here we go again....more "continental divide" ever spend time on websites such as blacknet where AFRICANS commonly refer to african-americans as "westerners"...??? why should someone have YOUR back when they dont percieve you as having theirs? what do you have in common rather than skin color (and even that varies among afrikans)??? oh...and by the way....I still dont see PAN AFRICANISTS organizing Black youth in this country except for during african liberation day or some other cultural festival or fundraiser...( and i used to belong to a "revoltutionary" pan africanist organization that is STILL "organizing" on COLLEGE CAMPUSES!)..
I think you misread my comment. "Full-Blooded African" was Bisabee's words. Forgive my internet ignorace. Which website is blacknet? Do you have a link? I was replying to a comment by Bisabee who basically implied she will rather from alliance with a mullatto than with an African. That hurts!! The continental divide is a serious issue that seems to be getting worse by the day. It has become a vicious circle. The more either of us feel betrayed, the more withdrawn we become and severe contacts with each other. At the end of the day, we have to take a break and learn we are the ones losing from this petty squabble. There is alot of mutual shame between ourselves because of 400 years of oppression on either side of the atlantic. We need to look beyond the shame and pull each other up.
I agree with everything stated but my own experience with how you have even come at me at times is part of the problem... Some of us, whenever we encounter or interact with each other continue to perpetuate the same vicious cycle. No rather than personalize this any further let me just say that the "native" "mainland" AFRIKAN need to TAKE THE INITIATIVE... As Brother Malcolm taught "All Revolutions are based on Land" We have NO specific LAND BASE to organize and mobilize towards unification. Pan Africanist organizations have FAILED to include US in any kind of mass movement....and it's not for a lack of effort on the part of DuBois, Padmore, Malcom, Sylvestor Williams, CLR James, Garvey, et al... If sister Bisabee decides to organize against capitalism and finds a "mulatto" ally who will stand WITH her while a "pure Black" african is standing on the side opposite her fight against capitalism...what do you expect???? to unite with modern day buffalo soldiers under the banner of "Minutemen" agains working class Mexians and Peasants from El Salvador??? I agree we need to "pull each other up" but on what basis and what is our COMMON AGENDA? What AFRICAN organizations are pulling themselves up and including US, african-amerikans, in the process???...EN MASSE.... perhaps I missed something....
I have a terrible temper. I flip over minor things and end up regretting it. I still desire unity. I am very well aware of that and its sad. Black people regardless of where they are from are generally the most confused. We are the only race who are not interested in learning the Economics of racial competition. Hence we insist on forming alliances with Latinos e.t.c. 100% agree. Those are my sentiments. Sadly, Many Mainland black people are interested in migrating to the western world, like the woman "of royalty" in the article. Again I agree. I am tackling this issue one step at a time by seeing what I can do for West Africa. I am very very interested in forging alliances with African Americans (not the US) in efforts to help industrialize an African nation. Unfortunately I have not even found interested Africans from Africa. That is very sad indeed. You have stated an instance which is permissible, but she generalized. That is the crux of my pointing out that I am actualy what she describes as a "full blooded african" who has a knowledge of global racial dynamics. Good question. That is where we Africans and African Americans have failed. The last Pan-Africanist meetings for global black peoples was ages ago. But I will assume that we will eventually settle for an Agenda of Economic Independence of the participants, not just the fraudulent "political independence" we are deluded with. Such an Economic independence will involve recreating or industrializing a free black nation. None. I believe we are still busy beating the dead dog of 'political liberation and integration". We need to create an organization which has an economic focus. We are neo-colonized into consumerism and economic exploitation, whether we are on the continent or in America. This leads to a cycle where we continually demand political leeway from an unwilling White power structure. We need to break the cycle of economic dependence first. It should be our priority. Untill blacks have a fully industrialized nation, we will not be respected anywhere in the world. Not that I care about respect from other races, but for those who care.
hold up.....I agree 99.9% but that .1% can pose some major problems...when you state, "hence we insist on forming alliances with Latinos e.t.c" See, it like shaking hands in agreement but you punch in the face or throw a jab below the belt while extending your hand.. thing very carefully about my position in los angeles, with a declining Black population...someone who led a divestment movement and formed a "Third World Coalition" in the 80s among college students who NOW, PRESENTLY are the LEADERS of my local body politic. After working 20-25 years ago with these Latino, Filipino, Native Amrican and white socialists in a variety of causes ranging from apartheid, us intervention, affirmative action and set up student support groups and community programs with these "allies" you are telling me I dont need them or criticizing me for aligning myself with them even though I can (and have) point to a number of programs/organizations which have helped to not only EMPOWER a declining Black population, but "Third World" "people of color" in particular?? Are you aware that must of the African anti-colonial movement was sparked though COALITION BUILDING as evidenced by the non-aligned movement and the Bandung Conference? Rather that align myself with "Latinos" many of which are even darker skinned than I am what do you propose? Joining "Black" minutemen in uniting with white racists against "latinos"??? come on now...