Professor Hakim Adi on the attacks on Black history in the U.K. [& Globally]

Support Now ...: ****https://www.historymatters.online/save-mres-campaign**** Walter Rodney once wrote in African History in the Service of the Black Liberation, that “African history must be seen as very intimately linked to the contemporary struggle of black people. One must not set up any false distinctions between reflection and action. We are just another facet of the ongoing revolution. This is not theory. It is a fact that black people everywhere, in Africa and in the Western world, are already on the march. So nobody who wants to be relevant to that situation can afford to withdraw and decide that he is engaging in what is essentially an intellectual exercise. The African historian, to me, is essentially involved in a process of mobilization, just like any other individual within the society who says, "I'm for black power. I'm going to talk about the way the blacks live down in the South," etc. That's a facet of mobilization. The African historian is also involved in that mobilization …” It is in this tradition that Professor Hakim Adi has dedicated his praxis. It is also because of this principled position to dedicate his efforts to this tradition that he, along with his students, the Masters by Research (MRes), History of Africa and the African Diaspora has been suspended as well as he has been sacked by the University of Chichester. Of the various claims by the university, one standard, even in the U.S. is a claim of redundancy. Nevertheless, it must be noted that no comparable course is offered by this or any other university in the UK. Let’s be clear. These tactics are transnational. The conditions on the ground differ, but the objective is the same … to intentionally stop any opportunity to help develop another cadre of radical intellectual-workers, to stop the development of Amilcar Cabrals, Anna Julia Cooper, Steve Bikos, Claudia Jones … the various attempts at intellectual colonialism we are witnessing are neither new, nor are they relegated or confined to borders. Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro-Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; Ghana, Ayiti, and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples! Listen intently. Think critically. Act accordingly. Enjoy the program!