,BEYOND ,NATIONALISM ,BUT ,NOT ,)\T ,IT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON 

,TEXT 3 

0,:AT MOTIVATES ME MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE AB\T AN>*ISM & ITS RELEVANCE TO ,BLACK REVOLUTION IS ?AT IT HAS (F]$ ME SOME P[]FUL 9SI<TS 9TO :Y WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO RECOV] FROM \R DEFEAT 7! #f'S REVOLUTION7 & ADVANCE =W>D TO ! K9DS ( UNITIES1 ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES ?AT MAKE = 9V9CIBLE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS40  
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0444WE HAVE BE5 TAU<T EI!R TO IGNORE \R DIFF]5CES1 OR TO VIEW !M AS CAUSES = SEP>ATION & SUSPICION RA!R ?AN AS =CES = *ANGE4 ,)\T COMMUNITY !RE IS NO LIB]ATION1 ONLY ! MO/ VULN]ABLE & TEMPOR>Y >MI/ICE BETWE5 AN 9DIVIDUAL & H] OPPRESSION4 ,BUT COMMUNITY MU/ NOT MEAN A %$D+ ( \R DIFF]5CES1 NOR ! PA!TIC PRET5SE ?AT !SE DIFF]5CES DO NOT EXI/40  
- ,AUDRE ,LORDE 

,?IS GREAT ,AUDRE ,LORDE QUOTE1 TAK5 FROM ,>S5AL _?#d 7P4 #d71 9TRODUCES !IR DISCUSSION ON ! SAME !ME4 ,AS A ,BLACK AN>*I/ ,T,I,R,$ ( PRIM>ILY :ITE AN>*I/S JU/ DISMISS+ NATIONALISM1 ,I TRULY APPRECIATE ,>S5AL & ,O,N,W,>,D TAK+ ?IS ON AS TWO ( ! NEWE/ NEWSPAP]_/MAGS ON ! SC5E4 

,!RE >E ALL K9DS ( ,NATIONALISMS & !RE >E ALL K9DS ( REACTIONS TO NATIONALISM4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I HAVE MOV$ ?R\< & GR[N )9 SOME ( ! ,BLACK ,NATIONALISMS SPECIFIC TO ! ,BLACK ,COMMUNITY4 

,BLACK NATIONALISM SAV$ MY LIFE1 9 A S5SE1 AS A TE5AG] 9 ! #a#i#fS4 ,IT 0J>R$0 MY UNCONSCI\S ACCEPTANCE ( AM]IKKANISM DOGG+ MY PEOPLES & HELP$ ME SEE ! L>G] PICTURE4 ,I AM A #f'S *ILD4 ,!RE WAS ,MALCOLM1 !RE WAS ,H4 ,RAP ,BR[N & ,/OKELEY ,C>MI*AEL ( ! ,BLACK ,P[] MOVEM5T1 & !N !RE WAS ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY4 ,ALL W]E NATIONALI/S1 ALL REPRES5T AN EVOLUTION ( NATIONALISM )9 ! BLACK COMMUNITY4 ,BECAUSE ( ! TOTALLY RACI/1 G5OCIDAL DYNAMIC )9 ?IS ,BABYLONIAN ,EMPIRE1 ! BLACK NATIONALI/ UND]/OOD ?AT WE MU/ PRIM>ILY LOOK TO \RSELVES TO FREE \RSELVES4 ,& NONE ( !SE ?9K]S FELT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO '*ECK 9' ) ,! ,:ITE ,MAN - FROM ! RUL] TO ! REVOLUTION>Y - TO SEE IF IT WAS OKAY4 ,IT WAS AB\T \R SURVIVAL AS A PEOPLE1 NOT AS ?AT MY?ICAL 0WORK+ CLASS0 OR ?AT EQUALLY MY?ICAL 0CITIZ540 ,= ME1 AS ?IS TE5AG] :O HAD JU/ WITNESS$ ! #f'S ,REBELLIONS 9 MY [N ?OR\<LY RACI/ HOMET[N1 NATIONALISM WAS A LIFESAV]3 0,W,E ,M,U,/ ,L,O,V,E ,E,A,* ,O,!,R40 0,B,L,A,C,K ,I,S ,B,E,A,U,T,I,F,U,L40 0,W,E ,M,U,/ ,C,O,N,T,R,O,L ,\,R ,[,N ,C,O,M,M,U,N,I,T,I,E,S40 

