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,! ,N>RATIVE ( ,BLACK ,FRE$OM ,/RUGGLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS 

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,BLACK LIB]ATION IS A LIV+ L9EAGE4 ,ALL ( US 9H]IT IT & ALL ( US CAN BE P>T ( IT4 ,LIKE ) ANY PEOPLE'S TRADITION1 WE HAVE TO GO BACK & FET* ! HI/ORY ( ,BLACK FRE$OM /RUGGLE1 & PLACE \RSELVES )9 ?IS BEAUTIFUL H]ITAGE ( RESI/ANCE1 9 ORD] TO BEG9 UND]/&+ H[ WE ROLL & :Y4 

,BLACK ,AN>*IC ,RADICALS1 AKA '',AN>KATAS1'' TRACE \R REVOLUTION>Y TRAJECTORY ALL ! WAY BACK TO PRECOLONIAL ,AFRICA1 TO SOME ( ! COMMUNAL1 G5D] FLUID1 ECOLOGICALLY S5SITIVE1 & EGALIT>IAN SOCIETIES 9DIG5\S TO ! ,MO!RL&4 ,BUT MORE IMM$IATELY1 H[ WE MOVE IS TRAC$ TO LESSONS LE>N$ FROM ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY 7,B,P,P71 ! ,/REET ,TRANS ,ACTION ,REVOLUTION>IES 7,/,>71 & ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY 7,B,L,A7 9 ! MID-TO-LATE #b? C5TURY4 

,! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS 7OR ,B,P,P7 BEGAN 9 ,OAKL& ) ,HUEY ,NEWTON & ,BOBBY ,SEALE1 BUILD+ (F ! 9FLU5CE ( ,MALCOLM ,X & ! MILITANT 5]GY ( ! ,BLACK ,P[] MOVEM5T ?AT BECAME MORE PROM95T AFT] ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ WAS ASSASS9AT$ BY ! ,U,S & MANY CITIES W]E TORN AP>T BY RIOTS FROM ! ,BLACK MASSES4 ,!IR HI/ORY IS DEEP & WOR? MORE 9 DEP? /UDY1 BUT ! BASICS >E ?AT !Y HI<LI<T$ ! NE$ = >M$ RESI/ANCE 9 ,BLACK LIB]ATION1 & ?AT !Y *ALL5G$ ! ,CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM & ,U,S AGGRESSION AGA9/ GLOBAL OPPRESS$ PEOPLE4 ,! P>TY /RUCTURE NE$$ TO MOVE AWAY FROM ITS MASCUL9I/ & HI]>*ICAL SET-UP1 H[EV]4 ,!SE *>ACT]I/ICS W]E :AT MADE ! ,B,P,P VULN]ABLE TO ! DIVIDE-&-CONQU] TACTICS ! F$S PLAY$4 ,?R\< C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE & 9FILTRATION PROGRAMS1 ! COLONIZ] TOOK ADVANTAGE ( G5D] VIOL5CE1 EGO-DRIV5 BEEF1 & P]SONALITY CLA%ES 9 ! ,P>TY TO DECIMATE ITS UNITY4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ! ,B,P,P WAS WELL KN[N & 9FLU5TIAL1 = NOT JU/ !IR SPEE*ES & GUNS1 BUT !IR COMMUNITY SURVIVAL PROGRAMS1 = PROVID+ FREE BREAKFA/ & FREE $UCATION & M$ICAL TE/+ & O!R =MS ( C>E1 & = !IR WORK 9 SOLID>ITY ) MANY O!R MOVEM5TS4 ,?IS 9SPIRES ,AN>KATAS4 

