,:AT IS AN ,ABOLITION ,FUTURI/8 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS 

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,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS IS A COLLECTIVE ( REVOLUTION>IES )9 ! ,BLACK FRE$OM /RUGGLE & ,AFRIKAN LIB]ATION EF=TS1 :O BR+ A SPECULATIVE VIBE TO \R RADICAL WORK4 

,WE BELIEVE ! DE/RUCTION ( KKKAPTIVITY1 ( KKKAGES1 ( KKKAPITAL1 ( KKKOLONIALISM1 WILL ALWAYS REQUIRE A TRANSGRESSIVE IMAG9ATION ?AT SEEKS TO PU% AGA9/ B\ND>IES & O!R =MS ( 5CLOSURE4 ,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS SEEKS TO H>NESS ! ,BLACK ,SPECULATIVE ,>T ,MOVEM5T T[>D ?OSE 5DS4 

,AN 0ABOLITION FUTURI/0 IS ANYONE :O IS ALIGN$ ) ?IS PRACTICE--ANYONE :O BELIEVES1 LIKE US1 ?AT A DANCE )9 ! GAP BETWE5 ! 0MAT]IAL0 7OR :AT IS H]E7 & ! 0METAPHYSICAL0 7OR :AT ISN'T FULLY OR TRULY H]E7 IS A USEFUL & IMM$IATE /RATEGY = ADVANC+ RADICAL ACTION4 

,WE >E ! RADICALS :O TALK SYN]GY & SYN!SIS1 :O WANT TO BO? ACKN[L$GE1 CRITICALLY 5GAGE1 & YET OV]COME LIMITATIONS ( POL>IZATIONS1 DIVISIONS1 DI*OTOMIES 9 \R ?9K+ & MOVEM5TS4 

,& WE SEE IT AS POSSIBLE1 EV5 P[]FUL1 TO MAKE REVOLUTION>Y SCI5CE ALIVE )9 & >\ND MY?1 RITUAL1 SPIRIT1 & ! ,BEYOND4 

,NOT SATISFI$ ) EI!R /ORIES AB\T SPACE%IPS ?AT RUN ON ,KEMETI/ PR9CIPLES OR ) !ORY ?AT NEGLECTS & NEGATES ,AFRICANISMS1 WE SEEK WAYS TO 'RECAPTURE' 7,NKRUMAH7 ! COMMUNI/ POT5TIAL EMB$D$ )9 \R >T1 MY?1 RITUAL1 ETC41 ULTIMATELY ) ! AIM ( 'CONJUR+' NEW1 ANTI-COLONIAL REALITIES ON ! GR\ND1 9 COMMUNITY1 BY ! PEOPLE1 = ! PEOPLE4 

0,BY PAY+ HOMAGE TO .<DEITY.> )9 ! CONTEXT PROVID$ BY ! RITUAL1 ! 9DIVIDUAL1 WORK+ ON BEHALF ( ! COMMUNITY1 CONSI/5TLY LETS GO ( & RECUP]ATES HIS OR H] S5SE ( SELF-CON/ITUTION4 ,IF ONE WI%ES TO GET \T ( ! PO/-COLONIAL CRISIS1 ! RITUAL SAYS1 FIR/1 0,YES1 AUTOMATICALLY1 Y\ HAVE ! RI<T TO REBEL10 & SECOND1 0Y\ MU/ N[ PREP>E & TRANSIT ?R\< AN UNAVOIDABLE HELL TO ACQUIRE ! P[]S1 9SI<TS1 SKILLS1 & UNITIES NECESS>Y = Y\ & ! COMMUNITY TO MOVE TO ! ',LIB]ATION ,HILLTOP4'0 ,?IS LETT+ GO OR REL9QUI%+ ( ! SELF 9TO ! ABYSS1 *?ONIC REALM1 OR ! *AOS IMPLIES BE+ TORN ASUND] FROM ALL ?OSE ALI5AT+ =CES & IDEOLOGICAL 9FLU5CES1 9DIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY 9T]NALIZ$1 ?AT HAS KEPT ONE /UCK 9 A RE/RICT$ /ATE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS WAY ?AT ! RITUAL ( TRANSITION PROVIDES A K9D ( BUILT-9 ME*ANISM = MAK+ A TRANSITION FROM A CONF9+1 COMP>TM5TALIZ+1 OPPRESSIVE EXI/5CE TO MORE LIB]ATORY & FREE REALITIES40 

-,A%ANTI ,AL/ON1 ,T[>D A ,VIBRANT & ,BROAD ,AFRICAN-,BAS$ ,AN>*ISM 

,!RE >E ME*ANISMS 9 \R /ORIES ?AT CAN BE RE-IMAG9$ AS A LIV+ PRACTICE ( ,ABOLITION4 ,H[ DO WE BEG9 TO NOT JU/ REHE>SE REVOLUTION 9 ?IS WAY1 BUT REALIZE IT TOO8 

,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS IS ALL AB\T ?AT CONV]SATION4 

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