“Our community is both our business and our profession.”

Purpose & Activities:

Business Union

This part of the organization is created to help improve Black American businesses and their ability to adequately serve the community. We hope to set new standards for those businesses in our community and help both consumers and business owners get the most out of their business dealings. The organization will manage a grading system for consumers seeking reputable business people and gather information from the community that would help businesses better serve their customers.

·    Black American Business Telephone Book

·    Profile on Businesses and their owners

·    Maintain information regarding local investors and investment groups

·    Maintain information on consumer reports about goods and services (FDA, Health Dept., etc)

·    Help provide promotional and marketing information for solid businesses that have a good reputation for their goods and services.

Social Organization of Professional People

The purpose of this social organization is to help professional African Americans socialize and network. Many professional Black Americans only want to date, build close relationships with, and develop romantic interest in other professional Black Americans. The order will service highly educated and professional Blacks and create social, cultural and religious functions to facilitate their social and professional interactions.

(All participants will volunteer the services) 

·    Social mixers

·    Professional Mixers

·    Job Search

·    Business Building Training Programs

·    Recreational Activities

As other organizations that are part of the Moors community gather information and improve our understanding, this institution and its programs will be modify to reflect academic and cultural advancements, while celebrating the legacy of our African and African American families.

The Moors

The Berbers lived in north Africa long before the arrival of the Arabs, and their culture probably dates back more than 4,000 years. Berber states known as Mauritania and Numidia existed in the earliest history.

Between the 11th and 13th centuries, two great Berber dynasties – the Almoravid and the Almohads – controlled large parts of Spain, as well as north-west Africa.

Today, there are substantial Berber populations in Morocco and Algeria, plus smaller numbers in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. In Morocco, about 40% acknowledge a Berber identity, though many more have Berber ancestry.

Berbers are identified primarily by language but also by traditional customs and culture – such as the distinctive music and dances.

There is a tendency in Morocco to regard the Berbers as backward, partly because their culture is strongest in the less-developed rural areas. Many of the children in these regions drop out of school because they are taught in what, to them, is a foreign language - Arabic. The language barrier often remains a problem throughout adult life, especially when dealing with officialdom.

Berber is not officially recognised in Morocco, though French (the old colonial language) is.

Linguistically, Berber belongs to the Afro-Asiatic group, and has many dialects. The three main dialects used in Morocco are Tachelhit, Tamazight and Tarifit. Collectively, they are known as "shilha" in Arabic.

• Tachelhit (sometimes known as "soussi" or "cleuh") is spoken in south-west Morocco, in an area between Ifni in the south, Agadir in the north and Marrakech and the Draa/Sous valleys in the east.

• Tamazight is spoken in the Middle Atlas, between Taza, Khemisset, Azilal and Errachidia.

• Tarifit (or Rifia) is spoken in the Rif area of northern Morocco.

Berber is basically a spoken language, though there have been (and still are) attempts to gain acceptance for a written form. A Berber alphabet, probably derived from the ancient Punic script, has existed for around 2,500 years.

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