,/REET ,TRANS"9 ,ACTION ,REVOLUTION>IES 7OR ,/,>7 BEGAN 9 ,N,Y,C ) ,M>%A ,P ,JOHNSON & ,SYLVIA ,RIV]A1 A FEW YE>S 9TO ! ,BLACK ,P[] ]A1 BUILD+ (F ! TRANS-L$ & WORK+ CLASS /REET ORGANIZ+ :I* CONFRONT$ ! PIGS AT ! ,/ONEWALL ,RIOTS4 ,!IR HI/ORY IS DEEP & WOR? MORE 9 DEP? /UDY1 BUT ! BASICS >E !Y BR\<T TO LI<T ! NE$ = ANTI-CAPITALI/ & RACIAL LIB]ATION ORGANIZ+ ?AT PRIORITIZ$ ! NE$S ( H\SELESS1 QUE]_/TRANS OR G5D] V>IANT COMMUNITIES ( COLOR4 ,/,> WAS /ILL 9 ! PROCESS ( DEVELOP+ !IR POLITICS & !IR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS1 BUT UN=TUNATELY FAC$ ALOT ( BETRAYAL & BACKLA% FROM MORE ,ASSIMILATION ALIGN$ FOLK 9 ! GAY MOVEM5T AT ! TIME4 ,/,> HAD A HOLI/IC VIEW ( LIB]ATION1 & WAS A GR\NDBREAK+ \TGR[? ( ON ! GR\ND QUE]_/TRANS ABOLITIONISM & /RUGGLE 9 ANTI-W> & O!R MOVEM5TS AT ! TIME4 ,! COOPTION ( ! IMPACT MADE BY ! MOVEM5TS ,/,> CAME \T ( AT ! H&S ( ASSIMILATIONI/S POS$ A HUGE *ALL5GE TO ,M>%A ,P ,JOHNSON1 

,SYLVIA ,RIV]A1 & O!R REVOLUTION>Y /REET QUE5S & ,Q,T,G,N,C REBELS AT ! TIME4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ,/,> MADE AN IMPACT 9 ! LIVES ( MANY ,BLACK & ,BR[N G5D] V>IANT Y\?1 RECLAIM+ EMPTY PROP]TIES & COLLABORAT+ ) O!R ORGS TO HELP PROVIDE H\S+ = Y\NG QUE]_/TRANS ,BLACK & ,BR[N FOLK4 ,!Y HO/$ P>TIES & US$ POLITICAL $UCATION AS WELL RADICAL ORGANIZ+ & PROTE/ & SEX WORK & PRISON] SUPPORT & EV5 RITUAL & ,AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY AS WAYS TO SU/A9 ! REVOLUTION>Y COMMUNITY BUILD+ !Y DID4 ,?IS 9SPIRES ,AN>KATAS4 

,! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY CAME \T ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & L>G] ,BLACK ,P[] ]A4 ,!IR HI/ORY IS DEEP & WOR? MORE 9 DEP? /UDY1 BUT ! BASICS >E !Y =M$ 9 ORD] TO PROVIDE A CL&E/9E_/ILLEGAL & MILITANT OR UND]GR\ND ORGAN ?AT SUPPORT$ & DEF5D$ ABOVE GR\ND REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES HAPP5+ AT ! TIME ?R\< >M$ /RUGGLE & GU]RILLA ME?ODS4 ,C]TA9 TACTICAL MI/AKES1 BUT ALSO CONFLICTS 9 ! RADICAL MOVEM5T1 ALONG ) M$IA N>RATIVES ?AT W]E BOO/$ BY TREA*]\S ,BLACK B\JIE LEAD]S TO VILLA9IZE ,BLACK MILITANTS1 ALL S]V$ TO WEAK5 ! ,B,L,A'S IMPACT_/RELEVANCE--REMOV+ ! NECESS>Y COMMUNITY SUPPORT ?AT W\LD HAVE ALL[$ !IR ESCALAT$ EF=TS TO FL\RI% BETT]4 ,!SE =CES ISOLAT$ AS WELL AS EXPOS$ REVOLUTION>IES & GOT !M JAIL$ OR KILL$4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ! ,B,L,A REAPPROPRIAT$ FUNDS FROM ! AG5TS :I* ROB & DISS]VICE ! PEOPLE1 SU* AS BANKS1 & LIKE ROB9 HOOD1 W\LD R$I/RIBUTE ?OSE MONEYS TO ! PEOPLE'S LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4 ,!Y ALSO MOV$ 9 A MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ FA%ION & SOME ( !M S\<T TO *ALL5GE ! SEXI/ NATURE ( ! L>G] ,BLACK ,P[] MOVEM5T AT ! TIME4 ,?IS 9SPIRES ,AN>KATAS4 

