ABiA (ABiA -- AH bee ah) is an acronym that represents "Afrikans Born in America". It is sometimes thought of as a backronym, although that is inaccurate, as the acronym was formed absent of any prior knowledge of the word, prior usage, or its definition.
Today, for those who adopt its use, it is as much an actual (though mysterious) physical and geographic place as it is a duty and sensibility. It is a place built on the profound
responsibility to SELF-Determine, SELF-Define, SELF-Defend, and SELF-Actualize the vital, vibrant, abundant, prosperous, and productive Family, Community, Nation that best serves our personal and collective interests as ABiAn Peoples of ABiA Nation.
"From the granular to the aggregate, we live and breathe our incessant belief that WE are the ones we've been waiting for." -- Fumotukufu I
ABiA, in its use primarily in the
United States of America, also simultaneously carries the more widely known meaning of "Greatness," even in its use as an acronym. It is also the root for the endonym of the people of ABiA Nation i.e., "ABiAN Peoples." It may also be used as an exclamatory rallying cry to battle, to arms, to win, or to succeed. As used in
the Black Panther movie by Winston Duke in his portrayal of M'Baku during the pitched battle.
