Just as the struggle of African women cannot be waged and pursued outside the context of the struggle of our peoples for the liberation and emancipation of our continent, so the freedom of Africa cannot be effective if it does not lead, concretely, to the liberation of the women of Africa.

On October 20, 1972, Amilcar Cabral organize a gathering of representatives from a variety of black organizations in the U.S. Cabral spoke about "National Liberation, Culture, Identity and Dignity in the Context of the National Liberation Struggle".  

There is conflict between the ruling class and the exploited class influenced by the development of productive forces. Dr. Nkrumah shows how the entrenched interests of international capitalism and the indigenous bourgeoisie are being confronted by an increasingly militant people's struggle to achieve total liberation, unification and a radical transformation of society.

In this book of political essays I have expanded the question by asking, "What is Africa to Africans, and what is Africa to the world?" Professor Ivan Van Sertima has Stated that African history has been locked in a 500-year-old room and figuratively speaking, there is a need to open that room and look for Africa..

While many often echo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's call for Africa to Unite, most have never actually read his historic speech. Given at a meeting of thirty two (32) African Heads of States, Dr. Nkrumah stressed with urgency the need to immediately form a continental Union of African States to advert the snares of neocolonialism. His warning was ignored. 58 years later, Dr. Nkrumah has been proven right! 

We suffer globally from an identity crisis. This is reflected in our heavy emphasis on identity politics. We vigorously debate, fight, and in many cases actually go to war with one another in order to defend customs, traditions and belief systems that are historically not our own.

Symbolism seems like actual change, but it isn’t. We want all of us involved, organized & building actual power for the African masses - An important statement issued by Author Ahjamu Umi in response to the brilliant display of African Armed Resistance in Georgia's Confederate Park. On the surface, this may seem like a simple criticism of the more than 1,000 Africans/Blacks who came from all over the U.S. to participate in the demonstration, however, on a much deeper level it is clear that Ahjamu words are extremely constructive and intended to provide clarity and leadership in the way forward as revolutionaries are trained to do. Think critically as you read & re-read again.

If African women cannot possibly conduct their struggle in isolation from the struggle that our people wage for African liberation, African freedom, conversely, is not effective unless it brings about the liberation of African women.

The coronavirus, unlike any other force in history, brought Capitalism to its knees, exposing the recipe for it's total collapse.  COVID-19 has made plain the inhumane philosophy of a social and economic system that puts profits over the health and safety of people.

A look at the capitalist fiasco in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic. How a manufactured ‘reopen the economy movement’ could unnecessarily cost millions their lives.