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,WE GO DIRECTLY TO #fS_/#gS ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS ! ,B,P,P1 ,B,L,A1 & ,/,> BECAUSE DUR+ ?AT TIME MAD UPRIS+S & RIOTS & MOVEM5TS W]E POPP+ (F ALL OV] ! WORLD ALL AT ONCE TO DE/ROY ! :ITE P[] /RUCTURE4 ,SYLVIA ,WYNT] TEA*ES US ?AT ?IS WORLDWIDE *ALL5GE WAS P>T ( A BROAD ANTI-COLONIAL UPHEAVAL1 EV5 IT WAS EV5TUALLY SUPPRESS$ OR COOPT$ BY ! ,MAN4 ,COLLECTIVELY1 ! MOVEM5TS ( ! MID-TO-LATE #b? C5TURY BROKE D[N V>I\S =MS ( :ITE P[] OV] ! ECONOMIC1 CULTURAL1 5VIRONM5TAL1 AS WELL AS RACIAL & G5D]_/SEXUAL LEVELS ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,SIX ( ! MAJOR RESULTS FROM ?AT TIME P]IOD ?AT WE /ILL LIVE ) TODAY >E FLAG 9DEP5D5CE = =M]LY COLONIZ$ NATIONS1 AS WELL AS CIVIL & WORK]S' RI<TS 79CLUD+ = DISABL$ & QUE]_/TRANS FOLK71 5VIRONM5TAL PROTECTIONS1 COMMUNITY WELF>E PROGRAMS1 & A *ANGE 9 CONSCI\SNESS T[>D ,BLACK SELF LOVE1 T[>D A DRIVE = SELF-NAM+_/SELF-DEF9+1 & AN UND]/&+ ?AT ALL ,BLACK PEOPLE GLOBALLY >E UNIT$ AS ONE PEOPLE4 ,?IS 9SPIRES ,AN>KATAS4 

,BUT ! FI<T IS NOT OV]4 ,SURFACE LEVEL *ANGES 9 ! LAWS_/POLITICS & EV5 CULTURAL CONSCI\SNESS ( GLOBAL SOCIETY HAVE FAIL$ TO FULLY GU>ANTEE US FRE$OM1 EV5 IF WE HAVE A FEW MEASURES ( SAFETY4 ,OV] ! LA/ FEW DECADES1 WE HAVE BEGUN TO EXP]I5CE A WID] & WID] GAP BETWE5 RI* & POOR ALL OV] ! WORLD1 & MASS 5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION1 AS WELL AS /EADY G5OCIDES AGA9/ \R PEOPLE ?R\< ! CORPORATIONS1 PRISONS1 POLICE1 HOSPITALS1 S*OOLS1 & ! MILIT>Y4 ,REPRES5TATION ( \R PEOPLE )9 :ITE SY/EMS_/M$IA HAS NOT PROMIS$ US ANY?+ WOR?:ILE AT ALL1 & (T5 TIMES \R REPRES5TATIVES BETRAY ! 9T]E/S ( ! COLLECTIVE = !IR [N B5EFIT4 ,& X5OPHOBIC N>RATIVES CONT9UE TO BE S[N 9 \R COMMUNITIES 9 ORD] TO DIVIDE US SO WE CAN ?R[ \R MO/ VULN]ABLE SIBL+S UND] ! BUS & BETRAY EA* O!R4 ,MANY LEGAL PROTECTIONS >E (T5 D5I$ ANYWAY & EV5 BE+ RAPIDLY TAK5 AWAY4 ,ALL ( ?IS HAS LEFT \R PEOPLE & ! 5TIRE PLANET VULN]ABLE TO DEA? & DE/ITUTION4 ,& MEAN:ILE1 ! LIB]ATORY TRADITIONS ?AT W]E SO IMPACTFUL 9 ! #fS_/#gS1 >E /ILL BE+ SUPPRESS$ & M>G9ALIZ$--LABEL$ 'T]RORI/IC' & SUFF]+ WIDESPREAD REPRESSION4 

