DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my beautiful daughters, Deasjnay and Ka’mera, who motivate me to
continue to stay strong every day and strive for a better tomorrow. All that I do in life is for the two of
you. My love is my loyalty and my loyalty is everything.
To my beautiful mother who has kept me grounded for all of these years, I get my strength
and determination from you. Thank you for your love and support.
To my right hand man, Cedric, thank you for believing in me and inspiring me to not give up or
lose focus.
To the masses of souls who are stuck in the bowels of poverty, continue to reach for higher
ground and never give up hope. Believe in yourself and never allow anyone to discourage you from
living your life to its fullest and finding your true purpose in life.
In memory of Travis E. Lane Jr., your legacy lives on through the hearts of those that love you.
Missing you every day, lil’cuz.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change.
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
PREFACE
"If you create an environment where people are taught that they must supersede each other
in order to be happy, that will naturally breed mutual alienation. If you create an environment where
you promote cooperation rather than competition, the people will behave in a different way."
– Huey P. Newton
We are led to believe that since a black man has served as the President of the United States
of Amerika for two terms (2008-2016) this somehow proves the existence of a post-racial Amerika.
However, this idea of the so-called end of racism
does not ring true. Amerika depicting itself as "the
land of the free" is in total contradiction to its long history of supporting the institution of slavery, its
current epidemic of mass incarceration, the ill-treatment of its working class and the poor, the fact
that the corporate and property rights are placed above human rights and its oppressive and
imperialistic tactics that continue to keep third world countries desolate, corrupt, poor,
down-trodden, war torn and thus unable to get ahead.
That being said, I encourage anyone who accepts Amerika’s so-called post-racial status to
engage themselves more critically as I walk through some of the many facts that break down our
current physical, psychological and emotional states of existence that we suffer at the hands of these
oppressors daily. I am attempting to peel back the layers of deceit and help the masses break free of
the shackles that have kept, for far too long, too many of us oppressed, lost and held down in these
environments that we live in as well as are forced to dwell in. While many would say that racism no
longer exists, I would say that racism has only changed its form and appearance as it has grown to
become ingrained in every aspect of Amerikan life.
Throughout this book I will refer to America
as Amerika
as well as use the term New
Afrikan(s) in reference to blacks/African Americans. Some may wonder what a New Afrikan is and
why I consider myself and other blacks as such. In order to shed light and understanding on these
choices of words, I will quote an excerpt from the comrade Sundiata Acoli’s zine titled An updated
history of the New Afrikan prison struggle: "We of the New Afrikan Independence Movement
