Self Determination
We affirm the fundamental right of all colonized and subjugated peoples to crush colonialism in all forms (classical, settler, internal, or neo-) and take control of their lives, land, labor, and culture. People’s struggles for national liberation and self-governance are essential.
Anti Capitalism
We hold the uncompromising political stance that capitalism is not only fatally antagonistic to human life, resulting in the dispossession, exploitation, and subjugation of individuals of all abilities, but also an imminent threat to all living things on the planet.
Worker Centered
We center the Black/Afrikan working class as the primary social force in any reconstituted Black/Afrikan Liberation project. Maintaining an environment that places people/workers at the center of the collective’s activities and decision-making processes, rather than by an owner or ruling class, is necessary to advance our objectives.
Revolutionary Pan-Africanism
We believe in the political objective which states that all members of the Afrikan Diaspora are intrinsically linked to the Afrikan continent; therefore, the only way to effectively combat the dispossession, exploitation, subjugation, and genocide of the Black/Afrikan masses is for the continent of Afrika to achieve total liberation and unification through scientific socialism.
Anti-Imperialism
We oppose the expansionist and exploitative actions of powerful, capitalist nations, particularly the international role of the U.S. empire, globally and domestically.
Black Internationalism
We believe Black/Afrikan people have a responsibility to advance solidarity with the world’s oppressed peoples in the fight against colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, and fascism.
NOTE: Why do we use a ‘k’ and not a ‘c’ for Afrika?
Because no Afrikan language has a soft “cee” sound. Most of us in the Diaspora won’t have the privilege of learning one of Afrika’s many languages.
However, one of the ways we can distinguish between our liberation projects and the work of liberals/imperialists is with signifiers showing pride in our ties to the continent and knowledge of its peoples and cultures.
We find this to be one of many small acts of self determination we can take on a daily basis in our march toward becoming a liberated and unified people.
