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“Freedom is not a gift from the oppressor. It must be taken.”
— Kwame Nkrumah
John,
One of the hardest and bravest things to do is to take that first step into the unknown. When doing something that’s never been done, when doing something unpopular, when doing something dangerous, everything is on the line.
Kwame Nkrumah took that first step and thanks to his bravery and leadership, his vision set a continent free.
Nkrumah didn’t just want independence; he wanted revolutionary change.
On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first African nation to break free from colonial rule, proving that liberation wasn't just an idea. It was an achievable reality.
But he knew one nation’s freedom wasn’t enough. He fought for a united Africa, warning that true liberation was incomplete as long as imperialism controlled resources, economies, and governments.
His leadership inspired independence movements across the continent, from Guinea to the Congo, laying the groundwork for a self-determined Africa.
After Ghana’s independence, the fire spread to:
- 🇬🇳 Guinea (1958)
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🇨🇩 Congo (1960)
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🇿🇲 Zambia (1964)
By the late ‘60s, over 30 African nations had thrown off colonial rule. Nkrumah’s vision had become a revolutionary movement.
But the forces he warned about, neo-colonialism, economic control, and political interference, didn’t disappear. In 1966, his leadership was overthrown, but his blueprint for Black power never died.
From Accra to the diaspora, the fight for self-determination continues today. We’re still fighting this long fight.
In South Africa, we fight back against the white supremacist forces of apartheid, Trump, and Elon Musk. In Congo, we fight back against corporations who mine conflict materials.
The question isn’t whether liberation is possible, it’s: how will we build on it?
Black liberation doesn’t happen by waiting, it happens by taking what’s ours. The revolution is ours to continue. Forward forever, backward never.
In solidarity,
Black Lives Matter
Our grassroots movement is pushing for Black liberation every single day. We are striving to create a world where Black people do so much more than just survive. It’s time we thrive.
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