Black separatism is an idea which seeks to create separate institutions
for those of African descent in societies dominated by whites.
In July 2016 Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot at a
group of police officers in Dallas, Texas. He killed 5 of them and injured 9
others. It was reported that he claimed that the violence was in retaliation
for the killings of blacks at the hands of police. He was later linked to the
black separatist group The New Black Panther Party (NBPP).
This event, although isolated shows that the black separatist
movement is still alive and well in modern day America. The shooting also links
back to a famous speech by Malcom X where he says that African Americans should
“bring about the complete independence of people of African descent here in the
Western Hemisphere, and first here in the United States, and bring about the
freedom of these people by any means necessary.”
The New Black Panther Party is one of the largest separatist
groups in the USA and has been branded by some, including the co-founder of the
original Black Panthers as “xenophobic” and “absurd”. The NBPP’s extreme policy
points are listed on their websites including this one:
8. We want freedom for all Black Men and Black Women held in
international, military, federal, state, county, city jails and prisons.
OFFICIAL NBPP BLACK POWER MANUAL
We believe that all Black People and people of color should
be released from the many jails and prisons because they have not received a
fair and impartial trial. ‘Released’ means ‘released’ to the lawful authorities
of the Black Nation
This website is a perfect example of there the separatist movement
is today and shows the evolution of the movement.
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