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“We Must Gain Control of Our African Destiny Now!” |
As
we approach the turn of the century it is very important for us to put in
practice the basic prescriptions for African nation building that Marcus Garvey
and the UNIA-ACL stressed over 75 years ago.
African Identity/ African Pride/ African Self-Reliance/ African Economic
Power/ African Unity/ A powerful Central
Nation in Africa/ and an African Image of God are seven concepts of Garveyism or
Universal African Nationalism, which comprise the positive and dynamic agenda
for African Racial Reconstruction and the building of African power throughout
the world.
Marcus Garvey was acutely aware that no people could truly be free unless
they make a complete break from the culture and institutions of the oppressor.
The system of White Supremacy is designed to continue to mentally
enslave, control the world, and exterminate the true majority people of color
throughout the world. How much
longer will our Ancestors wait? How
Much longer will our children be Mis-Educated/ Imprisoned and Abused before we
awake from apathetic non-action? Join
the UNIA-ACL today.
Yes, we
are the only Interim-Government that organized between 6 to 11 million Africans
during the 1920’s and 1930’s, yet yesterday was not the heyday of the
UNIA-ACL. Garvey warned us of racial extermination some 60 years ago and we as
an African Race are to avoid this onslaught.
We must be clear that the UNIA-ACL Hey Day shall be in the 21st
Century. Are You Ready? What are you waiting for? Join the UNIA-ACL here in the United States of snakes and
contribute in this process. The
UNIA-ACL is reaching out to rebuild throughout the world, not only here in the
usa. We are a majority throughout
the world and those of us here in the usa must Unite with our African Brothers
and Sisters throughout the world. Africa
for Africans, Those at Home and Those Abroad.
Up You Mighty Race We Can Accomplish What We Will! We Must let Africa be
our Guiding Star of Destiny!
Brothers and Sisters we find ourselves today in self-destructive mode
mainly because we haven’t done the needed work to advance beyond survival.
In fact, if we don’t organize, mobilize and close ranks rapidly many of
us will be destroyed through systematic exploitation, environmental racism, and
genocidal murder. Power concedes
only to Power! We can no longer
allow political machinations and religious scruples to divide us. ONE GOD ONE
AIM ONE DESTINY! African
Fundamentalism is needed. We are
Arbiters of Our Own Destiny/ Allegiance to Self First/ Race First is a Must.
Man/Woman Know Thyself!
As we gather towards the Million Man March on October 16th,
1995, and beyond we must close ranks, get better organized and move towards Self
Reliance and Self Determination. Minister
Farrakhan made the Call; the March belongs to all Africans.
Marcus, Malcolm, and Martin sacrificed their lives for us and their
legacies have laid a solid foundation for us to build upon.
Marcus Garvey organized millions of African’s; Malcolm X demonstrated
true African manhood to us, Martin Luther King JR. marched for truth, justice
and equality for Africans born in America.
Now we must combine their works,words, and deeds in order to advance into
the 21st Century, realizing all of our shortcomings during the 20th
Century. Despite the ideological
differences in these African Ancestors, they sacrificed their personal lives for
all of us. All progressive
organizations must close ranks and respect each other in order to gain mass
African support from the youth, who are our future. We can no longer allow egos, selfishness and minor
differences to stop our functional and operational Unity.
There is work for all of us to do. The
system of White Supremacy intends to destroy all of us no matter what
organizational affiliations we may have, if any. We must build African-Centered
Educational, Political and Social Institutions, which we own and control.
We must be more Self-Reliant in our overall political direction
throughout the world. We must
prepare to defend our communities from the internal and external onslaught being
waged on us. We must stop relying
on our oppressor’s system to serve us, for it is a fact it never will.
Take a good look at our Indian Brothers and Sisters, for we reside in
their natural homeland here in the usa.
Once again, I encourage you to join the UNIA-ACL, we support the demand
for Reparations and Repatriation. Those
of us whom don’t plan to return to our natural homeland Africa have a right to
remain and control their own destiny here.
It is a fact, however, if Africa is not free and under our total control,
no Africans anywhere in the world will be free (Africans both at home and
abroad). Our Brothers and Sisters
in Brazil, the Caribbean, India, Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, etc. are under
the same onslaught each and everyday by the evils of systematic exploitation and
degradation. Rise Up African Warriors! RISE UP ARFICAN PEOPLE! Rise Up and
use your ancient African Creative Genius to Revolutionize and Mobilize the
Movement of the African Mass! Don’t
be content with the food of chickens, Rise Up Your Wings and Fly Towards True
African Freedom! SANKOFA! Our Children are Crying and Dying! Our Ancestors Are
Waiting and Watching!
Senghor
Jawara Baye,
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