,EV]Y TIME ! 5EMY HAS TRI$ TO CRU% \R L9EAGES1 H[EV]1 \R ANCE/ORS HAVE F\ND A WAY TO REVITALIZE !M4 ,:5 \R ,AFRIKAN ANCE/ORS W]E VIOL5TLY 9VAD$ 9 ! ,MO!RL& ,AFRIKA1 & SOME W]E MADE 9TO *ATTEL_/PROP]TY = ,EUROPEAN CAPITALI/_/COLONIZ]S1 WE F\<T 9 \R HOMEL&S TO KEEP ALIVE \R PEOPLE'S LEGACIES SO ?AT WE W\LD BE ABLE TO WORK \T \R [N PROBLEMS & CONTROL \R [N DE/9IES4 ,ANTI-COLONIAL & NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS F9D !IR ORIG9 !N4 ,:5 ! ,MAN =C$ US 9TO SLAVE %IPS & %ACKLES1 WE F\<T ON ! SEAS1 HIJACK$ ! VESSELS1 OR EV5 JUMP$ 9TO ! OCEANS 9 PURSUIT ( FRE$OM & AUTONOMY4 ,ANTI-SLAV]Y MOVEM5TS F9D !IR ORIG9 !N4 ,:5 WE W]E BR\<T TO ! ,AM]ICAS & O!R PLACES1 =C$ TO WORK 9 BRUTAL CONDITIONS TO BUILD SOCIETIES ?AT HATE & EXPLOIT US1 WE /ILL F\<T & F\<T & ESCAP$ & CREAT$ 9DEP5DANT SOCIAL LIVES_//RUCTURES4 ,M>OON COMMUNITIES1 RELIGI\S_/SPIRITUAL ORGANIZATIONS1 PROTO-AN>*I/ 9ITIATIVES1 & E>LY ,BLACK FEM9I/ AS WELL AS ,BLACK QUE] RESI/ANCE--ALL ( !SE F9D !IR ORIG9 !N4 

,EA* TIME A ROADBLOCK CAME1 WE W\LD F9D A NEW WAY TO APPLY \R H]ITAGES ( RESI/ANCE 9 A WAY ?AT ADAPT$ TO NEW *ALL5GES_/CONDITIONS4 ,9 ,BRAZIL1 = EXAMPLE1 AS ! KKKOLONIZ] S\<T TO SUPPRESS \R COMBAT_/FI<T+ /YLES1 ,AFRO-,BRAZILIANS F\ND A WAY TO KEEP !IR M>TIAL >TS TRA9+ ALIVE ?R\< CAPOEIRA4 ,TO DEVELOP CAPOEIRA1 \R ANCE/ORS HAD TO DISCOV] H[ TO GET >\ND ! FACT ?AT FI<T+ WAS \TLAW$4 ,!Y DID IT BY US+ DANCE TO REVITALIZE & DISGUISE !IR FI<T+ SY/EMS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 9 ! ,U,S1 AS ! KKKOLONIZ] S\<T TO SUPPRESS \R MUSICAL COMMUNICATION_/RITUAL /YLES1 ,AFRO-,AM]ICANS F\ND A WAY TO KEEP \R RHY?M-BAS$ SPIRITUAL SY/EMS ALIVE ?R\< ! R+ %\T4 ,TO DEVELOP ! R+ %\T1 \R ANCE/ORS HAD TO DISCOV] H[ TO GET >\ND ! FACT ?AT RELIGI\S CONGREGATION WAS \TLAW$ & DRUMS W]E BANN$4 ,!Y DID IT BY US+ COD$ SONGS & !IR BODIES \T 9 ! BU%_/WOODS TO REVITALIZE & DISGUISE !IR SPIRITUAL_/COMMUNICATION SY/EMS4 ,9 BO? 9/ANCES1 SOME?+ NEW WAS BORN 9 ORD] TO ADAPT TO NEW *ALL5GES1 ALL :ILE KEEP+ \R L9EAGE ( RESI/ANCE ALIVE4 ,:ILE ! LEGACY WAS BE+ CRU%$1 IT WAS NOT & NEV] HAS BE51 /ATIC OR DEAD4 ,AN>KATAS KEEP ?IS SAME 5]GY4 

