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 →