What Happened to Black Power (UK)?

This is just a quick report and reflection on the low level of political consciousness among African (black) people in the UK. From where I'm standing, Black Britain is asleep and pacified. It's bloody hard work trying to get even 50 Africans out to hear a speaker and see some cultural artists, LET ALONE going on a march or other forms of action. I'm confident that things will improve, but I'm a bit concerned that this might take a long time.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Black
• Britain
• Windrush
• Bernie
• Grant
• Darcus
• Howe
• Paul
• Gilroy
• Stuart
• Hall
• Anti
• Nazi
• League
• Rock
• Against
• Racism
• Aswad
• Steel
• Pulse
• Matumbi
• Linton
• Kwesi
• Johnson
• The
• Clash
• NF
• BNP
• EDL
• Notthing
• Hill
• Carnival
• MOBO
• Awards
• Dizzie
• Rascal
• Grime
• Postcode
• Wars
• Stephen
• Lawrence
• Diane
• Abbott
• Tinnie
• Tempah
• Tinchy
• Stryder
• Dubz
• Lowkey
• Ackala
• Dead
• Prez
• Blak
• Twang
• Estelle
• Specials
• UB40
• David
• Lammy
• Jess
• Jackson
• Barack
• Obamma
• SWAMP
• 81
• Margaret
• Thatcher
• Tory
• conscious
• organisations
• london
• community
• unity
• brixton

[ijeoma1992]

Hey africanArise, really enjoy your videos. I do think the black power movement here has stalled, but i think all movements in the U.K. have stopped. Whats the music in the background I like it.

[AfricansArise]

@ijeoma1992 Hey. Thanks man. The first song is Aswad - Warrior Charge, and the second one is a song by Dead Prez from their first album, I can't remember the name.

[khufu65]

.b) What I mean to say is that black consciousness is not limited to the problems that black ppl experienced all over the world and trying to get over them. I think it is also shortsighted if we classify it as a movement.

[AfricansArise]

@khufu65 "I think black consciousness is about uncovering the truth and not only the truth about how we get into the situation we are in today, but also the truth of life itself." Greetings bro. I'm with you there. Lately i've been spending some time really contemplating this very point - what is life, and what is it for.

[tubebility]

...Choreographed distractions; debt, unemployment (business aspirations- not McJobs), parental-alienation, gangs, prison, drugs, and not least - self-hate "don't trust them niggers over there - watch?v=2jxtHzMOe1w"

The issues we need black power for (basically solidarity) are the very things keeping us apart, especially self-hate

We need to make these [toxic excretions of white supremacy] our core issues, which means actually engaging the underclass of our people with this concept of black power

[angolanchico]

black power disapeard from UK becasue all black people are on drugs or deal drugs. black power rules doesnt allow drugs, prostitution etc . but blacks from UK are losing the war to DRUGS!!! thats a shame BLack Power in UK can neva be REstored again ! we've lost!!!

[BlackSapphire8804]

@klept0brainac

Are you aware of the planned Black gender wars. Black women didn't set out to trample on black men. We were set up by white women, who led black women into trusting them (as women) and mistrusting their own black men. All while she was creeping into the black mans bed.

As a race, we need to start looking into how & why we came to this point. This didn't just happen overnight

Black Gender wars-

Black against black-

Inter-racial dating-

Non of these big issues are coincidental.

[BlackSapphire8804]

@prettyjohnshill Why bring your negativity here! Black power has nothing to do with you. White supremacy planned our destruction. Who turned black men against black women. Who taught them to disrespect us. Who turned black people against each other. Who owns the councils/ governments. Who owns the media. Who destroyed/ robbed Africa. There's your white power and it's evil. So yes, it is our fault, because white supremacy set us up & we continue to fall into the trap.

[BlackSapphire8804]

Great video,

It's great to see the increase in brothas speaking up over here in the UK

Often when us females talk on these issues, some black people think that it is because we hate white people or are jealous of white women, when there is nothing to be jealous of.

Our young black males need to hear more conscious brothers speaking out.

Black Salute!!!!

[truthhitmanisback]

I am mixrace myself, and my girlfriend is even white, but black is still my ROOT as it is with all humanity. And I think that people like JOHN BROWN are a perfect example that you don't need to be black to fight for black liberation. BOB MARLEY who was mixrace and had mixrace children is another example. Also, truth has no colour , and the truth is that racism still exists everywhere. We need our OWN economic base to fund our own black operated organisations cos organizations need money. Also

[truthhitmanisback]

I think the answers to the questions in this video lay in the fact that the black man has TREACHEROUSLY betrayed his own race by helping the powers that be bring down people like MARCUS GARVEY, MALCOLM X, BLACK PANTHERS,etc. Now we have allowed Hip Hop music to be infiltrated by fake rappers like Rick Ross to destroy the minds of the youth by making it ACCEPTABLE to sell drugs, kill each other, and live an immoral lifestyle. Black people globally need their OWN economy to create Jobs,housing,etc

[AfricansArise]

@MyobuUzumaki Thanks for commenting fam. Yeah, I'm looking to start laying down some proper roots back home too.