“HBCUs must move beyond being America’s internal petitioners and become global actors. By establishing diplomatic relations with the Caribbean and Africa, African American institutions can stop pleading for inclusion at home and start wielding power abroad. The Diaspora is vast, the future is global, and the time is now.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Diaspora & Foreign Policy
The Silence on Haiti and Sudan: When African America Spends Its Limited Capital Everywhere but Home
African America’s tradition of fighting every injustice is noble, but it has come at a price. As rallies and headlines center on Palestine, Haiti and Sudan slip into silence. Haiti, the world’s first Black republic, is unraveling under gang rule and political collapse. Sudan’s war has forced nearly 19 million children out of school, a catastrophe with generational consequences. These are crises where African American advocacy could shape U.S. policy, strengthen HBCU partnerships, and reaffirm Pan-African credibility. Yet scarce resources—political, financial, and institutional—are being poured into causes where the likelihood of impact is minimal. History will not judge African America by how loudly it spoke for others, but by whether it stood with its own when Haiti and Sudan called out for help. Continue reading
African America’s Obsession With Peace Makes It Unprepared For A World At War
African America must face the sobering truth that peace without power is nothing more than submission. The world is already in conflict, from domestic agendas like Project 2025 to foreign policies that destabilize nations across the Diaspora, and sentiment will not shield us from their consequences. If we are serious about survival, then our task is clear: build institutions with discipline, fund war chests that can defend our interests, and forge alliances that multiply our strength. Peace will never be given freely; it must be secured by those prepared to enforce it. Continue reading
Unforgotten Kin: How African American Institutions Can Aid the Resilience of Sudan and Haiti
Sudan and Haiti are not charity cases. They are warnings—vivid illustrations of what happens when Black sovereignty is allowed to bleed out in silence. And yet they are also opportunities, not for rescue, but for reunion. For too long, African American institutions have operated as domestic actors inside a global system that marginalizes people who look like them abroad. That must end. The future of Black global power will not be written in the halls of the United Nations or in G7 briefings—it will be shaped in the partnerships forged between Jackson, Mississippi, Port-au-Prince, and Khartoum. What the world refuses to build for Black nations, African American institutions must now choose to build with them. Continue reading
You Have No Friends: Wakanda Forever’s Unspoken Warning to the African Diaspora
In a world obsessed with symbolism, the African Diaspora often mistakes proximity for partnership and visibility for victory. But as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever quietly reveals, even a nation as powerful and secretive as Wakanda is not immune to betrayal — especially from those who wear the cloak of shared struggle. When Namor demands Wakanda’s allegiance under threat of annihilation, the message is clear: common oppression does not equal common cause.
Dr. John Henrik Clarke’s timeless words — “You have no friends” — are not a call to despair, but a call to clarity. The African Diaspora is not only competing with former colonial powers, but also with post-colonial peers for relevance, resources, and rule-setting power. Wakanda’s fictional caution is the Diaspora’s real-world dilemma: survival depends not on who smiles at you, but on who stands with you when your sovereignty is inconvenient. Continue reading
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