,AS AN AN>*I/ SE>*+ = SOME GOOD AN>*I/ %IT FROM ! #f'S TO HOLD UP & %[ 0PRO(0 ?AT ! AN>*I/S W]E BETT] ON ! POSITION ( ,NATIONALISM ?AN ! ,M>XI/S & ,L59I/S1 ,I F\ND H>DLY ANY?+6 ,I F\ND SOME POSITIVE /UFF FROM A 0LIB]T>IAN0 PUBLICATION1 BUT1 TO MY SURPRISE1 !Y REPRES5T$ ! 0AN>*O-,C,A,P,I,T,A,L,I,/0 T5D5CY6 ,YET1 ,I F\ND !M TO BE ON PO9T & CONSI/5T ON ,R,E,S,P,E,C,T,+ NATIONALISM & NATIONAL LIB]ATION4 7,! ,LIB]T>IAN ,=UM ( ! LATE #f'S & E>LY #g'S4 ,K>L ,HESS1 ,JOSEPH ,P$51 & ,MURRAY ,N4 ,RO?B>D74 ,!Y AT LEA/ UND]/OOD ?AT BLACK PEOPLE'S NATIONALI/ /RUGGLE WAS A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 ! ,BABYLONIAN /ATE4 ,!Y ALSO LOOK$ AT :AT ! NATIONALI/ GR\PS W]E DO+ 9 !IR ACTUAL GRASSROOTS PRACTICE1 LIKE CREAT+ CONCRETE DEF5SES AGA9/ REPRESSION & ALT]NATIVES 9 SURVIVAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,?US1 !Y LIK$ :AT ! ,PAN!RS W]E DO+ ON ! GR\ND ?R\< !IR PROGRAMS & SUPPORT$ ?AT K9D ( NATIONALISM AS BE+ COMPATIBLE ) 0AN>*ISM ON ! GR\ND40 ,PAUL ,GOODMAN MADE SIMIL> OBS]VATIONS ( ! E>LY CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T GR\PS4 ,BUT IT WAS UND]/OOD ?AT !SE GR\PS W]E DEAL+ ) ISSUES ( SURVIVAL AGA9/ G5OCIDE1 & ?AT !SE GR\PS W]E DEVELOP+ !IR [N ANALYZES & PROGRAMS TO RALLY !IR COMMUNITIES4 ,! LIB]T>IANS ( ,L,F W]E1 9T]E/+LY 5\<1 CRITICAL ( ! ,PAN!RS :5 ! ,P>TY TURN$ T[>D ,M>XISM & O!R AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES BECAUSE 9 !IR 0ON ! GR\ND0 PRACTICE1 ! SURVIVAL PROGRAMS W]E NO LONG] SPONTANE\S RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC OPPRESSIONS BUT W]E 9CREAS+LY KEPT UND] ! TI<T CONTROL ( ! ,P>TY4 ,P[] TO ! ,PEOPLE -VS4- ,P[] TO ! ,P>TY8 

,NATIONALISM & /ATISM >E DIFF]5T BECAUSE NATIONALISM CAN BE ANTI-/ATE4 ,BUT !Y CAN HAVE COMMONALITIES 9 ?AT NATIONALISM MAY ONLY BE AGA9/ A P>TICUL> K9D ( /ATE1 SU* AS A ,RACI/ ,/ATE1 OR A ,FASCI/ ,/ATE4 ,AN>*ISM & NATIONALISM >E SIMIL> 9 ?AT !Y >E BO? ANTI-/ATI/1 BUT :AT DOES IT MEAN :5 ! SPECIFIC AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS )9 A SPECIFIC C\NTRY >E RACI/ & DISMISSIVE ( ANY & ALL NATIONALISM1 BE IT REACTION>Y OR REVOLUTION>Y8 ,= ME1 EV5 ! NATIONALISM ( A ,L\IS ,F>RAKHAN IS AB\T SAV+ MY PEOPLE1 ?\< IT IS ALSO ?OR\<LY SEXI/1 CAPITALI/1 HOMOPHOBIC & POT5TIALLY FASCI/4 ,YET1 IT HAS PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT P>T 9 KEEP+ A C]TA9 BLACK PRIDE & RESI/ANCE GO+4 ,!IR 0ON ! GR\ND0 WORK IS V]Y IMPORTANT 9 KEEP+ AN ANTI-RACI/ M5TALITY GO+4 ,AS A BLACK AN>*I/1 ?AT'S ,M,Y ISSUE TO DEAL ) CUZ !Y'SE ,M,Y ,F,O,L,K,S4 ,BUT IT PO9TS TO :]E AN>*ISM & NATIONALISM HAVE DIFF]5CES3 MO/ AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U4,S4 HAVE ,N,O UND]/&+ ( :AT IT MEANS TO BE ,B,L,A,C,K 9 ?IS FUCK$ UP SOCIETY4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE ! LUXURY ( BE+ SO 9TELLECTUAL AB\T ?IS EXCRUCIAT+ BOOT ON \R COLLECTIVE NECK1 ?IS MOD]N-DAY MIDDLE-PASSAGE 9TO ! ,PRISON ,9DU/RIAL ,COMPLEX & O!R =MS ( NEO-SLAV]Y4 

