Sovereignty is the goal

Many enjoy appropriating the symbolism of the UNIA flag without having any corresponding commitment to the goal to which Marcus Garvey aspired. The goal was not reform, but sovereignty; not an appeal to European morality, but to African agency.

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  1. Amen, brother. The misinformed and ill-formed always misappropriate the ideals, symbols and concepts of Afrikan agency for inappropriate and self-defeating ends. Darkness always seeks the light, because they have no light of their own. But, to transform oneself from darkness to light requires commitment and sacrifice.

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