The Organization Us
Columns and Position Statements

Dr. Maulana Karenga
2003 September 21-22
A New York Conference on the
Contribution of African Diasporan Intellectuals to the
African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development

Habari gani? Let me say first I am very honored to participate in this critical conference on "Intellectuals and the Future of Africa". more»

Dr. Maulana Karenga
2003 February 28

We live in difficult and dangerous times and now stand, bracing ourselves, on the brink of an almost certain war which could engulf the world in ways no one can perceive or predict...more»

In spite of the Bush administration's unilateral decision to wage war against Iraq, we must continue to resist and oppose it. For the war against Iraq is a war against the Iraqi people without justification and thus unjust, immoral and illegal... more»

It is the teaching of our ancestors that "to do that which is of value is for eternity. A person called forth by his work does not die, for his name is raised and remembered because of it" (The Husia)...more»

The arrest of two African Americans as primary suspects in the sniper killings which terrorized the Washington area for three weeks has caused a number of mixed emotions in the African American community ...more»

The struggle for reparations for the Holocaust of Enslavement of African people is clearly one of the most important struggles being waged in the world today. ...more»

9/11, Sharing the Burden and Possibilities of the Crisis
Dr. Maulana Karenga
'01 September 17

It was actually there, not just on TV this time, but actually live in New York and Washington ...more»

The meaning of the massive marches which will take place in Washington, D.C. and around the country during the inauguration of George W. Bush goes beyond any single event....more»

Third Annual Celebration of Cuba's Internationalism
Saturday, '98 January 31 - Los Angeles, California

The Organization Us joins all freedom-loving peoples around the world in standing in solidarity with the Cuban people in their heroic and historic struggle to defend their right of self determination and to break out of the unjust and immoral economic boycott by the U.S. government. ...more»

The recent revelations of the CIA's pushing drugs and guns in the Black community confronts us with an important challenge. And we must avoid the tendency to engage in episodic anger with the system and use the issue as another ground of struggle ...more»

Kawaida Analysis on Critical Issues
Dr. Maulana Karenga

Rap, Death, Dignity and Struggle
Harambee Notes: Aug/Sept 96

In discussing the death of Tupac Shakur, one of the first things we have to do is to develop an Afrocentric position in order to make sure we distinguish our position from the one that our oppressor has taken.. ...more»

On behalf of my organization Us and African people, we come to stand in solidarity with the Mexican community in the struggle against the recent brutal police beating of the Mexican immigrants that reminds us so much of the Rodney King case,...more»

Discussing unspeakable acts of horror and revulsion is always difficult. This is so not only because we often lack adequate words to describe them, but also because we often lack a clear understanding of their nature, motivation and meaning...more»

We, the women of the Senut Society and the Organization Us, stand in ongoing solidarity with Black men in life and struggle and are supporters, participants and partners in the joint project of the Million Man March in Washington, D.C....more»