,PEOPLE LIKE ,ASSATA ,%AKUR1 ,CE,CE ,MC,DONALD1 ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON1 ,MISS ,MAJOR1 ,LOR5ZO ,KOMBOA ,]V91 & ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON >E SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE GIV5 ,AN>KATAS ! UND]/&+S WE NE$ TO =TIFY & REVITALIZE \R REVOLUTION>Y LEGACY SO ?AT WE CAN OV]COME ! *ALL5GES WE FACE4 ,!RE >E MANY O!R 9FLU5CES TOO1 PA/ & PRES5T1 FROM ?R\<\T ! WORLD :]EV] ,AFRIKAN_/,BLACK PEOPLE LIVE1 BREA!1 & ORGANIZE1 WELL KN[N & UNKN[N4 ,!Y HAVE GONE BY MANY NAMES1 TAK5 ON MANY LABELS1 ADVANC$ MANY MOVEM5TS4 '',AN>KATA'' TRAJECTORIES >E LIKE A CUMULATIVE \TGR[? ( ( !IR DIV]SE CONTRIBUTIONS 7& A RESPONSE TO !IR LIMITATIONS74 

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,:AT ,AN>KATA IS AB\T1 BASICALLY1 IS ,BLACK LIB]ATION ?R\< AN>*Y1 OR AN>*Y ?R\< ,BLACK LIB]ATION4 ,P]IODT4 ,AN>*Y DOES NOT MEAN 0*AOS0 9 ! WAY WE COMMONLY ?9K ( IT4 ,AS \R COMRADE ,JAI ,R5EE ,GWAL*MAI SAYS1 AN>*Y IS AB\T 0DISMANTL+444 .<A.>LL ,SY/EMIC & ,9DIVIDUAL_/,9T]P]SONAL ,OPPRESSION40 ,! GOAL ( ,AN>*Y IS TO 0MOVE ,A,L,L HUMANITY TO A PLACE :]E EV]YONE HOLDS MAT]IAL EQUITY ( P[]1 RES\RCES1 & HUMANITY40 

.<0,) AN>*Y1 ! SOCIETY AS A :OLE NOT ONLY MA9TA9S ITSELF AT AN EQUAL EXP5SE TO ALL1 BUT PROGRESSES 9 A CREATIVE PROCESS UNH9D]$ BY ANY CLASS1 CA/E OR P>TY4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ! GOALS ( AN>*Y DON'T 9CLUDE REPLAC+ ONE RUL+ CLASS ) ANO!R1 NEI!R 9 ! GUISE ( A FAIR] BOSS OR AS A P>TY40.> 

,! =MULA = AN>*IC ORGANIZ+ IS ?AT 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY & COLLECTIVE 9T]E/S >E BALANC$4 ,B\ND>IES EXI/ :I* >E SUIT$ TO ! MAT]IAL NE$S & HI/ORIES ( ! 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS 9VOLV$4 ,& ! WORK IS AB\T FACILITAT+ A DIALECTICAL PURSUIT ( SELF-DET]M9ATION AMONG & = US ALL1 FROM ! /&PO9T ( ! MO/ M>G9AL4 

,JAI ,R5EE ,GWAL*MAI TEA*ES US3 0.<,AN>*Y.> DOESN'T MEAN ?AT ,NOBODY %\LD BE 9 *>GE1 & ?AT EV]YONE GETS TO DO :ATEV] !Y LIKE4444QUITE ! OPPOSITE4 

,! SYMBOL = ,AN>*Y LOOKS LIKE ?IS3 7,R7 ,! 0,O0 >\ND ! 0,A0 /&S = ,ORD]4 ,NOT *AOS4 ,! GOAL IS A MORE HORIZONTAL DEMOCRACY4444 ,EV]Y ,S+LE ,VOICE ,C\NTS1 & ,MU/ ,BE ,9CLUD$ & ,HE>D4 ,! DIS5FRAN*IZ$ & M>G9ALIZ$ MU/ BE GIV5 A SEAT AT ! TABLE1 & ! P[] TO %UT D[N ?OSE :O HAVE TRADITIONALLY HELD ! LIONS %>E ( P[] & PRIVILEGE40 

