Dr. Tony Martin; Noted Scholar and Proponent of Pan-Africanism Passes Away
Dr. Tony Martin, the accomplished and tenured professor at Wellesley College and founding member and chair of the Africana studies department has passed away at 70. Dr. Martin was a disciple of the teachings and philosophies of Marcus Garvey, the political leader and staunch proponent of Pan-Africanism.
Pan Africanism is the ideology and movement that encourages solidarity of Africans throughout the diaspora. It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social and political progress and aims to unify and uplift people of African descent. Others beside Dr. Martin, like Malcolm X, W.E.B. Du Bois and Muammar Gaddafi embraced the Pan-Africanist notion of collective self-reliance. Dr. Martin’s impressive credentials include 14 edited books on Garvey and Afro-Caribbean history. His scholarship includes: “Marcus Garvey, Hero: A First Biography”; “Message to the People: The Course of African Philosophy”; “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”; “African Fundamentalism: A Literary and Cultural Anthology of Garvey’s Harlem Renaissance”; “Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the Harlem Renaissance”; “The Poetical Works of Marcus Garvey”; “Amy Ashwood Garvey: Pan-Africanist, Feminist” and “Mrs. Marcus Garvey No. 1: A Tale of Two Amies”; “The Pan- African Connection: From Slavery to Garvey and Beyond”; and “Caribbean History: From Pre-Colonial Origins to the Present,” which was published in 2012.
In 1976, Professor Martin published his seminal book, Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which continues to inform students and scholars in the academy.
Professor Khafra Kambon, from the University of the West Indies, was one of the last people to speak with Dr. Martin before he passed, “The loss is more than a personal one, it is a collective loss. Our brother has left a legacy of phenomenal scholarship, particularly his works on Marcus Garvey.”
Dr. Martin’s legacy was not without controversy. As a tireless crusade for the rights of African peoples, he often found himself on the wrong side of mainstream European theorizing about the world, which was the source of several libel suits against him.
Dr. Martin’s scholarship will continue to advance Pan-Africanism for the next generation of Black scholars committed to the principles of group uplift.
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I have the “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, and it’s a CLASSIC!!!
We are losing our Rebels, Revolutionaries, and Researchers too fast. This is why these caucasoid schools are RE-WRITING OURstory, and leaving out what little, we have CONTRIBUTED to society.
THIS IS A GREAT LOSS!!!
HIS SPIRIT IS NOW WITH THE BLACK MESSIAH!!!
@Derrick. The world ‘of’ those of us who are fairly “good” people are suffering on many fronts, due to a small group of OCD driven sociopaths who’s greed for wealth and power supersedes any emotion they may have for mankind, or the world! Those of us who have been overwhelmed by these maniacs were never, and still, not aware, nor prepared for the ongoing (vile) onslaught of these generally “hidden” and cowardly, but controlling psychopaths!
We have been inundated by their propaganda and their holier-than-thou machinations which they tend to exploit millions, or billions of the unknowing with. Anyone who dares to try and stop them from pillaging the world or committing genocide, anyone who speaks out and is listened to by multitudes stand a good chance of being silenced in the worse ways imaginable! We are literally trapped in a ‘mental matrix’ by these “Anglo elite” and their retarded hoards of cohorts. They entrap and pay those who are either too ignorant or too psychologically swept up in what can only be described as tons of lies, well kept secrets, and emotional, religious, traditional generation-spanding, insanely orchestrated copy-cat, monkey-see-monkey-do ramifications!
What is worse is that even if we were to incarcerate these evil, vile, destructive, tyrants and would be kings, there would be millions standing in line to take their places! And even if we were able to place better, more loving human beings in their place, there would still be millions to billions of mentally depleted human beings who would be ready to change better back to worse and impose their insane, violent, religious beliefs on the rest of the world! We are literally caught up in a vicious cycle that only humans could have created and only humans will keep it going!
