The coup that took place in the west Afrikan state of Niger on July 26th brought to power the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). It was one of several in the region in recent years prompting some to state that “Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa.”

Some sources suggest that the west Afrikan state of Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS) in 1822 as a means to rid itself of what it referred to as a “useless and pernicious… threat to the security, prosperity and culture of the US,” namely ‘free Blacks.’ (1)

As a prelude to our Mosiah in The Motherland session taking place on 19/08 as part of the Mosiah Season, where we will be engaging with UNIA-ACL chapters across the Afrikan continent, tonight we are putting Marcus Garvey’s influence in historical context. As President General of the UNIA-ACL Marcus Mosiah

As we officially welcome the 25th annual Mosiah Season, established in 1998 by the Alkebu-Lan Revivalist Movement. The month long observance was launched at the Opening Ceremony on Mosiah 6th. The event featured readings from our young people raised in the Movement, a touching tribute to our fallen Warrior Elder

The 1st of Mosiah (Aug) is the tenth Pan-Afrikan Reparations Rebellion Groundings, taking place at Windrush Square, Brixton. Established in 2014 by Rastafari Movement (UK), it, along with the fledgling interim National Afrikan People’s Parliament (iNAPP) contributed to a palpable feeling of renaissance within the community around that time. (1)