AFRICA DAY SPECIAL MESSAGE Qy DR. KWANIE NhRU\fAH
DESIGNED TACTICS HASTENING RACIAL CONFLICT By DA 8: UBA
Jan.-Feb., 1969 Africa Summit Conference Reports THE CASE OF OCCUPIED AFRICA NorE : .The following are quotations from the case ible enslavement of half million people in their home- of "South ll'est Africa" (Namibia) and the occupied land by a minority clique of white imported racists areas of Africa, presented to the United Nations' Gen- operating in South Africa. eral Assembly, -November 21 7, 1968 by 12r. V. J. The International Court of Justice (an imperialist 111waanga, the representative of the Republic of Zambia arm) took six long years to decide judging not to judge" (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and reproduced for our . . . the imperative merits of the case brought before readers' ! benefit. the Court by the African States of Ethiopia and Naani'bia, is known to all Africans as the area that Liberia. huropeans called "South West Africa." SIVAPO, is U. N., Come Out in the Open the abbreviation of (South lhest African People Or- The fundamental issue is moral, humanitarian and ganization) . "Boutustans" are barren ; slow death areas political. Namibia is the homeland of 500,000 Afri- in South Africa in which Africans are thrown by cans ; quite unlike the imported racists in South Africa, dugged-in armed Europeans scattered reservations have no other hom-. These people and their ancestors and guarded against, relief, genocide camps. have lived there for centuries, and one might say even The population of South Africa and Namibia is 16 since the dawn of history. Therefore, they have an million Africans and 3 million Europeans. inalienable right to live there in peace without any Parenthetic statements, subheads apd Italics are ours. foreign domination or oppression. They have a God given right to their freedom and Once again the General Assembly is considering the independence and to develop their own political, social problem of Namibia, which has remained fixed on the and economic institutions. They have a right to enjoy agenda of the United Nations for many years. Since their own cultural heritage, no matter what any clique the subject was last debated, the situation has assumed of arrogant outsiders might think. And as such there a grave proportion, which will darken the pages of is no mandate, no treaty, no law on earth that could self- historv. legitimately rob them of this right of freedom and dc-termination. WeUhave witnessed the creation of the first bantustan in Namibia, the removal of all the indigenous people The United Nations itself is not endowed with the from the old location of Windhoek to segregated areas, riL,:ht to obstruct the wishes of the indigenous people the killing of SWAPO freedom fighters in Caprivi of Namibia. The urgent question is that of freedom Strip a few weeks ago, and the denial of justice to the or enslavement, and it is high timA that Member States 31 Namibians who were being illegally tried by South of the United Nations, and especially those who have African Courts ; to mention only a few. the key to the balance of power in that area, let the It has been evident since 1946 that the racist regime world know on which side they are on. of South Africa had decided to incorporate Namibia Military Fortress Against African Nationalism within its territorial frontiers. As is well known, sub- The shrewd banditry of South Africa's behavior ex- sequent efforts by the International Community to dis- lodge South Africa from the territory of Namibia did presses itself in the way she skillfully abuses the legal not bear any fruitful results. process in making white friends and oppressing Afri- can people. First as a mandatory power, she was in A Gauntlet Thrown to''All Africans the enviable position to exploit the mineral wealth of It is a matter of deep regret to my delegation that Namibia for her own selfish profit, and at the same the International Community has failed to compel time secure a huge chunk of Africa as a Northern South Africa to abandon its criminal policy. Instead military fortress against the inevitable rise of African of taking resolute and drastic measures against South nationalism to the North. Africa, Ax Uni.ted Nations has been evasive and in- Such naked piracy is certainly unparalleled in inter- effective. More than seventy (70) resolutions on this national affairs. . . The racist regime in South Africa question prominently occupy the pages of the United uses international law to get what they want, then tern Nations. It is clear that resolutions alone will not have round after to reject the very existence of the law." any meaningful effect on the course of events - in The actions and attitude of the Pretoria regime are Namibia or indeed help to speed up the achievement tantamount to international legal gangsterism. of self-determination and independence for the suffer- This being the case, the United Nations has abso- ing people of that territory. lutely no alternative but to respond to the wishes of The United Nations has a special and direct re- the indigenous people by bringing this regime to sanity. sponsibility to the people of that territory, because not It is the duty of all Members of this organization only are we confronted with a case of sheer colonial who love peace, who believe in the universal brother- domination in its most hideous form, but we are also hood of man, who love freedom and justice to support duty bound to defend the very spirit of the Charter. appropriate measures to rid the people of Namibia The "League of Nations" mandate for Namibia can from foreign occupation and other manifest evils of' no longer serve as a valid basis for the perpetual fore- (Continued on page 14)