At some point even when color or “race” is no longer the issue we will find ourselves overwhelmed and destroyed by other sick human machinations we create amongst ourselves but propagated by the greediest and most sociopathic among us!
At least you know the glass is half full Derrick. Wizard G seems to think it’s full empty. Keep tellin um like it is sonshine!
Derrick see my post below. It was meant for you but hit WizardG by mistake. lol!
Sorry but my replies are ending up in all the wrong places even though I clicked on “Reply” under your comment Derrick. Something’s technically wrong here.
“and leaving out what little, we have CONTRIBUTED to society”… Derrick I am not sure if this is what you meant to write. In case it is, I would like to correct this phrase. We have contributed ENORMOUSLY to society. If you meant to write ‘what little’ you, unfortunately, need to do more research. Medicine, math, philosophy, religion, architecture and on and on are NOT ‘little’ contributions. Dr. Ben, Van Sertima, Diop are some scholars you might begin with.
Not trying to be rude, but those scholars are a bit heavy for someone who does not have a good foundation in information. But you are correct they are excellent scholars who have contributed an enormous amount to the world.
Thats too bad ,i saw him in London in the uk back in 2000 at a NOI rally ,very educated very informed ,thats a great loss.
@ Bro D ..I have the same book.. great read! !He was a true scholar. . And Thelma, I remember when he wrote that book but I never read it. Ill find it now, thanks. . So long good true brotha from anotha m***a…Maat. .
As Marcus told us,” Look for me in the whirlwind,in the earthquake,in the storm”where ever the struggle for african liberation.I know you will be their. I plan on be their as well.I have you & Marcus in my heart & home.
I know the Black Messiah has & will continue to bless you & your family
soul.
man… terrible loss, RIP Tony Martin!
Tony Martin was my friend and brother Garveyite aka Pan Afrikanist for more than 30 years.He was one of our greatest scholar-activists.Gadaffi was a Pan Arabist Muslim like his hero Nasser and not a Pan Afrikanist.
I have never read such utter rubbish. Gadaffi being praised as a Pan Afrikanist which he was not. The writer of the article should do proper research into the politics of Gaddafi then he/she will be able to do some self-rectification and come back with an apology. He has been praised in this way by the Nation of Islam and many other so-called ‘pro-Afrikan’ people/organisations. They are either blind or plain and simple very hypocritical.
Thanks for putting this straight.
Are you joking, which is it are you a liar or just plain ignorant.Qadaffi was a Pan Afrikanist in more than name.You need to take your own advice and do proper research before you comment because the whole world can see facts over opinion.In Qaddafi’s green book he states the world would be ruled by black people.Now let’s take a look at his afrikan accomplishments.In 2007 after being giving the run around on getting a loan from the imf and other banks to pay a 1 time fee of 400 million for a communications satelite the U.S. 500 million a year to rent.Qadaffi put 300 million up so the afrikan continent would no longer have to pay the west.Qadaffi set aside 30 billion to fund 3 african banks independent from western owned banks so that africa could set up it’s own currency backed by gold, that would have made the continent a economic power house.Qadaffi with the support of other african leaders pushed for a single united states of africa,with it’s own central bank and gold currency.Last but not least ,although already on strict sanctions, qadaffi gave support to the ANC in thier struggle against apartheid.Nelson Mandela came to libya and expressed his thanks in 1997for continued support in the struggle.Qadaffi was no saint,but to say he was not a pan-afrikanists,is hypocrisy or pure ignorance, which is it for you?
