By Haki Kweli Shakur
In the spirit of resistance and national liberation during Juneteenth 2025 in Richmond marked more than a commemoration of Juneteenth it became a launching ground for renewed struggle.
Juneteenth, the historic observance of the end of chattel slavery in 1865, has long symbolized freedom that’s been an illusion and more so an oppressed colonized second class citizenship under the U.S. empire.
It’s truly unfinished liberation for the New Afrikan Nation & New Afrikan people, reminding us that the formal end of slavery did not end colonial domination, exploitation, or captivity.
Across the city of Richmond, from cultural celebrations to political gatherings, the energy of Juneteenth 2025 reflected a deeper truth: freedom must be organized, defended, and defined by the people themselves.
It is within this historical and political context that the New Afrikan Freedom Campaign (NAFC) emerged as a necessary vehicle for advancing the struggle of New Afrikan people. The NAFC is not simply an organization, it is a mass line, a political instrument designed to connect the conditions of the people to a program of national liberation.
Rooted in the legacy and heritage of the Republic of New Afrika and the broader New Afrikan Independence Movement, the NAFC carries forward the demand for land, new afrikan/black community self governance, sovereignty, and self-determination. It builds upon decades of organizing, from the fight for political prisoners to the development of independent institutions and revolutionary political education.
Central to the NAFC’s vision is the development of community liberated zones spaces where New Afrikan people exercise real control over the political, economic, and social life of our communities. These zones represent more than theory; they are practical expressions of self-determination, where we begin to govern ourselves in the present while building toward full nationhood.
Within these liberated zones, the NAFC advances self-governance structures rooted in the will of the people, community assemblies, local leadership bodies, and grassroots institutions that reflect our values, culture, and collective interests.
This is organized by us, for us independent of systems that have historically oppressed and marginalized our people.
These efforts are guided by New Afrikan Political Science (NAPS), which provides the ideological and organizational framework to transform scattered conditions into coordinated struggle. Through political education, economic cooperation, and collective decision-making, the NAFC seeks to build dual power, strengthening our capacity to meet our own needs while advancing the broader fight for independence.
Juneteenth 2025 in Richmond at Wesley Memorial United Methodist therefore stands as a founding moment, a convergence of history, consciousness, and action. It represents a transition from remembrance to mobilization, from symbolic freedom to organized struggle rooted in national liberation history culture and politics for the Richmond black community.
The NAFC arises from a clear understanding:
that the conditions facing New Afrikan people displacement, mass incarceration, economic exploitation, and political marginalization are not accidental, but are products of a colonial relationship that must be eradicated and revolutionized through scientific intentional practical new afrikan Kazi (work) and Umoja (unity) we must Kuandaa (organize) amongst ourselves.
From this foundation, the campaign seeks to:
- Unite New Afrikan people across regions and conditions beginning specifically in our community of Richmond, Virginia
- Build mass political education through New Afrikan Political Science (NAPS)
- Develop and defend community liberated zones
- Advance self-governance and independent institutions
- Organize campaigns that directly confront the structures of oppression
- Move the people toward independence and nationhood
- Address our internal violence issues that plague our communities
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom was not given on that date but guided under second class citizenship. We know from our ideological father Malcolm X in his martyrdom standing the truth that true freedom is based on land and self governance. The NAFC carries that same spirit forward, insisting that the next phase of the struggle must be intentional, collective, and rooted in self-determination by us for we are our own liberators.
And so, from the soil of Richmond, from the memory of our ancestors, and from the conditions of our present reality, the New Afrikan Freedom Campaign moves forward toward liberation, toward sovereignty, and toward the realization of a free New Afrikan nation.
We know that nationhood’s first stages begin in our household, then community. If we can’t organize our neighborhoods amongst ourselves creating these liberated zones and spaces safe for our people to create political power together then there’s no way we can say we want an independent Nation.
The New Afrikan Freedom Campaign (NAFC)
Founding Declaration and Political Platform
Preamble
We, the New Afrikan people, descendants of Afrikan people forcibly brought to this land and forged through centuries of resistance, declare our collective responsibility to struggle for the liberation of our people and the restoration of our national dignity.
Rooted in the principles of New Afrikan Political Science (NAPS) and the historic struggle of the New Afrikan Independence Movement (NAIM), we recognize that the conditions facing New Afrikan communities—mass incarceration, economic exploitation, political repression, and social displacement—are the result of an ongoing colonial relationship imposed upon our people.
The New Afrikan Freedom Campaign (NAFC) is organized to confront these conditions by mobilizing the masses of our people, defending our political prisoners, and building the social and political power necessary for collective self-determination, independence, and nationhood.
We affirm that the liberation of New Afrikan people will not be granted from above but must be achieved through organized struggle, political clarity, and the united action of our people.
Our Principles
- Self-Determination
We believe New Afrikan people have the inherent right to determine our political status and control the social, economic, and political institutions that shape our lives.
2. Independence and Nationhood
We affirm the right of the New Afrikan nation to exist as a free and independent people with sovereignty over our land, communities, and future.
3. New Afrikan Political Science (NAPS)
Our work is guided by the principles and analysis developed through the revolutionary tradition of the New Afrikan Independence Movement, which teaches that liberation must be grounded in political education, collective organization, and disciplined struggle.
4. Support For Political Prisoners and Prison Activists
The NAFC recognizes New Afrikan political prisoners as freedom fighters who have been targeted for their role in resisting oppression. We commit to building mass support for their freedom and defending the rights of those organizing inside prisons.
5. Community Base Building
Liberation requires organized communities. The NAFC works to build strong political bases in New Afrikan communities through education, organizing, and mutual support networks.
6. Mass Political Education
We believe the people must understand the nature of their oppression and their collective power. Political education grounded in New Afrikan history and revolutionary analysis is essential to building a nationalist conscious movement.
7. Collective Responsibility and Leadership
The struggle for liberation belongs to the masses of New Afrikan people. Collective leadership must emerge from and remain accountable to the community.
8. Resistance to State Repression
The NAFC recognizes that institutions of repression—including the prison industrial complex and policing systems—serve to maintain colonial control over New Afrikan communities. We organize to challenge and dismantle these systems.
9. International Solidarity
The struggle of New Afrikan people is connected to the liberation struggles of oppressed peoples worldwide. We stand in solidarity with all movements fighting colonialism, racism, and imperial domination.
10. Freedom and Liberation
Our ultimate goal is the freedom of our people and the realization of a liberated New Afrikan nation built on justice, dignity, and collective power.
Conclusion
The New Afrikan Freedom Campaign exists to mobilize our people toward the historic mission of liberation. Through organization, political education, and collective struggle, we aim to strengthen the movement for self-determination and advance the cause of New Afrikan independence and nationhood.
The future of our people depends on our willingness to organize, struggle, and build the institutions necessary to secure our freedom.
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