2 AFRICAN OPINION
AFRICAN OPINION Journal of AFRICA DAY, MAY 25th Independent Thoughts and Expression Established 1963 Vol. 8 JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1969 Nos. II & 12 by Jas. L. Brown ...... Editor and Manager Organization of African Unity (OAU) Victor G. Cohen ...... Associate Editor H. Cumberbatch ...... Associate Editor Gladys P. Graham (Famata) ...... Woman's Editor The Black Man's
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE HOLIDAY Front Cover Photo : School Boy in Equator May 25th of Each Year Province, Kongo, Unobstructed and Free from Fear. UN Photo. THE UNIVERSAL AFRICAN The Case of Occupied Africa ...... 2 NATIONAL DAY Letters ...... 4 "Return to Africa Heard at Hampton ...... 5 We, the Signers, appeal to all Organizations of Whither Are We Going? African descent: Religious, Political, Fraternal, By Victor G. Cohen ...... etc., for Mutual Observance of: Africa Day Special Message May 25th - All Africans' Day By Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ...... 7 Let's Ring the Bell - Ring it Loud! Land Grant to African-Americans ...... 9 Designed Tactics Hastening Racial Conflict U N I A & African Communities League Federation, Inc...... 10 Ethiopian World By Da & LTba . Society of African Descendants, Inc. Africa Invites Black Power Conference ...... 11 Our Families Protection Association, Inc. 12 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Africa Summit Conference Reports ...... African-American Teachers Association Harlem Labor Union AFRICAN OPINION Published bi-monthly by African Picture & Information 2 Service at 8 West 117th Street, New York, N. Y., 10026. Jas. L. Brown, President and Secretary. Unsolicited manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied Notice : On account of re-organization of the business by return self-addressed, stamped envelope. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: management, no issue was published since the August- 1 Year $1 .50 - Single Copy 26 cents Make all remittances payable to : September number. This does not affect the number AFRICAN PICTURE & INFORMATION SERVICE of copies due on the yearly subscription.
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AFRICAN -OPINION 3 African World Wide Survey LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 17, 1968 MY THOUGHT FOR TODAY Dear Editor, By W. D. Anderson, Liaison REMEMBER THE FREEDOM I compose this letter because I am There used to be a great struggle FIGHTERS deeply interested in the political and for "Integration", "Equal Rights" IN ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, social progress of my homeland, Af- and "Racial Equality". There is rica. Although I was born here in something that causes all of this RHODESIA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA America my heart and soul have al- trouble and excitement. We should ways been in Africa among my ask ourselves the question : If we all Brothers and Sisters with whom I started out equal (Independence share a common cause "in all rela- cre- ness. If we have talents and do not Declaration : "that all men are blame no one but tive aspects." . . .") what happened? use them we must ated equal ourselves. Sir, I read every edition of the Did we lose our equality? If we African Opinion and I must com- lost it, let's find it, then put it to True we have been brought up in ment that it is very informative as work for our best interests. a surrounding where we saw but lit- well as educational for those who If we have talents let's join hands tle in picture, carvings or reading are interested in the obvious or less around the world and use our talents, that would have a tendency to re- obvious struggles of the black man not to make others unhappy, but use mind us that we have had a glorious collectively. It is a wonderful feel- it for ourselves and our coming gen- history. Lacking these we seem to be ing to be able to read African litera- erations' safety, security and happi- blind to the truth and deaf to the ture and feel confident that you echo of our calling. are receiving the truth ; as does The Emancipation Proclamation one experience reading the African endeavor is over a hundred years old. Since Opinion. Editor, to assist me in my to correspond with Africans of both the declaration men and women of Without complaining in this facet, sexes, who are interested in their Af- both races have gone far to point out I profoundly feel that every black rican-American Brothers and Sisters, the true way to what we need - and person in America has experienced so that I may thus broaden my scope that should be what, we want. This the persecution of prejudice dis- upon the country which I am united will give us complete Emancipation. crimination in some form or other by a common cause. Then we will cease to be big babies and accept being weaned. without provocation. Thus it is both . Editor, I doubt if this sad and tragic the injustice which I P.S. : Mr letter will reach you because my mail Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jeffer- have had to sustain at the hands of frequently ob- son, Charles Fenton Mercer, James political here at this prison is scavengers ; who saw the structed. However, if it does reach Monroe, Paul Cuffe, Bishop H. M. opportunity