I think people need to read more in general. There's too much anti-intellectualism.

I know this fight won’t be so easy But you got to get rid of the enemy If you don’t gеt rid of the enemy Thе enemy shall get rid of thee My people you see we have no choice So Africans hear my voice -Brother Valentino

I've done a lot actually. In the States, I was part of the effort to get voting rights restored to a local community when I worked with the Movement to End the New Jim Crow. Earlier this year, I was part of the effort that freed some political prisoners in Togo. In my experience, the type of people who question or downplay the work that others are doing for African liberation are actually the ones who aren't doing much.

The type of people who think intellectual conversation is the problem really need to spend more time studying Garvey. There is a reason why Garvey surrounded himself with scholars like John E. Bruce, Williams Leo Hansberry, and others.

But it would be obvious to anyone that read either book that both books are based on the actual work and experiences of Sankara and Rodney, so it's not really clear what your point here is. Can you give any example of someone who advocates reading without work?

Marcus Garvey encouraged people to read at least four hours a day, so it seems contradictory to be a Garveyite but to also dismiss the importance of reading. One of the main problems of our struggle today is actually that people don't read enough.

That's not what Malcolm stated. Malcolm consistently stated that he received a very supportive reaction from African leaders.

These are two great books which provide examples of what utilizing both Garveyism and Marxism looks like in practice. A lot of these online debates and arguments can be easily resolved if we just read more.

The stele of Sehetepibre from the 12th dynasty advised: "It is working men who create that which exists; one lives on what comes from their hands. If they are lacking, poverty prevails..." The 12th dynasty is one that I find fascinating because of its emphasis on projects which improved living conditions for ordinary Egyptians. During this period there was a shift away from building pyramids and other monuments for the rulers, and a greater focus on agricultural reforms and projects. Too many of us look to African history to romanticize about the history of pharaohs and other rulers without analyzing the relationship between the ruling class and the ordinary citizens. This is relevant for understanding Africa's politics today where the ruling class often acts with complete indifference and disregard for their citizens.

Queen Mother Assata explains tapping into her inner African self: "I had changed a lot and moved to a different beat, felt like a different person. It sounded strange when people called me JoAnne. It really had nothing to do with me. I didnt feel like no JoAnne, or no Negro, or no amerikan. I felt like an African woman. From the time i picked my hair out in the morning to the time i slipped off to sleep with Mingus in the background, i felt like an African woman and rejoiced in it. My big, abstract black and white inkblot-looking painting was replaced by paintings of Black people and revolutionary posters. My life became an African life, my surroundings took on an African flavor, my spirit took on an African glow." Queen Mother Assata Shakur, Autobiography

Malcolm X specifically stated that the OAAU's goal was to unite African people throughout the Western Hemisphere, but FBA don't actually care about Malcolm's ideology.

The NOI was founded by a foreigner and "Muhammad Speaks" regularly encouraged international solidarity among Black people.

The whole discourse is tiring. Past revolutionary leaders had no problem supporting Palestine and supporting African liberation. In fact, Kwame Ture organized a united front against Zionism which included the Republic of New Afrika. Most of those who are trying to discourage support for Palestine aren't actually organizing or doing anything to advance African liberation.

Our country produces enough to feed us all. We can produce more than we need. Unfortunately, for lack of organization we still need to beg for food. This type of assistance is counterproductive and has kept us thinking that we can only be beggars who need aid. -Thomas Sankara

Blackwater founder/white man Erik Prince call for whites "put the imperial hat back on and explicitly recolonise Africa, months later, his military firm's get multi-million dollar contracts to secure and tax mineral resources in the Congo. Let that sink in for a moment.

: The scholar and journalist Howard French, who studies & writes extensively on Pan-Afrikanism, is one (among many) who writes & speaks about China's missteps in Afrika over the past 40+ years. Just because KD is unaware of it doesn't mean it's nonexistent! 📚

One thing we underestimate with authoritarian regimes is how they kill social initiatives. They methodically destroy a society's capacity to govern itself. Because a community that organises independently, that solves its own problems, that builds trust and takes initiative without asking permission, is a community that can also contest power. And that is the one thing an authoritarian regime cannot tolerate. So it does not just repress dissent. It makes dissent structurally impossible by making cooperation structurally impossible. It turns neighbours into suspects and makes every independent initiative a potential threat by ensuring that the only entity permitted to solve problems is the one creating them. The result is not just bad governance. It is often a society that has forgotten how to act together. And a people that cannot act together cannot remove those who have made them this way.

New blacks are so funny. Cause imagine thinking whites’ appropriation (and straight up theft) of black cultural productions starts with rap and ai. For the love of whatever god you pray to please read more before making TikToks nitter.net/butchgawd/status/21028…

Detailed studies of the background to the French expedition against Dahomey in 1892 and the British expeditions against Asante in 1896 and Benin in 1897, for example, have demonstrated how grossly exaggerated reports of human sacrifices in these societies were employed to justify the use of military force against them. -Robin Law