,JAI ,R5EE ,GWAL*MAI ADDS ?AT BECAUSE ( ?IS1 AN>*Y REQUIRES A LOT ( 0,SELF ,WORK0444BECAUSE ,WE ,A,L,L ,HOLD ,>EAS ( ,PRIVILEGE4 ,SOME FOLKS HOLD A GREAT DEAL MORE PRIVILEGE ?AN O!RS4444BUT IF ! GOAL IS TO MOVE =W>D TO A PLACE ( MAT]IAL HORIZONTAL EQUITY1 !N WE ,ALL HAVE WORK TO DO4 ,SOME PEOPLE DON'T ,WANT TO GIVE UP !IR PRIVILEGE & P[]1 BECAUSE !Y DON'T HAVE A LOT ( IT & TO HAVE LESS S\NDS LIKE DEA?4444 ,WE ALL NE$ EA* O!R4444& :5 WE DON'T RECOGNIZE ?AT1 WE ALL DIE 9 DROVES TOGE!R40 

,FUR!RMORE1 ACCORD+ TO ,JAI ,R5EE ,GWAL*MAI1 AN>*Y COMES FROM AN UND]/&+ ?AT 0OPPRESSION DOES NOT HAPP5 HORIZONTALLY44 44IT LOOKS LIKE A CAGE1 ) ! TOP ,OPPRESSION 7?AT ( ! ,ELITES_/,R5TI] ,CLASS :O >E MORE (T5 ?AN NOT ,CIS,HET @& ,:ITE7 MA9TA9+ !444 SOCIAL SY/EM OR SET ( CONNECT+ SOCIAL SY/EMS BUILT >\ND DOM9ATION1 OPPRESSION1 & SUBMISSION40 

,IT IS BECAUSE ( ?IS CLASS-AW>E UND]/&+ ( HI]>*Y1 & \R CRITICAL \TLOOK ON H[ RACE & G5D] CONDITION ACCESS & OPPRESSION1 ?AT ,AN>KATAS PRIORITIZE CONCRETE & MAT]IAL *ANGE4 ,WE WANT TO UND]/& \R POSITIONS 9 SOCIETY1 & PUT AN 5D TO \R SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC OR RACIAL OR G5D] OR SEXUAL OPPRESSIONS1 SO WE FOCUS ON :AT ACTIONS WE HAVE TO TAKE TO MEET \R MAT]IAL NE$S & TAKE \R P[] BACK4 ,AN>KATA IS NOT JU/ AB\T L(TY AB/RACT IDEALS & A BELIEF ?AT WE ALL MATT] & HAVE VALUE OR DES]VE FRE$OM4 ,A BELIEF_/IDEAL IS NOT 5\< TO LIB]ATE ANYONE4 

,AS \R SIB ,JAI ,R5EE ,GWAL*MAI REM9DS US1 0ACTION & ACTUAL PHYSICAL_/VISIBLE *ANGE ?AT HAPP5S 9 ,REAL ,TIME IS H[ WE MOVE4 ,WE WANT IT ,TODAY444,N,[4444,IMM$IATELY444,A,S,A,P4 ,MAK+ PEOPLE WAIT = EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MAT]IAL RES\RCES1 HUMANITY1 & SOCIOPOLITICAL @& SOCIOECONOMIC P[] IS ! PHYSICAL MANIFE/ATION ( OPPRESSION4 ,WE >E H]E TO DISRUPT ?AT4444BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y40 

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,9 %ORT1 '',AN>*Y1'' MEANS ')\T HI]>*Y' & IMPLIES A SOCIETY ?AT LACKS AN UNJU/ RUL+ CLASS4 ,AN>*Y LACKS ANY & ALL =MS ( MAT]IAL EXPLOITATION & DOM9ATION4 ,AN>*Y LACKS ANY =M ( SOCIAL_/RACIAL_/G5D]_/SEXUAL OPPRESSION4 ,AN>*Y IS SOCIETY )\T *A9S OR CAGES4 ,AN>*Y IS A SOCIETY :]E ALL P[] IS TAK5 UP BY ALL ! PEOPLE 7NOT JU/ SOME RUL+ CLASS74 ,&1 '',AN>KATA'' IS :ATEV] WORKS T[>D ?IS TOTAL LIB]ATION FROM 9SIDE ! EXPANSE ( GLOBAL ,BLACK LIB]ATION & ,PAN ,AFRICAN /RUGGLES4 