to further their political you "Please" acknowledge receiving Turner, Mrs. M. L. Gordon, Marcus careers through my persecution and Garvey . . . have put forth the ef- sufferings. such. Sincerely, forts to make us men. I was illegally sent to prison for Otis X. Adams Let us integrate our finances allegedly kidnapping three racist among ourselves now and also sign police officers. My trial was widely Otis X. Adams, #90279 a petition for the passage of a Re- publicized, as a result of this, the P. O. Box 779 patriation Bill. This will go further presiding judge and other political Marquette, Mich. 49855 towards solving our problems honest- personnel perpetrated to deprive me ly, realistically and safely than any- of enjoying any form of justice. thing else that some of our people Therefore I was used as a. scapegoat are now attempting. and a political stepping stone. Thus AGENTS WANTED I am at present a political prisoner to handle For further information and clari- fication of the workings of Universal whose efforts towards freedom are AFRICAN OPINION constantly being obstructed by the Negro (African) Improvement As- white politicians who are responsible Address : sociation and African Communities for my illegal incarceration. Circulation Manager League, visit the local "Liberty Hall" any Sunday 3 P.M. at 1110 Broad- Without elaborating upon the daily 8 WEST 117th STREET atrocities which I sustain in prison, New York, N. Y. 10026 way, Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. W. E. I would like to request of you, Mr. Sanders, President. 4 AFRICAN OPINION
"'RETURN TO AFRICA" HEARD AT HAMPTON
The faculty and student body of return to mother Africa, since Amer- unprepared to answer that question," Hampton Institute, one of the col- ica no longer needs us," especially Parker said. "It was the first time leges set up for the education of with her "Population Explosion", I had been presented with it." Only Africans freed from American slav- her perfected automation, chronic 21 years old, he is now hoping to ery, heard a renewed plan to relieve unemployment, mounting relief cases return and help build Africa after the vexing problem facing black and the tax burden. graduation from Hampton in Vir- people in America. "The brothers in the jails, the ginia. The plan of action was discussed poor, the oppressed, the 'unemployed Three Bills Before Congress bv Bro. Mustafa Hashim, a repre- are truly aware, willing and have sentative of the African Repatriation ever been ready to return to Africa, The program ended with a great Association with office at 5119 Chest- the spokesman said, "where condi- ovation and Bro. Mustafa was ex- nut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. tion and climate are far more favor- tended an invitation to return the The Association, Mr. Hashim re- able to a happier living than here. coming semester to further develop the theme of Repatriation. Theodis ported, "has presented a bill to the Students to Africa Visiting Holland, president of the Student Congress of the U. S. requesting Reported government assistance "to those who Government congratulated Bro. Mus- want to return" to the African Highlighting the program was Mr. tafa for an interesting and informa- fatherland and who, because of dis- John A. Williams' film comparing tive lecture. crimination and repression, have scenes on his visit to Nigeria, with NOTE : It is reproted that three been prevented from amassing the palm trees, dancing and playing on bills for assistance are presently be- means to move with their families beaches, with the impoverished areas fore Congress. One submitted by and belongings and to sustain them- of Philadelphia. Williams stated "The Ethiopian Peace Movement" selves for the brief period of read- that he was called "Omowale" which of Chicago; another by the "Self- justment. means "the son who has returned determination, Reparation and Re- The request, the lecturer went on, home" in the African language. patriation Committee" of California is only a fraction of reparation due Many of the students signed a pe- and the third by the "African Amer- the Africans for over 300 years of tition giving their support to "the ican Repatriation Association of blood, sweat and tears that helped right of those, who want to return Philadelphia. build America. to Africa," to seek government aid The bills embodied in sum and the Garvey's Plea Repeated through Reparation. substance the provisions of Mr. James Parker, Chairman of "Longer Bill" of 1948, submitted by Opening with Marcus Garvey's the "Black Forum", invited Bro. "African Nationalist Movements," "appeal to the soul of white Amer- Mustafa to Hampton. of New York and the "Bilbo Bill" ica," he said, "the historical condi- Parker was also in Nigeria for of 1939 submitted by the Ethiopian tions which led to the depression, de- two months during the summer and Peace Movement of Chicago, Ill. The gradation and de-humanization of the was adopted by a Nigerian family. "Bilbo Bill" although endorsed by freed Africans have not changed. During his trip he also visited six million signatures was ignored The dictated solution to our prob- Ghana, Togoland and Dahomey. He by Congress. Disregarding the wishes lem of "laying down our buckets" said that the question most often of 6,000,000 adults and thereby cre- here has, as planned, failed miser- asked bv the Africans he met was ate a state of frustration, requires ably. For that reason, "we must why did he stay in America? "I was close re-examination.
