This institutional miseducation has often disconnected multiple generations of African descendants from pertinent Black historical knowledge and nuanced global perspectives on Blackness, African heritage, ethnicity, and national origin. Additionally, the miseducation through enslavement and colonialism has often produced Eurocentric and anti-Black perspectives of “self” and other groups of African descendants.

The Pan African World is diverse but also interconnected through shared experiences, shared and intersecting histories, shared cultural affinities, and racial identity.

Most conflicts are inflamed due to mass generalizations and stereotypes of a negative context applied to varying groups. These conflicts can range from feelings of cultural superiority, feelings of disunity or abandonment, and or feelings of disrespect.

Example: A Nigerian rapper made a song about the term “Akata” in order to educate other Nigerians and promote unity. However, clips of the video began circulating online and without having context, various groups of the African Diaspora misunderstood his message.

This resulted in the belief that the rapper was making disparaging remarks about their ethnicity. A heated online exchange ensued after which his full explanation was shared by others to provide more context. The misunderstanding was caused because the term Akata is sometimes used in a negative context towards Nigerians living abroad as well as other groups. Despite popular belief in the United States, the term is not used exclusively towards Black Americans and is not used by all Nigerians. Consequently, the assumption was that the rapper was being negative towards Black Americans when his message was the opposite.

Many cross-cultural conflicts can be resolved through education of Pan African history that explains the origins of humanity in Africa, pre-colonial Africa societies, how and why African descendants were dispersed, how the Pan African World fought and survived during enslavement and colonialism, how the Pan African World has unity and collaborated in liberation movements, and the current experiences and interconnectedness of the Global Black experience.