Our Vision

We Charge Colonialism (WCC) will provide the tools to bring decolonization out of abstraction into reality for Afrikan people globally.

Mission Statement

We Charge Colonialism (WCC) is a grassroots media outlet seeking domestic and international recognition that Afrikans globally are presently colonized, and therefore are owed the right to sovereignty, autonomy, and self-determination.

It is the goal of WCC to accomplish a global awareness surrounding the plight of Afrikans and our status as colonized people. We will raise that awareness with the sheer intention of engaging our people to act on it. To achieve this goal, WCC will engage in multiple levels of advocacy in the fight against colonialism, including:

Decolonization training
Decolonization organizing work
Public awareness and educational content
Community support

We therefore support and join with the efforts of Afrikan communities throughout the world to achieve the common goal of self-determination and freedom from neo-colonialism/colonialism/imperialism.

Our Core Principles

African Colonization

Afrikans on the continent and in the diaspora continue to experience colonial control through neocolonial and internal colonial systems that shape our political and economic realities.

Self-Determination

Reparation

Afrikans have the inherent right to self-governance and autonomy in our communities and nations wherever systems undermine our freedom.

Centuries of state-sanctioned exploitation require material and structural repair through comprehensive reparations.

Afrikan Identity

Across continents and histories, Afrikans remain one people — united by shared origin, struggle, and destiny.

Revolutionary Reparations

We support self-determined relocation and recognize revolutionary repatriation as a path toward sovereignty for Afrikans in hostile colonial territories.

Communualism

The liberation of Afrikans everywhere is interconnected. Unity across the continent and diaspora is essential.

Pan-Africanism

We reject capitalism and uplift Afrikan communalism and cooperative economics as liberatory alternatives.

Our Team

Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Ikemba Balanta is a passionate educator and community organizer. He is a full-time professor at Medgar Evers College and has taught at St. John’s University. He has lectured on various topics such as The Black Civil Rights Movement, African American History and Culture, Select African American Topics, History of Social Movements in the U.S., History of the Growth and Development of the U.S., Critical Global Issues, Sociological Theory, and Sociology.

In 2005, Ikemba joined the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (INPDUM). He has served as president of the New York Chapter, Northeast Regional Coordinator, and International Outreach Coordinator. In 2013, he organized with the Black Autonomy Federation (BAF) and co-founded the AKERELE Leadership Program for youth. He is also a member of the cultural and economic association Abundance in Ujamaa (AIU), a group that practices cooperative economics and hosts annual events; e.g. The Global Ubuntu Festival, the Kwanzaa Extravaganza, Black History Month programs, etc.

Ikemba Balanta

Head Writer, WCC Podcast & Bookclub Host

Musa T. Bey is a revolutionary thinker, organizer, and political strategist committed to the fight for Black liberation and systemic transformation. Born in Philadelphia, he brings over two decades of grassroots organizing experience, grounding his work in both lived reality and sustained struggle. Identifying as a Third World Marxist, Bey’s analysis is rooted in a sharp critique of capitalism, racism, and imperialism—challenging people not only to understand the world as it is, but to actively transform it.

Bey currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, where he helps lead organizing efforts against state violence and systemic injustice. He is also a member of NAARPR’s National Board, playing a key role in national campaigns to end police violence, defend political prisoners, and build collective power in oppressed communities.

He is the author of Revolutionary Theory: Race and Class and Intersection of Class and Race: Unpacking Class Consciousness in a Racialized World, two works that explore the inseparable relationship between racial and economic oppression. His writing rejects narratives that isolate race from class, instead advancing a clear and uncompromising vision of unity among the oppressed and a restructuring of society along collective and equitable lines.

In addition to his books, Bey is the founder of The New Black Left, a political education platform dedicated to the revival, reimagining, and resurgence of radical Black politics. The platform operates at the intersection of history and the present, amplifying the voices of grassroots organizers, political prisoners, freedom fighters, and everyday people working toward liberation beyond the limits of mainstream politics.

Through The New Black Left, Bey moves beyond theory into action—documenting resistance, uplifting organizing efforts, and providing political education that equips communities with the tools to fight and win. The platform draws inspiration from revolutionary traditions such as the Black Panther Party, the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, the Combahee River Collective, and the New Communist Movement, while forging a path to confront today’s realities: police violence, mass incarceration, economic dispossession, and neo-colonial exploitation.

Known for his direct and uncompromising voice, Bey blends political theory, historical analysis, and practical strategy in a way that is accessible without losing its edge. His work is grounded in the belief that liberation is not theoretical—it is built through organized struggle.

His contributions have been recognized with several honors, including the Maple Valley Community Activism Award (2008), the Moor Awards Freedom Award (2017), and the National Love Team Alumni Award (2024), reflecting a long-standing commitment to community struggle and transformative change.

Musa T. Bey’s work is ultimately about one thing: building the consciousness, organization, and power necessary to win liberation. Through his writing, organizing, and political education efforts, he continues to challenge systems of domination and help lay the foundation for a new world.

Revolutionary Thinker, Organizer, and Political Strategist

Musa T. Bey

Frank Mulbah is a founding member of We Charge Colonialism. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Public Administration. Frank is also an active member of the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. Through his activism, scholarship, and weekly podcast—which explores topics related to Africa and the African diaspora—Frank works to advance Pan-Africanism by fostering unity, awareness, and collective action among people of African descent worldwide.

Frank Mulbah

Who We are

An anti-imperialist Pan-Africanist organization dedicated to political education, organizing, and the advancement of African self-determination and sovereignty.

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Email: wechargecolonialism@gmail.com

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