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WHITHER ARE WE GOING? !"Tow that the DAWN OF FREE- By Victor G. Cohen vantage of this created opportunity. DOM has finally arrived, the ques- Remember the old adage : "Knowl- tion is - where do we go from here? edge is power." Now that we are beginning to know Let us not be like the wilful child ourselves, know from whence we who cries unnecessarily. His mother came, know our heritage, we should thought lie was lningry and gave him grasp the golden ke;v of Unity and some food, he promptly threw it on demonstrate in practical and visible the floor. Remember this : success action that we are one in thoughts will always come to those who think -words and deeds. When an Afri- positively. can is abused or mistreated any- where it should be our concern ; and POSITIVE THINKING -we should not hesitate to use any means necessarv to prevent its re- tiuccess will always come to those eurrence . Who think in a positive way Where do we go from here in the Its golden door is never closed field of racial education? Every Af- To positive thinkers, night or day. rican-American boy and -irl from the age of five and up should be If You are positive in your thoughts taught the history of Africa - the Negative ones will have no room home of his and her ancestors. This For "Dame Success" will be inside will impart a great sense of pride should open its d(mrs for this To guide your actions without fear. and enable them to carry on the torch purpose. of mental and intellectual freedom. Where do we go from here in the Think positive, let the negative go Lot us take a page out of the his- field of Economic education? The This weakling was not made for you tory o£ the Jews. When a Jewish majority of us are not trained to 1Trrfold the positive powers of bind child leaves the public schools in earn a decent livelihood for ourselves And leave the negative ones behind. the afternoon, he is sent to a Jewish and our families. Our remonstrances school in the evenings to be taught have created a "wind of change" If you do this from day to day the history and customs of his or her which will enable us to better our Success is bound to come ,your way ancestors. We should do likewise for economic condition. Those of us who For she admires nothing less our children's sake. Every church are net so equipped should take ad- Than positive thinking at its best. Teachers Wanted In Zambia iM;M;EW ;UVO Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) has embarked on a massive Educational Development Program. Shortage in trained manpower is due to restricted e ucational policies of the C former colonial administration .
