| The writer’s belief is that the ultimate agenda must be set in much the same way as a national constitution is developed. The input and aspirations of the majority of our people must be included in the process. We must be patient, careful and meticulous in this process. It has taken over 1000 years of careful, meticulous and dedicated effort by our exploiters to separate us from our history and future as an African civilization. So, speed and impatience are not important characteristics for us to employ. The following may be an appropriate analogy. When a person is climbing a mountain, that person is focused on the rock directly in front of and just above them. Every thought relates to the physical effort, the care and the caution needed to move the next few feet. Once that person reaches the summit, there is momentary rejoicing for a job well done. Then the person looks to the horizon. There is another even higher mountain range before them. Beyond that range is another higher range. Off in the distance is a range of mountains so high the peaks are obscured by clouds. This is like our lives. We may have to scale the next range in our future lives. If you are not convinced of your immortality you may believe that perhaps your children and grandchildren will, one day, climb those distant peaks. The important thing is that we climb the mountain directly in front of us, one step and one move at a time. Fortunately, nations of Africa are currently reorganizing the old Organization of African Unity into the new African Union. The purpose of this union will be similar to other multinational organizations such as the European Union and NATO. The goal is to harmonize and unify the political, economic and security systems of African nations and the descendents of Africa around the world. We must develop a unified currency, dual-citizenship policies, unified passports and mutual protection systems for all African people. This is the perfect time for us all to begin to participate in the process. As discussed above, a unifying spiritual foundation is necessary for any culture. That foundation must be applicable to the upliftment of that culture, based upon its specific circumstances. On local, regional and international levels, Black people must cooperate to create centers of spiritual training, which I will call Institutes of Cosmic Wisdom. These institutes will, as their primary focus, conduct research into historic and current methods of advancing African spiritual enlightenment, cultural development and social harmony. Particular emphasis should be placed on clarifying the basis for the greatness of ancient African civilizations, the causes for the destruction of these civilizations and the development of the most appropriate and applicable methods for African people to control and benefit from the process of nation building. Research must include both the ancient and modern methods employed in all facets of our culture. This must include spiritual and religious systems; family and community structures; systems of commerce and government; scientific and engineering methodologies, diet, health and medical techniques; and relations with the environment and other creatures. Development of this agenda can be funded in three distinct ways: 1. The annual Gross National Product (GNP) of African Americans alone is well over $200 billion. If the GNPs of other African nations and communities are added, we have trillions of dollars at our disposal. We must adhere to a unified policy of doing business with ourselves, first. We must invest in mutual funds, insurance funds and other investment vehicles that will finance the creation and expansion of African-owned industries in every nation. A self- imposed tax, tithe or levy should be used as an initial step to begin funding this process. 2. We must be unified in our demand for restitution from all other nations, industries and organizations that have raped, robbed and exploited Africans for hundreds of years. As a small part of the restitution owed by those who invaded and enslaved Africans, we must demand that political and government leaders support all of the programs described herein and provide adequate public funding, based upon the taxes we pay. Support of this agenda must be a threshold prerequisite for Black people to determine whether we vote for or support any political candidate or party. We must agree to contribute to, support and vote only for candidates who publicly support our agenda. We must actively oppose all who do not support the agenda. This process should be used by African people in every country. 3. We must be unified in our demand for the return of ownership and control of the land and resources in Africa and in those nations and communities where we are the majority of the population. Our people must own and operate the industries that produce, extract, process, manufacture and distribute these resources. African descendents around the world must be the brokers and middlemen for all imports and exports regarding majority African communities and nations. These three rivers of resources will expand the ocean of our worldwide GNP into trillions of dollars. This will be more than adequate to finance institutions that will eliminate poverty and facilitate cooperation between Black people, internationally. |
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