,= CONTEXT1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO 9VOKE 0,AN>KATA'' 9 ! ,BLACK FRE$OM /RUGGLE \T ( A RECOGNITION ?AT \R OPPRESSION IS SO VOLATILE ?AT ONLY NON-HI]>*ICAL & NON-MASCUL9I/ ORGANIZATIONS CAN MAKE \R MOVEM5TS 9DOMITABLE1 UNGOV]NABLE4 '',AN>KATA'' RECOGNIZES ?AT ! OPPRESSION ( ! ,MO!RL& & ITS PEOPLES IS ! BASIS ( ALL MOD]N OPPRESSIONS2 ?AT ,AFRIKA CONT9UES TO BE ROBB$ BY NEOCOLONIAL RULE & CAG$ BY ,U,S MILIT>Y =CES1 :I* 5RI*ES CAPITALISM & WORS5S ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE1 ?REAT5+ ALL LIFE=MS4 ,AN>KATA SAYS WE !RE=E NE$ AN ALL-5COMPASS+ MOVEM5T = ,BLACK PEOPLE ?AT BUILDS FROM ! GR\ND = ! LIB]ATION ( ALL4 ,AN>KATA SAYS ?AT LIB]ATION CANNOT BE SKEW$ T[>D JU/ /RAI<T M51 OR ?OSE 9 ! ,U,S OR :O SPEAK ,5GLI%1 OR TO ?OSE :O >E ABLE-BODI$1 OR ?OSE :O >E NOT 9 PRISON OR :O >E NOT =C$ TO LIVE ON ! /REETS1 OR EV5 TO JU/ LIB]ATION ( HUMANITY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE REALIZE ! NE$ = ANO!R AGE ( WIDESPREAD LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS1 BEYOND BORD]S & B9>IES1 & WE KN[ ?AT C5T]+ ,AFRICA_/,AFRICANNESS IS ! ONLY WAY TO SIT 9 ! HE>T & ! HORIZONS ( :AT HAS BECOME A TRULY PLANET>Y /RUGGLE4 

,:AT WE SUGGE/ = BEG9N+ TO ALIGN Y\RSELF ) ?IS N>RATIVE ( ,BLACK /RUGGLE IS TO F9D SPACE EI!R ALONE OR ) COMMUNITY TO P\R SOME LIBATIONS & SAY ! FOLL[+ WORDS3 

0,WE P\R ONE \T = ALL \R NIGGAS3 = ! NOMADS1 ! UNGOV]N$1 ! REFUGEES1 ! LIL FRI5DS1 ! K9FOLK1 ! PIRATES1 ! RUNAWAYS1 ! M>OONS1 ! 9SURG5TS1 ! GWORLS1 ! SPIRITUAL LEAD]S1 ! GU]RILLA W>RIORS1 ! MA,GES1 ! /REET QUE5S1 ! RIOT]S4 ,& ALL ! WILD ?+S ,MAN CANNOT H\SE4 

