MALIK Fraternity Inc. patterns its pledging style from a constructive updated version of a rites of passage process which marked the beginning of manhood. Realize that we are already men (age wise) when we pledge, but in this society there is no event to mark such a transformation. Ra Un Nefer Amen stated in his book 'Metu Neter' that becoming of age is not enough.

To qualify for citizenship in a traditional African society, with its rights to marry, bear arms, to claim ownership of land etc, the individual must achieve a certain degree of proficiency in the ability to ignore emotional pain, sensual temptation, physical tests etc. He must learn to place the needs of the many above those of the one. He must appreciate the value of accumulated experience through a show of respect for elders and wise men.

Our job is not to break brothers down and brainwash them into believing that they are inferior beings. Our job is to build brothers up, so as to make them better able to handle a society that 'pledges them on a regular basis.' It is also our desire to teach a perspective of where the fraternities and civilization as a whole originated. Just as the Greeks acquired portions of their alphabet from the African people so to did they receive their philosophy and culture. This is the concept of the Stolen Legacy.

Important links:
International Afrikan Arts Festival

Brief History of African Scholarship

Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations

The Black Classic Press

The Mighty Monuments of Angkor

Institute for Karmic Guidance



The A. Schomburg Museum

The John Henrik Clarke Africana Library