What does pro-Black actually require?
The difference between racial pride, political identity, and conduct that produces collective capacity.
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Forty rules for turning identity into collective capacity.
The Pro-Black Standard is a survival-centered doctrine that defines pro-Blackness through conduct and consequences. Its forty rules address peoplehood, political power, economic power, culture, family and continuity, and disciplined institution-building.
Every rule publishes an operational standard, explanation, practical example, failure test, doctrinal classification, and primary-source foundation. The larger project also publishes its method, source ledger, research briefs, review status, and amendment procedure so readers can inspect the reasoning rather than accept it on authority.
Black pride is sentiment. Black power is capacity. Pro-Blackness is discipline.
- Title
- The Pro-Black Standard
- Subtitle
- 40 Rules of Pro-Black Conduct
- Author
- Tyler Burns
- Edition
- First Edition · Version 1.0
- Publication date
- July 2026
- Publisher
- The Pro-Black Standard
- Format
- Full-color paperback · Print on demand
- Dimensions
- 8.5 × 11 inches
- Length
- 76 pages
- Retail price
- $39.99
- ISBN
- Not assigned
- Fulfillment
- Printed and fulfilled by Lulu
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Short biography
Tyler Burns is a Black writer, researcher, educator, and community advocate working across African American Studies, psychology, political education, and collective power. He is the author, editor of record, and publisher of The Pro-Black Standard.
Extended biography
Burns holds degrees in African American Studies and psychology, along with an African American Studies Skills Certificate. His community work includes youth education, direct outreach to Black people experiencing homelessness, and helping raise more than $40,000 for Black women refugees in Ethiopia and Sudan. He has appeared in public debate on Jubilee and writes through Afro Sparks on Black life, culture, relationships, political thought, and collective power.
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