"If you can conceive of a world without America...

—without everything America stands for and everything it does in the world—then you've already taken great strides and begun to get at least a glimpse of a whole new world. If you can envision a world without any imperialism, exploitation, oppression—and the whole philosophy that rationalizes it—a world without division into classes or even different nations, and all the narrow-minded, selfish, outmoded ideas that uphold this; if you can envision all this, then you have the basis for proletarian internationalism. And once you have raised your sights to all this, how could you not feel compelled to take an active part in the world historic struggle to realize it; why would you want to lower your sights to anything less?"

Revolution #169, June 28, 2009

(quote originally published 1985)

Join Ruby Dee, David Murray, Maluca, William Parker, Matthew Shipp + More

"On the Occasion of the Publication of BAsics: 
A Celebration of Revolution 

and the Vision of a New World"

April 11, 7pm Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall, 135th St and Convent Ave.