Gaddafi was our Afrikan brother. He did more for African nations than most with his power and money did. Look at Libya now after his death, nothing but chaos and confusion just like these pale faced winter monkeys wanted. Gaddafi donated money to the NOI b/c he liked what they believed in and Minister Farrakhan is the only man with enough b***s to chastise these white devils in a public forum and speaks out against the atrocities committed by them. Gaddaffi was and has always been about Afrikan Liberation was the man perfect? .. No… But then again who is! Somebody on here always has to come with that divide and conquer mentality and criticizes one of our soldiers. The United Snakes wanted Haddafi out of the way not b/c he was a so called terrorist like they want the mentally dead to think but b/c the man was not one of their puppets. SUPPORT WHAT THE ENEMY OPPOSES AND OPPOSE WHAT THE ENEMY SUPPORTS!! RIP TONY MARTIN….BLACK POWER 24/7
What they did to Gaddafi was a public lynching in my opinion. They did that to him to set an example to other African leaders. To scare the h**l out of anyone else that might try to do what he did.
Tony Martin was a true scholar that loved his people. He’s gone but his spirit lives on forever. Rest in Power brother. You will be greatly missed.
Dr. Martin you were a great man and a brother. I am warmed by the fact that you took the time to share with me and I know you are amongst the ancestors plotting freedom for all of us. Among the things I can go to the grave proudly for was being an associate to you. Your fearlessess and your honesty and refusal to turn from the truth of your intellectual inquiry wherever it led you is to be admired, copied, implemented, emulated, and taught. AXE great brother and master teacher.
Randy Short
Dr. Martin you were a great man and a brother. I am warmed by the fact that you took the time to share with me and I know you are amongst the ancestors plotting freedom for all of us. Among the things I can go to the grave proudly for was being an associate to you. Your fearlessness and your honesty and refusal to turn from the truth of your intellectual inquiry wherever it led you is to be admired, copied, implemented, emulated, and taught. AXE great brother and master teacher. May others be willing to tell the truth about all of those that have oppressed us like you did. May we be liberated from Zionistic, self-hating, traitorious negro synchophant leaders who think the poisoned crumbs of Satan’s table is decent compensation for selling us out. Thank you for never selling out truth, justice, the ancestors, and those of us living for mess of assimilated negro pottage. I will always love you and be thankful that you had time for students like myself and you were bold and forthright to strangers about reality. May millions like you rise now that you have joined the eternal struggle in the next life. AXE AXE AXE
Dr. Randy Short
This is a sad day for the black people of the world. Seem the good do die young, Marcus Garvey, was only 52 years old when he died. Dr. Martin Luther King, was only thirty nine. The sad thing about it,is that their contribution amount to nothing, because black people have no interest in thir own history. We cannot seem to make the connection for unification. I have to givbe the European credit. They sure devided us up and still keeping us devided. When will we understand that with unity come strenght, or are we sold on being second class for the rest of history?.Most of my anger today is not against white people, because they are doing what they need to do to maintain their status. My anger is towards the blacks who will continue to support their cause above out own.LONG LIVE PAN AFRICANISM.
Thanks, Edward Smikle, for your comments. I believe that many Afrikan-descended brothers and sisters struggle with the idea of achieving unity. So, how do you think that international unity among Afrikan people can be achieved given our current circumstances?
May Professor Tony Martin walk with the Ancestors it is our responsibility to ensure that as part of the education of our children the future include his many works,to inspire and inform the next generation.
Let us not get caught up in romanticism and media brainwashing Gadaffi was an Arab insurgent with their interests on his agenda.Let us not forget it was not so long ago when the west was doing dirty business with him…he fell out of grace with them hence the assassination. I am not justifying the mercenary murder of him but we see none of his kind standing up to defend whats happening on the motherland the genocide of African men women and children. We need to develop collective responsibility of Africans first. lets agree to disagree and start the work Ase
Dr.Martin is a prime example of someone leaving such a fruitful legacy. I’m saddened by his physical passing but as my husband and I are currently in the process of reading his History of the Caribbean, I am so grateful for his contributions. He has left a body of scholarship that benefits so many. His writings on Garvey as well as his diary of resistance to unjust “academic” assault is a back-straightener. I thank the Creator for allowing us to have Bro’ Tony for 70 years.
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