The point to all of this is that the true story of Kwame Ture has yet to be told. I know his autobiography Ready for the Revolution continues to sell and be read, but I feel that much of what he accomplished and contributed is still untold. . . .
Opinion Pieces
Recapturing “Black Culture”
How does Black culture serve to dismantle this white supremacist, capitalist, patriarchal, imperialist nation? And to what extent is Black culture furthering neocolonialism and counterinsurgency? . . .
Queer Struggles in Efforts Towards Black Liberation
The current attack on the rights of trans people in the United States is being used as a recruitment tool by the Republican Party. . . .
The Ethiopia in Question
Abiy Ahmed’s accidental rise to power and reign demonstrates the typical politician capitalizing on opportunity in the midst of chaos, the difference in this instance is that Ahmed’s actions and inactions have evolved Ethiopia’s once political crisis into straight oblivion. . . .
The Immovable Black Lumpenproletariat
“The antiBlack State ritualistically likens itself to heroism and yet, their actions remain wickedly ironic because it has always been the State that has not been held accountable for its innumerable human rights violations against Black people.” . . .
African Perspective in Vietnam: I Can Only Imagine
Solo travel to Vietnam was the amazing fulfillment of a childhood dream. The backdrop of my childhood was the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. So I traveled from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City(formerly Saigon) and visited three key places I was curious about: The Saigon River; the Mekong Delta and the underground village at Ben Dinh. The trip was amazing. I lodged at the Queen Ann Hotel and it was very nice, centrally located and offered an incredible breakfast buffet daily. My return air trip was on Cathay Pacific Airlines. Five key things I can recommend: . . .
Message to the Colonized: Remarks at ALD 2023
Peace Peace Africans! I’d like to thank the Maryland Council of Elders for organizing another wonderful African Liberation Day event and I like to thank Sister Abena for inviting me another year to gift books to children and also speak on behalf of Black Alliance For Peace. My name is Erica Caines and I wear many hats in the Black Alliance For Peace, which is an alliance that seeks to recapture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-imperialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical black movement. African Liberation Day has been my favorite time of year since I have been invited . . .
Willful Ignorance and Stylish Stupidity Threaten our African Souls
The U.S. has always been a violent, hostile hell for enslaved Africans and their descendants. Still, recent history betrays evidence of erosion of moral and cultural fortitude in the Black community. . . .