OUR SANKOFA JOURNEY TO KUJICHAGULIA ~ SELF-DETERMINATION

"One of the first lessons that I learned and that was very clear to me, was that a community must be organized if that community hopes to achieve and sustain progress, justice and respect". -Dudley Laws

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OUR ANCESTORS ABOUT SELF DETERMINATION AS A COMMUNITY?

“The contemporary Afrikan American/Canadian community is heir to perhaps the longest tradition of commerce and entrepreneurialism of any group on earth. It is often recalled that the most ancient Afrikan civilizations such as those of Ethiopia and the Nile Valley were founded on economic systems of trade and commerce. The fabled kingdoms of Eastern and Western Afrika were based on commercial enterprise, on monopolies and control over important economic material resources, centers of trade and major trade routes”. - Amos Wilson

We will explore the legacy of self-determination left to us by Afrikan communities both on the continent and in the diaspora. Asking ourselves the question; How do we apply these lessons to our present situation?