,AS A PO/MOD]NI/ AN>*I/1 ID5TITY POLITICS IS IMPORTANT TO ME4 ,EV]Y TIME ,I HE> SOMEONE TALK AB\T MY PEOPLE AS IF WE >E JU/ SOME 0WORK+ CLASS0 OR 0PROLET>IAT0 ,I WANNA GET AS F> AWAY FROM ?AT P]SON OR GR\P AS POSSIBLE1 AN>*I/1 ,M>XI/1 :ATEV]4 ,AS A PO/MOD]NI/ AN>*I/ ,I ALSO F9D MY PEOPLE'S EXP]I5CE ! F\NDATION FROM :I* WE WILL F9D \R WAY TO LIB]ATION & P[]4 ,?AT'S :AT ,I GET FROM BE+ ! 09SURRECTION ( SUBJUGAT$ KN[L$GES40 ,MY NATIONALISM GAVE ME ?AT K9D ( PRIDE BECAUSE IT WAS SU* A REJECTION ( ,:ITE ?9K+ OR AT LEA/ A DEC5T]+ ( ! PRIMACY ( :ITE ?\<T1 CAPITALI/1 SOCIALI/1 :ATEV]4 ,FOLKS \TSIDE ( \R EXP]I5CE NE$ TO RESPECT ?AT !Y A9'T GOT NO MONOPOLY ON REVOLUTION>Y ?9K+ & DAMN SURE A9'T GOT NONE ON REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE4 ,IT IS EASY TO SIT BACK & 9TELLECTUALIZE AB\T \R NATIONALISM FROM ! MOD]NI/1 EUROC5TRIC FRAMEWORK ( RATIONAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 MAT]IALI/ MODELS4 ,:ILE ONE DOES ?AT1 IT IS \R NATIONALISM ?AT CON/ANTLY RALLIES \R PEOPLE TO COME TOGE!R1 REMEMB] \R HI/ORY1 LOVE \RSELVES1 DREAM ON & FI<T BACK4 ,BLACK AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTION>IES UND]/& ! LIMITATIONS ( NATIONALISM 9 T]MS ( ITS HI/ORICAL SEXISM1 HI]>*Y1 OR ITS MOD]NI/ TRAPP+S 9 G5]AL4 ,BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE AN>*ISM'S MOD]NI/ TRAPP+S 9 ! =M ( ,AM]ICAN RACI/_/CLASS PRIVILEGE :5 IT COMES TO PEOPLE ( COLOR4 

,! EF=TS ( ,LOR5ZO ,KOM'BOA ,]V91 ,GREG ,JACKSON & O!RS TO BUILD AN ORGANIZATION_/F$]ATION ( BLACK COMMUNITY P>TISANS_/ORGANIZ]S IS AN EXAMPLE ( UNIT+ BLACK REVOLUTION>Y NATIONALISM & AN>*ISM4 ,! ,BLACK ,FI/ ORGANIZATION & PUBLICATION1 EV5 IF CALL$ G5]ALLY A PEOPLE ( COLOR OR ?IRD WORLD ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION1 UND]/OOD ! NECESSITY TO BE GR\ND$ 9 ! EXP]I5CES ( BLACK & BR[N COMMUNITIES4 ,?US1 ! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,PAN!RS & ! ,BR[N ,B]ETS & SIMIL> GR\PS W]E ESS5TIAL4 ,! QUE/ION SEEMS TO BE :E!R :ITE AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS CAN WORK ) SU* GR\PS4 ,EV5 IF ?OSE TWO GR\PS NO LONG] EXI/1 !IR EXP]I5CES >E IMPORTANT4 