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Not fighter activities, allow overflights tugal and Rhodesian settlers, African only did the osagyefo (savior) put and landings of military aircraft in freedom fighters must close their Ghana on par with the few advanced each other's countries, and in the ranks and put an end to rivalries. States in Africa in a few years but case of South Africa, supply armed They must also be supported by brought about the continental govern- forces and helicopters to assist in the united and determined action on the rnent (Organization of African counter offensive. A military intelli- part of the whole independent Af- Unity) before lee was removed from gence board, known as the "Council rica. No part of Africa is free while his dedicated vanta,ged position by of Three," is said to--meet regularly any of our national territory remains Western imperialists. in Pretoria, South Africa ; Salisbury unliberated. There can be no co- This special message is reproduced iii Rhodesia ; Lourenco Marques, in existence between African independ- from the AZANIA NEWS, organ of Mozambique ; or Luanda in Angola ; ence and imperial and neo-colonial the "Revolutionary Command" of to prepare joint action. domination; between, independent the Pan Africani.st Congress of Unholy United Council Operating Africa and racist,, minority, settler South Africa, for our readers' bene- governments. The world first heard of the par- fit. It is also a service to enable The military obstacles we have to ticipation of South African forces leaders of the African group abroad overcome to achieve our goal of total in military action outside their own to evaluate the situation and to con- liberation and an All-African Union borders in August 1967, when a sider the appropriate co-ordinated ac- Government are obvious and sur- sarong force of freedom fighters went tion required to meet this threatening mountable. Less easy to recognize into action around Wankie Game Re- challenge. and to combat are the insidious, often serve in Rhodesia. A large contin- disguised workings of neo-colonial- As the armed phase of the African gent of South African police in ism, - the economic and political revolution for total liberation and armoured cars was rushed to the pressures which seek to undermine unity gains momentum in Central scene. Since then, there have been our independence and to perpetuate and Southern Africa, racist settlers, innumerable reports of South Afri- and extend the grip of foreign mo- imperialists and neo-colonialists are can intervention. In Rhodesia, South nopoly finance capital over the eco- intensifying and diversifying their West Africa, Angola and Mozam- nomic life of our continent. efforts to consolidate and extend their bique, South African helicopters are Many of our so-called independent domination . They are faced with a being used to hunt freedom fighters. states are in fact neo-colonies. They protracted guerrilla struggle which Armed South African police are have all the outward appearance of in the long run they know they can- operating against nationalists in sovereignty but their economy and not win . But they are seeking by South West Africa. South African therefore their political policy is di- joint military action to contain it, troops are reported in both Angola rected from outside. Some have been and by devious and insinuating eco- and Mozambique . in the grip of neo-colonialism since nomic and political penetration to Enemy co-operation is not only independence. Others have been sub- undermine its strength. confined to defensive operations. jected to neo-colonialism by means They see their opportunity in the There are clear indications that the of military coups engineered by neo- continuing disunity of independent members of the "Council of Three" colonialists acting in conjunction Africa, the lack of continental plan- are planning offensive action against with indigenous reactionaries. ning and direction of the liberation independent African states. Zambia In recent. months, with the intensi- struggle, and in the willingness of has been openly threatened . Further- fication of the guerrilla struggle in certain African leaders to allow their more., some ten miles from her Central and Southern Africa, pres- countries to become client states . border, on the Caprivi Strip, the sure has been strongly directed to- Collective imperialism confronts a "South Africans" have built an wards those states which have com- disunited, weakened, independent enormous airfield, said to have a two mon frontiers with South Africa, Africa. mile runway. There are many re- Rhodesia, economically, and thus The situation demands immediate ports of armed incursions of "Rho- hold up the advance the African and drastic remedy. We must throw desians", "South Africans" and of Revclnticn and at the same time to the full weight of a united, revolu- Portuguese over the borders between improve their own neo-colonialist tionary Africa into the struggle. Zambia, Rhodesia, and Mozambique . position. Each day that we delay, we fail our The example of the recent Israeli Abetting the Enemy gallant freedom fighters and betray aggression against Arab states has Aiding and our people. not passed unnoticed in Pretoria, and The tragedy is that some African It is an open secret that South has been publicly proclaimed in heads of state are themselves actually AFRICAN OPINION. 