But age is not the single determining factor for Eldership.
In our African American Council of Elders, one must have achieved and or accomplished something in their own lives and moreover, having contributed to the furtherance of the culture, history and heritage of the Black community.

Eldership demostrates leadership, education, cultural awareness, a willingness to be and promote inter-generational awaeness, a personal need for spiritual growth, seeing Mother Africa in themselves, be aware that being born African in America is a good thing, knowing, with the same certainty you know your Mother’s name that your DNA beats in the veins of millions of Africans born and yet to be born and that our common (to us all) ancestors are looking down… waiting