Akinyele Umoja
Biographic Data
| ID | 1529518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akinyele Umoja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akinyele |
| FAMILY NAME | Umoja |
| SIGNATURE | UMOJA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Straight Ahead
Keywords: acupunctureHerman Fergusoninternational solidarityinternationalismMalcolm XMay 19th Communist OrganizationMutulu ShakurNehanda AbiodunNew Afrikan Independence Movementpolitical prisonersRepublic of New Afrikaresistancerevolutionary nationalismsocial movementsSonny CarsonYuri Kochiyama Additional informationNotes on contributorsAkinyele UmojaAkinyele Umoja is a Professor of Africana Studies at Georgia State University and the author of W…
Guest Editors' Note
Black Power Encyclopedia
An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement's emphasis on the rhetoric and practice of nonviolence and social and political goal of integration, Black Power was defined by the promotion of Black self-determination,…
Repression and Black Liberation, by Chokwe Lumumba With Introduction by Akinyele Umoja
Chokwe Lumumba organized the International African Prisoners of War (APOW) Solidarity Day in Jackson, Mississippi in 1973.1 APOW Solidarity Day mobilized thousands from around the United States to
The People Must Decide
My view on self-determination is the same ... I’d say that what has changed are the tactics, and somewhat the strategy, for reaching that goal.Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, 20131Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Ch
Perspectives on Human Rights
Chokwe Lumumba’s “Perspectives on Human Rights: Alliances in a State of War” demonstrates his anti-imperialist, internationalist outlook.1 The article was published in 1980 during the end of the pr
Introduction
Edwin Taliaferro, a young college student attended a meeting of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Africa (PGRNA) in Detroit, Michigan with his older brother Reggie in 1969. With Reg
The Revolution Has Come
Since the publication in 1998 of Charles E. Jones’ edited collection, The Black Panther Party Reconsidered, a plethora of scholarly examinations of the Black Power organization have appeared. Befor
We Are an African People
Russell Rickford's We Are an African People makes a significant contribution to the historiography of black power. In this thorough and comprehensive look at black power educational institutions, Rickford reconstructs the history of pro–black power institutions providing instruction, from prekindergarten through high school and postsecondary levels. The survival and impact of these institutions remain a significant legacy of black power. We Are a…
Maroon
Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA) member Kuwasi Balagoon has emerged as a heroic symbol for radical anarchists and some circles of Black radicals in the United States. He is one of the most complex figures of the Black Liberation movement. His legacy is obscured within broader Black liberation and radical circles. The evolution of his politics and his life as an open bisexual add layers of complexity to his legacy. Balagoo…
From One Generation to the Next
The Black Power ideology revolutionary nationalism grew out of a pro-armed self-defense orientation that was composed of a network of the Marxist-Leninists and Black nationalists in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) is the first organized expression of revolutionary nationalism. This article documents the connection between the pro-armed-self-defense orientation of the 1950s and early 1960s and the development of …
Maroon
Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA) member Kuwasi Balagoon has emerged as a heroic symbol for radical anarchists and some circles of Black radicals in the United States. He is one of the most complex figures of the Black Liberation movement. His legacy is obscured within broader Black liberation and radical circles. The evolution of his politics and his life as an open bisexual add layers of complexity to his legacy. Balagoo…
Introduction
Edwin Taliaferro, a young college student attended a meeting of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Africa (PGRNA) in Detroit, Michigan with his older brother Reggie in 1969. With Reg
From One Generation to the Next
The Black Power ideology revolutionary nationalism grew out of a pro-armed self-defense orientation that was composed of a network of the Marxist-Leninists and Black nationalists in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) is the first organized expression of revolutionary nationalism. This article documents the connection between the pro-armed-self-defense orientation of the 1950s and early 1960s and the development of …
From One Generation to the Next
The Black Power ideology revolutionary nationalism grew out of a pro-armed self-defense orientation that was composed of a network of the Marxist-Leninists and Black nationalists in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) is the first organized expression of revolutionary nationalism. This article documents the connection between the pro-armed-self-defense orientation of the 1950s and early 1960s and the development of …
Maroon
Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA) member Kuwasi Balagoon has emerged as a heroic symbol for radical anarchists and some circles of Black radicals in the United States. He is one of the most complex figures of the Black Liberation movement. His legacy is obscured within broader Black liberation and radical circles. The evolution of his politics and his life as an open bisexual add layers of complexity to his legacy. Balagoo…
The Revolution Has Come
Since the publication in 1998 of Charles E. Jones’ edited collection, The Black Panther Party Reconsidered, a plethora of scholarly examinations of the Black Power organization have appeared. Befor
We Are an African People
Russell Rickford's We Are an African People makes a significant contribution to the historiography of black power. In this thorough and comprehensive look at black power educational institutions, Rickford reconstructs the history of pro–black power institutions providing instruction, from prekindergarten through high school and postsecondary levels. The survival and impact of these institutions remain a significant legacy of black power. We Are a…
Black Power Encyclopedia
An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement's emphasis on the rhetoric and practice of nonviolence and social and political goal of integration, Black Power was defined by the promotion of Black self-determination,…
Repression and Black Liberation, by Chokwe Lumumba With Introduction by Akinyele Umoja
Chokwe Lumumba organized the International African Prisoners of War (APOW) Solidarity Day in Jackson, Mississippi in 1973.1 APOW Solidarity Day mobilized thousands from around the United States to
The People Must Decide
My view on self-determination is the same ... I’d say that what has changed are the tactics, and somewhat the strategy, for reaching that goal.Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, 20131Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Ch
Perspectives on Human Rights
Chokwe Lumumba’s “Perspectives on Human Rights: Alliances in a State of War” demonstrates his anti-imperialist, internationalist outlook.1 The article was published in 1980 during the end of the pr
Introduction
Edwin Taliaferro, a young college student attended a meeting of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Africa (PGRNA) in Detroit, Michigan with his older brother Reggie in 1969. With Reg
Straight Ahead
Keywords: acupunctureHerman Fergusoninternational solidarityinternationalismMalcolm XMay 19th Communist OrganizationMutulu ShakurNehanda AbiodunNew Afrikan Independence Movementpolitical prisonersRepublic of New Afrikaresistancerevolutionary nationalismsocial movementsSonny CarsonYuri Kochiyama Additional informationNotes on contributorsAkinyele UmojaAkinyele Umoja is a Professor of Africana Studies at Georgia State University and the author of W…
Guest Editors' Note
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Race, History, and American Society (5 works) · Black Power (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)