“New Afrikans must embrace an Afrikan centered consciousness to create a culture shift.” ~ Atef Tenka

Freedom has never been free

~Baba Medgar W. Evers

On June 12, 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers was assassinated, becoming the 1st public figure martyr to the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, fueling its efforts. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, NAACP 1st Field Secretary in MS, his campaign included voter registration and boycotts, investigation lynching and killings of Our people, a trailblazer-human rights activist in the jim crow south and was a Man that loved righteousness.

{Peace be upon you}

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today

~Baba El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

On February 21, 1965, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz ”aka” Malcolm X was assassinated, becoming the 2nd public figure martyr to the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He advocated self-determination for Afrikans in America, was not an advocate of non-violence approached to Our oppression, his work produced some of the most aggressive grassroot movements lasting to this day, was a human rights activist, and was a Man that loved righteousness.

{Peace be upon you}

I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house

~Baba Martin Luther King, Jr.

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, becoming the 3rd public figure martyr to the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He practiced the non-violence approach to Our oppression, lead an agenda that sought the sharing of power, resources, and responsibility, was a human rights activist, and was a Man that loved righteousness.

{Peace be upon you}

Just a week prior to Dr. Martin L. King’s assassination, 500+ Black Nationalist came together in March of 1968, in Detroit, MI; included in the agenda was to declare Our identity as a nation of People. In addition to those that are well known to the Nationalist Movement, like Queen Mother Moore, Baba Imari Obadelle and Baba Gaidi Obadelle , there was Betty Shabazz and Dr. Maulana Karenga, to name a few. They agreed on “New Afrikan” as Our national identity.

What is a New Afrikan?

New Afrikans are the descendants of an amalgamation of people from various Afrikan nations that were kidnapped and brought to the United States of America against their will. By way of chattel slavery, our unique gene pool, and our experiences here in America, a new people were forged, hence New Afrikans.