,& WE P\R ONE = ALL ?OSE :O >E =GOTT5 & UNPROTECT$ 

,ALL ?OSE :O >5'T ALL[$ TO LOVE OR LIVE AS !MSELVES FREELY 

,ALL ?OSE :O F\<T & DI$ = \R FRE$OM 

,= ALL \R PEOPLE :]EV] !Y >E1 & = \R HOMEL&1 & = \R PLANET 

,= ALL BE+S1 EV5 ?OSE :O >E NOT HUMAN1 

& = ALL ! PEOPLE EV]YONE SAYS >E LESS ?AN HUMAN 

,& = ALL PEOPLE :OSE BRA9S WORK DIFF]5T OR :OSE BODIES WORK DIFF]5T 

,& = ALL ?OSE 9 PRISON OR ON ! /REET 

,= ALL P[] TO ALL ! PEOPLE4 ,ASE0 

,?IS LIBATION>Y IS BAS$ ON ! ,TRADITION SECTION ( ! TEXT ,AN>KATA3 ,A ,/ATEM5T 7:I* Y\ CAN ALSO WAT* ON ,Y\,TUBE74 ,EA* ( ?OSE 9VOK$ 9 ! LIBATION >E A DIFF]5T 9SPIRATIONAL ELEM5T = ,BLACK ,AN>*IC ,RADICAL HI/ORIES4 ,WE SUGGE/ Y\ RESE>* & /UDY & LE>N FROM OR AB\T :O !Y >E4 ,?9K AB\T H[ TO APPLY !IR CONTRIBUTIONS & /RUGGLES TO Y\R DEVELOPM5T AS ,AN>KATA4 ,5GAG+ ) !SE IT]ATIONS ( ,BLACK RADICAL TRADITION 7:E!R Y\ USE ! RITUAL ( LIBATIONS OR NOT7 IS V]Y IMPORTANT 9 ALL[+ US TO />T MOV+ ALONG AN ,AN>KATA FREQU5CY4 ,EA* ONE T\*ES ON A FACET ( \R DIV]SE ,BLACK REVOLUTION>Y H]ITAGE4 ,WE LOOK BACK TO ?OSE HI/ORIES & CONTRIBUTIONS1 SO ?AT WE CAN !N HONOR A FI<T = ALL ,BLACK LIVES4 ,TAKE TIME TO LE>N FROM !SE FIGURES & =MATIONS AS WELL AS ! RADICAL FRAMEWORKS ?AT HAVE EM]G$ BECAUSE ( !M 7,BLACK FEM9ISM1 ,QUE]_/TRANS LIB]ATION1 ,PAN!RISM1 ,PAN ,AFRICANISM1 ,BLACK ECOLOGY1 ,AFROPESSIMISM_/ANTIHUMANISM1 DISABILITY JU/ICE1 PRISON ABOLITION1 ,AN>KATA74 ,?IS IS :AT WE SUGGE/ SO WE CAN LE>N H[ WE MOVE =W>D1 SO ?AT \R PEOPLE CAN %>P5 :AT IT MEANS TO BE ! WILD ?+ ?AT ,MAN CAN NEV]1 EV] AGA9 H\SE1 CAN NEV]1 EV] AGA9 DOME/ICATE1 CAN NEV]1 EV] AGA9 SUPPRESS1 CAN NEV]1 EV] AGA9 COOPT4 

,SUGGE/$ RES\RCES 

,LOOK = ME 9 ! ,:IRLW9D BY ,! ,PAN!R #ba 

,MAPP+ ! ,M>G9S3 ,9T]SECTIONALITY1 ,ID5TITY ,POLITICS1 & ,VIOL5CE AGA9/ ,WOM5 ( ,COLOR BY ,KIMB]LE ,CR5%AW 

,RAPP+ ,) A ,/REET ,TRANS ,ACTION ,REVOLUTION>Y- ,AN ,9T]VIEW ) ,M>%A ,P ,JOHNSON 

,W> ,AGA9/ ! ,PAN!RS3 ,A ,/UDY ( ,REPRESSION 9 ,AM]ICA BY ,HUEY ,P ,NEWTON 

,! ,W> ,BE=E BY ,SAFIYA ,BUKH>I 

,ASSATA3 ,AN ,AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY ,ASSATA ,%AKUR 

,MESSAGE TO ! ,BLACK ,MOVEM5T BY ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY 

,SYLVIA ,RIV]A & ,M>%A ,P4 ,JOHNSON3 ,LI/5 TO ! ,NEWLY ,UNE>!D ,9T]VIEW ) ,/REET ,TRANSVE/ITE ,ACTION ,REVOLUTION>IES BY ,WOM5 AT ! ,C5T] 

,AFRICAN ,AN>*ISM BY ,SAM ,MBAH & ,I4,E4 ,IG>IWEY 

,BLACK ON ,BO? ,SIDES3 ,A ,RACIAL ,HI/ORY ( ,TRANS ,ID5TITY BY ,C4 ,RILEY ,SNORTON 

,! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,/RUGGLE 9 ,PHILADELPHIA BY ,RUSSELL ,M>OON ,%OATZ 

,WE ,WILL ,RETURN 9 ! ,:IRLW9D3 ,BLACK ,RADICAL ,ORGANIZATIONS #a#i#f-#a#i#g#e BY ,MUHAMMAD ,AHMAD 

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