About Us

The National Urban Association for Unity and Awareness (NUAUA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and uplifting the African American community, particularly in inner-city areas. We are a coalition of influential supporters, allies, and African American individuals who are passionate about making positive changes through education, awareness, and unity.

Founders Thoughts

We are a very powerful people. If we could just get past the “me, me, me” mindset and start thinking “us” as a community, we would excel in many ways.  Whether you are African American or support African Americans by listening to our music, supporting our businesses, or watching sports, you should support the development of NUAUA.  If you are rich, poor, Caucasian, African American, an entertainer, or a sports star, you can give your support to a urban nonprofit organization that poses some real solutions to real problems in our communities.  I am personally asking you to help us get started by making a small contribution of $5 or more to the NUAUA Go Fund Me page.  These funds will help us with the initial development of the NUAUA’s operations, mission and activities.

Regarding a real world, present day curriculum for education. One resources that is very informative is the “Nigger I’m Not” manuscript, authored by the founder of the N.U.A.U.A.
This manuscript contains unedited uncensored information regarding African Americans in our plight throughout the years from slavery to current day.
This manuscript was composed at a time when the author, William C. Stephens (pen name) was very angry with the current conditions of most African Americans he was witnessing in the inner city areas.
After penning this compilation of core information on how the past pertains to the present the author went on a campaign to raise awareness within the African American community. Thousands of manuscripts were given out for free to the community in hopes of generating attention and action to these core issues that must be addressed.
The author also attended the “Million Man March” in Washington DC in 2006. Thousands more copies were distributed. As a result, an unexpected outpouring of supportive comments and the beginnings of a network of likeminded individuals took shape.
The author began youth mentoring programs, prison ministries and a reintegration program for inmates who have paid their debt to society and deserve respect, grace and a realistic chance at a new life.
Prior to writing the manuscript and founding the N.U.A.U.A, the author had been committed to a life of service to the African American Community. He tackled core issues such as: stay in school, anti-violence and anti-drug mentoring programs. Using kid’s interest in the performing arts, he created after school and summer programs to ingrain the key attributes in children that contribute to well adjusted, successful adults. Keeping the kids in school, off the streets, learning non-violent communication skills and keeping kids off of drugs. These issues have long been a passion of the author of “Nigger I’m Not”, manuscript and founder of the N.U.A.U.A.
This manuscript contains unedited, uncensored information, regarding African Americans in our plight throughout the years, from slavery to current day. Hundreds of supportive comments and requests for more information were received. Because of this outpouring of support on this work, the seeds of the N.U.A.U.A, The National Urban Association of Unity and Awareness, were planted.

Get your Copy of the limited supply of the Signed, Original ‘Nigger I’m Not” Manuscript by donating to the National Urban Association of Unity and Awareness – N.U.A.U.A.today. We thank you in advance for your support!

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— Our Vision

Through unity and awareness, we hope to inform and stimulate the minds of the masses of African Americans and supporters of African Americans. This will hopefully change the trajectory that negative programmed thinking and behavior have caused. Issues like the use of the word “Nigger” and the negative definition of the word, as well as the label and color “Black” we believe, have continued to plague and encourage negative programmed behavior within so-called blacks and non-blacks.

Regarding the word “black” we will be soliciting the Webster dictionary again with an addendum to this word, color and label, when it pertains to people of African descent.

These two subjects alone have been regurgitated into today’s society. African Americans are correlated with a very negative definition derived from the label “black” and the use of the word “Nigger.” It has caused obvious self-esteem issues and a negative evaluation of ones’ pride and way in which that individual is perceived by non-African Americans. These are just two core issues that will be addressed by the NUAUA and the programs and curriculum we will provide.

Because the NUAUA is a 501 C3, non-profit organization, anyone can make tax-deductible contributions to support the solutions to many issues and problems within the African American community.

— Our Mission

The NUAUA will be organized to be operated by and run by influential supporters and allies to the African American Community:  African Americans, educated and individuals with the experience to help make changes for primarily African American people, especially those in the inner cities.

There is a major deficiency within the black community regarding evolution and moving forward in a positive manner.  We at the NUAUA believe these current deficiencies and inequalities have developed over time because of a lack of awareness and information. More importantly we must address how the past pertains to the current conditions most African Americans are in.

We also have an issue with the way in which African Americans are viewed by other races because of the past leading up to the present. Masses of African Americans are still affected by the Willy Lynch (link to letter) mentality, the aftermath of slavery, Jim Crow and the now existing factor of systemic racism. We at the NUAUA believe that education and knowledge regarding the past and how it pertains to the current day will change the trajectory of how African Americans view themselves and how we are viewed by others.

— Action

In addition to the plans outlined above, an example of our intended actions to bring unity and awareness to the African American community include allies in our annual summits as well as in person and virtual streaming to allow increased access.