7: aiding and abetting imperialists and Africa. In Malawi (Nyasaland) ice All Africans Must Be Alerted neo-colonialists. In February 1967, have virtually spanned a bridge into The South African Liberation Malawi became the first independent the heart of Africa." Movement together with the peoples African conclude a trade state to Is Malawi Inviting Tragedy? of independent Africa and freedom agreement, and later to establish dip- fighters wherever they are operating lomatic relations with South Africa. A delighted broadcaster in Salis- must be alert to this new challenge. Since then, other African states have bury on 8th October 1967 praised Nco-colouism, like colonialism and also been lured into the South Afri- Dr. Banda for what he called his imperialism can only be banished can neo-colonialist web by a mixture "realistic policy", and added : "the from our midst by armed struggle. of "aid" and carefully-veiled threats. nations which are nearest to South In East, Central and West Africa, Africa have been the quickest to fos- The withdrawal of Britain from neo-colonialism is hard at work realize the side on which their bread the High Commission territories, the tering regional economic groupings, is buttered." He referred here to break between Britain and Rhodesia in the knowledge that without polit- Lesotho and Botswana (Basutoland they will remain weak as a result of U.D.I. (Unlawfully ical cohesion and Betuanaland, formerly) . neo-colonialist pres- Declared Independence), and the and subject to South Africa is daily increasing . The U. S. outbreak of guerrilla warfare in the sures and domination her economic and political penetra- statement on Portuguese colonies, has given South government in its latest tion into African territories. The Le- will favour Africa a golden opportunity to jump "aid" has said that it sotho government iii 1967 appointed to- in. South Africa is in the classic thoFe states which are grouped three "South Africans" to "advise" -ether in this way. imperialist position of a manufactur- on political and economic affairs. In attempt is made to ing country seeking new outlets for As each new Rhodesia, South African capital in- from our its capital and goods. Its policy is divide its and to divert us vestment alrcadv exceeds that of exposed and at- to exploit the labour and resources purpose it must be Britain ; and it 4is mainly the sup- men of its hinterland, thereby strengthen- tacked. Already, the ordinary port of South Africa which has en- the ing South Africa's ecenomy and at and women of Africa are talking abled Ian Smith's rebel regime to language of the African Revolution . the same time delaying the advance survive. speak of freedom and unity, of the African Revolution . They The South African government and know that these objectives are South Africa's "new policy" of im- has recently granted eight million synonymous, and can only be at- proved relations with African states rand ($11,160,000.00) to Malawi tained through armed struggle. In has been described as the building of for the building of the new capital some cases, the people of Africa are "bridges" rather than "forts". The city at Lilongwe . Of the five million ahead of their governments. But the crux of the matter was revealed rand set aside for "economic coopera- pressures they are exerting will in- clearly in the editorial of the South tion", two million has already been evitably compel the pace forward. African Financial Gazette of 10th ear-marked for Malawi as a "first We must recognize and fight the May 1968 instalment" this year. Since 1964, external and the internal enemy, and "11%e must build more bridges and when Malawi became independent, combine all our resources in the great less forts. The might of our armed imports from South Africa have struggle which lies ahead. With co- forces are not enough to shield off doubled ; while the main force be- hesive planning and with a full hostilities still being built up against hind capital investment in Malawi awareness of our united strength, South Africa in some African States. is increasingly the South African nothing can halt the process towards We must build more bridges into government itself. fugal victory.
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AFRICAN OPINION LAND GRANT TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS a On their second trip to Africa in nislaed by a "Dr. Fischer, head of ,search for settlement areas, Rev. the United States Agency for Inter- 1V inston G. Evans, Executive Di- national Development to Ethiopia, rector and Mr. Dewey Weaver, the officials said. 'treasurer respectively, of the Ethi- The land grant will be used for opian World Federation, Inc. of comnninity building, raising live Chicago, Illinois, announce that the stock, agriculture and other under- result of their mission far exceeds takings, by returnees in collaboration their expectations. with the brothers there and with the leaving Chicago by air in Decent- help of both governments, the Ethi- her, 1968, the couple visited Liberia, opian and the United States. Senegal, Ghana and Ethiopia. In "We have already a 500 acre grant Accra, Ghana the Federation estab- at Shashamane and at Arussie. Ad- Iished registration and requested land ministrator .James Piper and wife, for mutual development, the leaders have built it up in ten years with a reported. growing number of homes, two The two representatives then de- sch(x)ls, a recreation center and the ten room Malakii E. Bayen Health parted for Ethiopia where the World Photo : Miss Miriant Mkeba Federation had received 10,000 acres clinic and staffs. Living on that land granted by Ills \lajcsty, Emperor grant are families from the West Indies and the United States." Re-united After Years flaile Selassie while he