Happy New Era

On January 20, 2009 America, and the world, celebrated the Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the first democratically elected president of the 21st century, and the First African American President in U.S. history. It is indeed a New Era.

Obama’s Presidency provides the African American community with several opportunities for advancement. However, we must realize that Barack is not the “Black President” of the United States, he is “the” President of the United States, and we must also embrace the fact that Barack Obama is not the savior of Black people. By examining his life story; his rise to power; his relationships with his wife, daughters, and mother-in-law; I feel Barack Obama can show African Americans how we can save ourselves. I strongly suggest that we spend more time studying Obama’s rise to power and less time idolizing or criticizing him – (that includes you Etta James).

Barack Obama has forever changed the way the world views African males and the African American family. This fact will become more apparent in the coming months. I view Obama as an “Opener of the Way” and the harbinger of new possibilities. My study of the past has help me see that we are standing on the threshold of an era and we must make a conscious decision to cross that threshold with new hearts, eyes and minds because we cannot enter a new era and build a new world with an outdated mindset.

February 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of my first book, From the Browder File. After 3 decades of study (and 40 trips to Egypt), I see the greater historical significance of the New Era we have entered. I can say with certainty that America’s economic and physical growth were the result of enslaved African labor, and that America’s spiritual and symbolic ideals were derived from African traditions that originated in the ancient Nile Valley. I see Barack’s ascension to the Presidency of the United States as the symbolic return of a Kemetic “Son of Light” who has come to re-establish EGYPT ON THE POTOMAC.

This is a time for Change. Change begins with how we view our past and how we create the world we want our children to inherit. If “we are the ones we have been waiting for,” let us demonstrate it throughout this New Era.

Tony Browder

 

Exploring Egypt on the Potomac

A Tour of Washington, D.C., Architecture Leads Straight Back to Africa, Says Local Author

By Robert E. Pierre
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 8, 2005; DZ10

"This is a field trip, not a tour. We can't afford to be tourists. This is a learning experience," says Anthony Browder, leading a group that will delve into Egyptian influence in the District.

The tour bus was full, and the 50 men, women and children were settling into their cushy, air-conditioned confines when Anthony T. Browder offered a gentle reminder: "This is a field trip, not a tour. We can't afford to be tourists. This is a learning experience." Read More