, Afrikan Americans and Diasporans are NOT “REAL” Afrikans. If the Chinese, Russians, and every other ethnic group can be welcomed on the continent and not be accused of corrupting and dividing the continent with their “foreign ways” then Afrikan Americans and Diasporans should be welcome as Brothas and Sistas with open arms.
We deserve to be independent people and restore our nation that was destroyed by the TransAtlantic Slave trade. We will not be used as cattle to further the socio-economic and political agenda of anyone else. We will not reside inside of another country with no socio-economic or political power.
NEVER AGAIN.