was on a 300 visit to the United States in 1967. The Illinois branch of the Ethi- The will of hate had it so that opiaau World Federation, Inc,, with Rev. Evans and Mr. Weaver re- offices at 6341 So. Dorchester Av- after 30() years of parting Stokelyy ceivecl assistance from the Ethiopian Carmic-bael from Trinidad, West In- enue, Chicago, is "appealing for Minister of Agriculture and the thousands from the United States dies, and Miriam Makeba from in South Africa appeared recently on a Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and West Indies. Emphasis is placed television program in New York as their travel activities along with an on farmers, mechanics, technicians, man expert from the Agricultural Depart- business men and women along with and wife. Carmichael and Ala- who accompanied them to the keba ran into each other in the ment professionals and those with the United States and put to an end the .ites, thev stated. know-how to help in the rebuilding concocted concept, of their common Appeal for Settlers of Africa. All are needed - young, enemy, that "East is East and West old, rich and poor." There is room is West never the twain shall ineet ." h:vans and Weaver examined and and opportunities for many more The instigators of separation prob- slu ve)ed sites in "Bale Province" who are seeking a climate to live in ably had forgotten the dominance of ;irn(l in "Lobe." Supplies were fur- security and freedom from fear. that. "precious ties of blood" and that, identity (if color in this case. Carmichael was dragged away and sisters oil this side, of the At- The Black Power advocate some- from iMakeba, placed on the "Good amusingly revealed further that Ship desrts", brought to Iamestown, lantic, that her album began to hit what high in circulation until, it was re- he got back his passport but, for some Virginia (1011) A.D. ), dragooned to from the Caribbean and bartered for mo- vealed, she married Stokely Car- mysterious reasons, he is barred ntich, el. many states in the Caribbean and lasses. IIe returned to the United other places "not off limit" including States, attended Howard University The Vampires, the Conspirators, Trinidad, where he was born and leader ]it the fight for with policy to keep Africans apart and became a where his relatives reside. freedom. stepped in, clamped down and slow Both revealed tlw repressive sys- clown the allnun's sale. The action is He went on further to compare tems under which then groxv were one viewed ns a display of displeasure the difficulties he is facing with those and the same. over a domestic union and camou- practiced on Marcus Garvey, who ad- A talented artist, Miss Makeba flag,i ug thi i r cha;-rin by using the vocated "Africa for the Africans at geared her songs which translate the confrontation between Carmichael home and abroad." The presentation agony of her people in South Africa and the authorities as a cloak. throws light on the problems that now under sicgc. lw European gang- Carmichael ran into conflict with black people face, one after another. sters. the State Department when he ig- All said and done, the hand of Barred by Collusion nored its directive and visited North fate has put together again, two The songs of the talented African Vietnam, China and Cuba. for which African nationals and their respec- artist so enlighting, to her brothers his passport was confiscated. tive kinsmen, after 300 years apart.
AFRICAN OPINION 9 Designed Tactics Hastening Racial Conflict By Da & Uba Da-Uba, the world is troubled lash" by those with "Axe to grind them in a "colonial status", in a by a feeling of insecurity stemming and fish to fry". category of messengers, of hero wor- from the planned use of atomic What's back of all this turmoil, shippers of their trainees, rather than weapons, from provocation, persecu- Uba ? Over a million children and independent leaders of their natural tion and ending up into frustration. their parents have become involved fellows. Oil tracing the source generating the over two schools, one in the African As a matter of fact, they are eon- apprehension, we found a small communities in Brooklyn and the ditioned to shun the mass of the very group of whites located in Europe, other in Harlem? people from whence they sprung, to America, Canada, South Africa, Uba-The desire for greater profit, keep them in substandard status and Rhodfsia, Australia and the "Mid- to have and to hold exclusively. How- to show signs of being honored too. dle East" with two naval fleets, far ever there comes a time when people With those unnatural and damaging away from their home base and ar- begin to take stock of themselves, to evidcuce, independent leaders have guing with each other. What can be compare how they were, how they fortunatelv arisen and are trying to expected, Uba ? are and how they tend to be from reverse that mental "twist". To do Uba-The "road that Angels fear present trend. this they are instituting a natural to tred" ; the road that one of our In the past we had our family, and therefore healthy form of edu- sons, Jesus Christ, warned against : parental responsibility and bulldog cation for African children, especial- Those who resort to the sword will tenacity to keep together while we ly of the primary age to reproduce perish by it. It is claimed that "old work, watch and wait for the time young men and women as credit to dogs may not easily be taught new when we can change our environment society. tricks". and thereby our status in line with Da-The African communities re- our liking. Suddenly we discover a However, the youths of the world