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Intellectuals and
the Future of Africa:
Some Preliminary Observations
Dr. Maulana Karenga
2003 September 21-22
A New York Conference on the
Contribution of African Diasporan Intellectuals to the
African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development |
Habari gani? Let me say first I am very honored to participate
in this critical conference on "Intellectuals and the Future
of Africa". more»
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Statement on Peace,
Justice and Resistance to War
Dr. Maulana Karenga
2003 February 28 |
We live in difficult and dangerous times and now stand,
bracing ourselves, on the brink of an almost certain war
which could engulf the world in ways no one can perceive
or predict...more»
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Peace, Justice and
Resistance to War
Dr. Maulana Karenga |
In spite of the Bush administration's unilateral decision
to wage war against Iraq, we must continue to resist and
oppose it. For the war against Iraq is a war against the
Iraqi people without justification and thus unjust, immoral
and illegal... more»
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King and the Question
of War, Peace and Justice:
Issues of Life and Death, Justice and Peace
Dr. Maulana Karenga |
It is the teaching of our ancestors that "to do that which
is of value is for eternity. A person called forth by his
work does not die, for his name is raised and remembered
because of it" (The Husia)...more»
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Race, Reason and
the Sniper Case
Dr.
Maulana Karenga
2002 October 27 |
The arrest of two African Americans as primary suspects
in the sniper killings which terrorized the Washington area
for three weeks has caused a number of mixed emotions in
the African American community ...more»
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THE ETHICS OF REPARATIONS:
Engaging the Holocaust of Enslavement
Dr. Maulana Karenga
'01 June 22-23 |
The struggle for reparations for the Holocaust of Enslavement
of African people is clearly one of the most important struggles
being waged in the world today. ...more»
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9/11, Sharing the
Burden and Possibilities of the Crisis
Dr.
Maulana Karenga
'01 September 17
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It was actually there, not just on TV this time, but actually
live in New York and Washington ...more»
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March in Resistance,
Rally for Justice
'01 January 14, Los Angeles, CA
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The meaning of the massive marches which will take place
in Washington, D.C. and around the country during the inauguration
of George W. Bush goes beyond any single event....more»
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Third Annual Celebration
of Cuba's Internationalism
Saturday, '98 January 31 - Los Angeles, California
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The Organization Us joins all freedom-loving peoples around
the world in standing in solidarity with the Cuban people
in their heroic and historic struggle to defend their right
of self determination and to break out of the unjust and
immoral economic boycott by the U.S. government. ...more»
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Kawaida Analysis on
Critical Issues
Dr. Maulana Karenga
THE CIA, DRUGS AND GUNS:
The Challenge of Struggle
Harambee Notes: Aug/Sept 96
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The recent revelations of the CIA's pushing drugs and guns
in the Black community confronts us with an important challenge.
And we must avoid the tendency to engage in episodic anger
with the system and use the issue as another ground of struggle ...more»
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Kawaida Analysis on
Critical Issues
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Rap, Death, Dignity and Struggle
Harambee Notes: Aug/Sept 96
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In discussing the death of Tupac Shakur, one of the first
things we have to do is to develop an Afrocentric position
in order to make sure we distinguish our position from the
one that our oppressor has taken.. ...more»
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Statement of Solidarity
with the Mexican Community
Harambee Notes: Apr/May 96
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On behalf of my organization Us and African people, we
come to stand in solidarity with the Mexican community in
the struggle against the recent brutal police beating of
the Mexican immigrants that reminds us so much of the Rodney
King case,...more»
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Black Church
Burnings:
The Outrage, Terror and Talk of Fire
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Harambee Notes: Jun/Jul 96
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Discussing unspeakable acts of horror and revulsion is
always difficult. This is so not only because we often lack
adequate words to describe them, but also because we often
lack a clear understanding of their nature, motivation and
meaning...more»
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The Million Man March
and Day of Absence:
A Position Paper
Harambee Notes: Dec 95/Jan 96
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We, the women of the Senut Society and the Organization
Us, stand in ongoing solidarity with Black men in life and
struggle and are supporters, participants and partners in
the joint project of the Million Man March in Washington,
D.C....more»
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