Bomani Shakur - Free The Land: The New Afrikan Struggle

<p>In this episode, Bomani Uhuru Jihad Shakur joins us for an in-depth discussion on the history, ideology, and ongoing work of the Republic of New Afrika (RNA), the New Afrikan People's Organization (NAPO), and the New Afrikan Independence Movement (NAIM).The conversation explores the significance of the Black Belt South and why South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were designated as the national territory of the Republic of New Afrika. Bomani also examines the founding of the RNA in Detroit in 1968, the New Bethel Church incident, the influence of Queen Mother Moore and Malcolm X, and the relationship between the RNA and other Black liberation organizations.Additional topics include Huey P. Newton's views on the Republic of New Afrika, New Afrikan Ujamaa and socialism, revolutionary thinkers who shaped the movement, the controversy surrounding Maulana Karenga, the New Afrikan Panthers and their connection to Tupac Shakur, relations with Indigenous nations in the Black Belt South, the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, and the New Afrikan position on reparations.This discussion provides historical context and political analysis for those interested in Black nationalism, self-determination, Pan-Africanism, and the New Afrikan liberation struggle.</p>