| We embrace the name and concept 'New Afrika'
because it reflects our identity, purpose, and direction. 'New Afrikan'
speaks to our identity because that's what We are. Our Nation is
primarily a racial, cultural, and social fusion of various Afrikan ethnic
groups and Nations - the Ewe, Yoruba, Akan, Fante, Hausa, Fulani, Ibo and
several others - into one, unique Nation.
'New Afrikan' reflects our identity as a Nation
and a people - a Nation and a people desiring Self-Determination.
New Afrikans have been called 'Colored Americans, American Negroes, Black
Americans and Afro-Americans'. Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement sees
that all of these terms confuse a unique New Afrikan Nation with a 'common
history, language, economic life, consciousness, manifested in a community
of culture'. Just as other New Afrikan nations appear today, fused
together in the struggle against slavery, colonialism and imperialism in
Afrika (Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, etc.) and the Caribbean (Jamaica,
Haiti, Grenada, etc.), We exist as a New Afrikan Nation in North Amerika.
'New Afrikan' reflects our purpose as We desire
freedom, self-determination and independence. By stating We are New
Afrikans, We clarify We want to be independent from the amerikkkan empire.
We want land and National Liberation. We no longer want the ruling
class of the amerikkkan empire to determine our political, economic, socio-cultural
affairs.
The Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement sees that
a People who do not control their own affairs is subject to genocide.
When We control our own destiny We can determine our political, economic
and socio-cultural affairs in the interests of our survival and development.
Crystallizing our identity as New Afrikans helps
us understand our reality as a colonized Nation and what We need to do
to be free rather than being confused looking for the system to free us.
As New Afrikan Freedom Fighter Assata Shakur stated:
"They have oppressed us for 400 years. They
haven't let us live in Amerikkka. They haven't let us be citizens.
They haven't let us have justice, equality...so, if they don't want to
let us be free as amerikkkans - then We'll be free as New Afrikans."
'New Afrikans' also recognizes our direction to
build a NEW society based on new values. We reject the socio-economic
system and values of our oppressors.
We want to create a revolutionary, progressive,
humane society where exploitation of humans by humans is eliminated and
all can live in dignity, peace, respect.
As conscious New Afrikans, We work now to transform
ourselves and our Nation from the decadent death-style of oppression to
lifestyles of liberation. We can't wait for sovereignty to rebuild
liberation and survival institutuions. Collectivity, cooperation
and community as opposed to selfishness, egocentricism and rugged individualism
are Afrikan values that must be resurrected in New Afrikans.
"We are New Afrikans. We are a Nation.
We will be free. The Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement will work to
assert our identity, purpose, and direction to continue the legacy of our
ancestors; for our own progress and the future of generations yet unborn.
Let us surface the New Afrikan Nation for ourselves, all Afrikans and all
humanity." X |
