For those who would enter.
How is eligibility attested?
Three qualifiers carry the inheritance — ancestral lineage, melanin, and the DNA the ancestors gave. Any sufficient combination, attested to the Conclave’s discernment, is enough. No single qualifier is exclusively determinative.
What if my lineage records were severed by the Maafa?
The collective-ancestor frame holds. Descendants whose individual lineage records were severed by enslavement, colonial erasure, or displacement retain the right to petition. The collective inheritance is intact even where the individual record was broken.
When does the first Convocation gather?
The first Convocation forms within the founding period. Petitioners sealed in this period stand among the founding cohort and will receive word when the date is set — no other message between.
Why Alkebulan instead of Africa?
Alkebulan — Mother of Mankind — is the pre-colonial endonym. “African” derives from the Roman general Scipio Africanus. Marcus Mosiah Garvey named the principle of self-determination in his generation; the Conclave restores the endonym he was working toward but did not have available.
Who governs the Conclave?
The Conclave is convened, governed, and operated by its credentialed members. It is not owned by any state, corporation, or platform. Founder-steward acts ratify provisional versions of the Charter until full ratification at the first Convocation.
What are the Seven Sovereign Pillars?
The operational scope of the Conclave — provision, treasury, council, ground, inheritance, care, and convocation. Each is a sub-institution within the Conclave’s governing-and-operating body.