Dr. Segun Gbadegesin made several points about remembering our history and going back in history to remember the contributions made by Africans of Kemet. Omoluabi is described as a person of character, disciplined and self improving, thus earning the respect of peers and community on account of practical wisdom. The main point of the lecture was that character is all you have. Uroba teaches that. It is important to have responsibility to the self, responsibility to the community, and immortality is the crown of existence.
Another main point is that it is important to pay homage. It is important to give Ijuba to the creator and the created and also to the class of 2015.
Previous thoughts thought that Africans have no history and there is no black philosophy. But Ancient Egyptians learned and practiced: Truth, Justice, and the principles of ma’at. Some of the Ancient Egyptian leaders before Jesus, Socrates and plato. There was the goddess ma’at, ptahhotep and Ramses. Their teachings show that we do have history, character and philosophy.
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