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'''Black nationalism''' is the belief that African Americans and other descendants of [[Africa|African]] people constitute a new, distinct [[nation]] and should be recognized as such. Black nationalism has been very influential in modern Marxist studies, with thinkers like [[Huey P. Newton|Huey Newton]] and [[Malcolm X]] being involved in black nationalist movements (although Newton later broke with black nationalism.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mike Harman|newspaper=Libcom|title=Huey Newton introduces Revolutionary Intercommunalism|date=2018-02-15|url=https://libcom.org/article/huey-newton-introduces-revolutionary-intercommunalism-boston-college-november-18-1970|retrieved=2025-11-20}}</ref>)
'''Black nationalism''' is the belief that African Americans and other descendants of [[Africa|African]] people constitute a new, distinct [[nation]] and should be recognized as such. Black nationalism has been very influential in modern Marxist studies, with thinkers like [[Huey P. Newton|Huey Newton]] and [[Malcolm X]] being involved in black nationalist movements (although Newton later broke with black nationalism.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mike Harman|newspaper=Libcom|title=Huey Newton introduces Revolutionary Intercommunalism|date=2018-02-15|url=https://libcom.org/article/huey-newton-introduces-revolutionary-intercommunalism-boston-college-november-18-1970|retrieved=2025-11-20}}</ref>)


=== Reactionary Black nationalism ===
== Reactionary Black nationalism ==
Despite being a progressive ideology, there are [[reactionary]] Black nationalist movements and groups such as the [[Nation of Islam]] or the Black Israelite movement, both of which preach [[Antisemitism|anti-semitism]] and [[Class collaboration|class collaborationism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Southern Poverty Law Center|title=Nation of Islam|url=https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/nation-islam/}}</ref>
Despite being a progressive ideology, there are [[reactionary]] Black nationalist movements and groups such as the [[Nation of Islam]] or the Black Israelite movement, both of which preach [[Antisemitism|anti-semitism]] and [[Class collaboration|class collaborationism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Southern Poverty Law Center|title=Nation of Islam|url=https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/nation-islam/}}</ref>
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:40, 8 July 2026

Black nationalism is the belief that African Americans and other descendants of African people constitute a new, distinct nation and should be recognized as such. Black nationalism has been very influential in modern Marxist studies, with thinkers like Huey Newton and Malcolm X being involved in black nationalist movements (although Newton later broke with black nationalism.[1])

Reactionary Black nationalism[edit | edit source]

Despite being a progressive ideology, there are reactionary Black nationalist movements and groups such as the Nation of Islam or the Black Israelite movement, both of which preach anti-semitism and class collaborationism.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mike Harman (2018-02-15). "Huey Newton introduces Revolutionary Intercommunalism" Libcom. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Nation of Islam". Southern Poverty Law Center.