,:ITE FOLKS NE$ TO DEAL ) BE+ ,A,N,T,I-,R,A,C,I,/ ,A,L,L,I,E,S TO FOLKS ( COLOR COMMUNITIES & ACTIVI/S4 ,ACTIVI/S 9 P>TICUL> BECAUSE WE >E USUALLY :ITES' 5TRY PO9T 9TO ANY POSSIBLE RELATION%IP ) \R COMMUNITIES4 ,AN>*I/ !ORY & PRACTICE CANNOT TAKE ! =M ( A M]E ADH]5CE TO ! F\ND+ FA!RS & CANONICAL PRACTICES1 SU* AS ,KROPOTK91 ,BAKUN91 & ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,TIR$ ( HE>+ IT6 ,AN>*ISM ,H,],E 9 ,BABYLON MU/ REFLECT \R UNIQUE PROBLEMS & POSSIBILITIES = /RUGGLE4 ,\R /RUGGLES >E NOT JU/ AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,TOO SIMPLE4 ,\R /RUGGLES >E NOT JU/ AGA9/ RACISM4 ,?AT'S ALSO TOO SIMPLE4 ,!RE >E ALL K9DS ( NEGATIVE 0ISMS0 WE >E FI<T+ AGA9/ &1 JU/ AS IMPORTANT1 ALL K9DS ( WORLDS WE >E FI<T+ =4 ,?AT'S :Y ! :OLE IDEA & PRACTICE ( 0CONV]G5CES0 & 0SPOKESC\NCILS0 >E SO IMPORTANT TO ACTIVI/S 9 G5]AL TO LE>N FROM & 5HANCE BECAUSE !Y >E AB\T MAK+ SPACE = ALL 0,VOICES0 TO BE HE>D & FACTOR$ 9TO ! DECISION-MAK+ SO ?AT :ATEV] ACTIVITIES COMES =? FROM IT PREFIGURES ! K9D ( NEW WORLDS WE TRULY WANT4 

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,TO MY FOLKS ( COLOR3 ,C,O,M,E ,5,V,I,S,I,O,N3 5VISION A WORLD ( WORLDS )9 \R WORLD :]E !RE'S PR9CIPL$ CO-EXI/5CE )9 ! WOND]FUL DIV]SITY ( ! ,BLACK ,COMMUNITY4 

,H>LEMS _/ ,SPANI% ,H>LEMS _/ ,WATTS _/ HIP-HOP COMMUNITIES _/ VILLAGES ( ! ,C>OL9A COA/ _/ COLLEGE COMMUNITIES _/ GAY-LESBIAN-BISEXUAL-TRANSG5D] COMMUNITIES _/ ZULU NATION _/ NEW AFRIKAN _/ RELIGI\S COMMUNITIES ?AT COME TOGE!R MA9LY ON ,SATURDAY OR ,SUNDAY _/ SQUATT] COMMUNITIES _/ \TLAW COMMUNITIES _/ KEMETIC COMMUNITIES _/ IBO-<ANAIAN-SI]RA LEONEAN-E?IOPIAN-RA/A NEI<BORHOODS _/ NOMADIC POET->TI/ TRIBES _/ & !N ?OSE ( US :O JU/ BE PLA9 IGNANT & H>MLESS & CRAZY :5 WE HAVE TO BE & FUN-LOV+ & LIKE TO J\RNEY ?R\< & BETWE5 COMMUNITIES & SOMETIMES JU/ CREATE NEW MIX$ ONES 444 ,:,A,T ,I,F8 444 & ,H,[8 

,ELLA ,BAK] SAID WE CAN DO IT IF WE CAN TRU/ \RSELVES & GET AWAY FROM LEAD]%IP-L$ REVOLUTION2 ,KWESI ,BALAGOON SAID WE CAN DO IT IF WE WILL+ TO CREATE A *AOS ?AT WILL %UT ?IS MU?A D[N2 ,AUDRE ,LORDE SAID WE CAN DO IT IF WE ,L,E,>,N ,T,O ,L,O,V,E ,& ,R,E,S,P,E,C,T ,\,R ,B,E,A,U,T,I,F,U,L ,D,I,V,],S,I,T,Y & REJECT ! TOOLS ( \R OPPRESSORS2 ,H>RIET ,TUBMAN SAID1A9'T A BETT] WAY TO LIVE ,?,A,N ,A,T-,W,> ,= ,A ,R,I,<,T,E,\,S ,C,A,U,S,E2 & ,FRANZ ,FANON SAID IF WE SMACK ?AT MU?A ACROSS ! FACE1 DRIVE ?AT PIG \TTA \R T]RITORY AT ! PO9T ( A GUN1 IT ,I,S ,L,I,B,],A,T,+ ,= ,! ,S,\,L4 

,?R\< ! ,IMAG9ATION1 ,ALL IS POSSIBLE4 

,A%ANTI ,AL/ON IS A =M] MEMB] ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY1 =M] PRISON]-(-W>_/,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY1 PRES5TLY3 ,BO>D MEMB] ( ! ,9/ITUTE = ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES1 ,CRITICAL ,RESI/ANCE_/,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 ,E/ACION ,LIBRE 7,PEOPLE ( COLOR ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT GR\P7 & ,AN>*I/_/,ANTI-,AU?ORIT>IAN ,PEOPLE ( COLOR ,/UDY ,GR\P4 

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