If we do not approach the problems in Africa with a common front and a common purpose, we shall be haggling and wrangling among ourselves until we are colonized again and become the tolls of a far greater colonialism than we suffered hitherto.
Today we honor the life and legacy of our beloved #MalcolmX. Let us also honor his vision by supporting the freedom fighters, currently held in prison. Many of the Black power/liberation mvmt freedom fighters were/are the ideological children of Malcolm. #MalcolmLives
When the indigenous bourgeoisie and imperialism and neocolonialism are defeated, both the internal and the external enemies of the African Revolution will have been overcome, and the aspirations of the African people fulfilled.
“we will not fight capitalism with black capitalism; we will not fight imperialism with black imperialism; ... we will take our stand against these evils with a solidarity derived from a proletarian internationalism born of socialist idealism”
My heart is so weary seeing how we have been so thoroughly dislocated from the history of our resistance and its treasure of solidarity. We who seek out freedom must commit ourselves to the dual task of recovery and imagination.
The powers that be not only try to control events, but they try to control our memory and understanding of these events, which is part of controlling the events themselves. #MichaelParenti
One unfortunate thing about Black Power is that it gives priority to race precisely at a time when the impact of automation and other forces have made the economic question fundamental for blacks and whites alike
No single part of Africa can be safe, or free to develop fully and independently, while any part remains unliberated, or while Africa's vast economic resources continue to be exploited by imperialist and neo-colonialist interests.
We all want a united Africa, united not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together in dealing with all the problems that can best be solved only on continental basis.
The resources are there. It is for us to marshal them in the active service of our people. Unless we do this by our concerted efforts, within the framework of our combined planning, we shall not progress at the tempo demanded by today's events & the mood of our people
Under neocolonialism a new form of violence is being used against the peoples of Africa. It takes the form of indirect political domination through the indigenous bourgeoisie and puppet governments teleguided and marionetted by neocolonialists....
"Two worlds stand facing each other...the world of capital and the world of labour, the world of exploitation & slavery and the world of brotherhood & freedom."
#Lenin
For the African bourgeoisie, the class which thrived under colonialism, is the same class which is benefiting under the post-independence, neocolonial period. Its basic interest lies in preserving capitalist social & economic structures...
The African Revolution is an integral part of the world socialist revolution, and just as the class struggle is basic to world revolutionary processes, so also is it fundamental to the struggle of the workers and peasants of Africa.
"Two worlds stand facing each other...the world of capital and the world of labour, the world of exploitation & slavery and the world of brotherhood & freedom."
#Lenin