United States of Black America

The United States of Black America exists to provide clarity about who Foundational Black Americans are and why lineage matters.

For FBAs, identity is not a cultural label or a matter of choice. It is a documented lineage formed through U.S. chattel slavery and shaped by the laws, policies, and institutions of this country.

Because the harm was specific, the identity must be specific. Without clearly defining the harmed lineage, restoration cannot occur.

This platform begins with identity because everything depends on it.

Start With Identity. 

Lineage is not about preference, aesthetics, or self-selected labels. It is a documented inheritance that defines who FBAs are and how our history is carried forward. 

FBA Lineage is established through:

• direct descent from an ancestor subjected to U.S. chattel slavery before 1865 
• being born in the U.S. and shaped by its laws, policies, and institutions  
• generations formed and rooted on American soil since before its founding
• a distinct cultural tradition created through the lived experience 

To understand how FBA lineage is defined, classified, and protected, start with the Tools page.   

The United States of Black America is a national framework designed to establish shared grounding for FBAs.

It does three essential things:

1. It defines who Foundational Black Americans are.
   USBA establishes lineage clarity so identity is named precisely and protected from misclassification.
   
   
2. It treats identity as structural, not symbolic.
   When FBAs are misclassified, the consequences are real. Data becomes inaccurate, claims weaken, and justice is delayed or redirected.  
   
   
3. It establishes the foundation for restoration.
   Phase I focuses on identity clarity. Phase II builds on that clarity to advance restoration. 

See the Resources page for materials that explain how identity clarity informs restoration planning in Phase II. 

Phase I of the USBA ecosystem provides the shared grounding needed for national identity and community coherence.

This includes:

• Declaration of Freedom
• USBA Constitution
• 25 Rights of Foundational Black Americans
• National Symbols 
• National Holidays & Observances
• USBA Pledges
   

These National Assets establish our cultural foundation.

Reparative justice requires precision:

• a clearly defined harmed group
• a documented lineage
• proof of jurisdictional harm
• shared cultural and historical grounding

Without identity clarity, reparations become diluted, redirected, or extended beyond the harmed lineage. Identity explains who FBAs are and records the structural harms we have faced. 

USBA provides the clarity. 

The FBA Lineage Rights Act carries it forward.

Staying On Code is how alignment is maintained inside the USBA ecosystem. It requires identity clarity, strong boundaries, narrative discipline, institutional responsibility, and ecosystem coherence.
 

This helps you:

• apply lineage-based standards correctly
• detect drift or misclassification 
• maintain structural integrity 
• engage with confidence 

Use the Alignment tools to apply these standards with consistency. 

USBA grows through clarity, alignment, and accurate language. 

Your engagement helps:

• correct misinformation
• protect FBA lineage
• strengthen national coherence 
• support the FBA Lineage Rights Act 

Every post, every share, every conversation moves this work further.

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