The Shoulders We Stand On
Fannie Lou Hamer
Medger Evers
Chokwe Lumumba
El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
& Martin Luther King Jr.
Harriet Tubman
About Us
NAIAI Purpose Statement
New Afrikan Investment Association Purpose Statement We are the descendants of the people of different Afrikan nations who were kidnapped and brought to North America against their will. Time, our particular history and a unique gene pool, brought about by our experiences in North America, has forged a new nation of people. We are similar and yet distinct from our ancestors.
New Afrikans, as a nation of people in North America, have continuously sought freedom. We define freedom generally as the ability of a people to control their own lives. Self- Determination is another way of describing this ability.
In our pursuit of Self-Determination, We of the New Afrikan Investment Association Inc. (N.A.I.A.I.) have come together to build a collective financial learning institution that will assist the ongoing movement of our people to be self-determining.
The purpose of the N.A.I.A.I is to build a collective financial learning institution that is beneficial to the New Afrikan nation and profitable for the members of the N.A.I.A.I. We plan to achieve our financial learning goals by investing the assets of the association in stocks, bonds, real estate, business opportunities and other investments as determined by the members.
While our focus is financial We understand that SelfDetermination cannot be achieved solely by financial endeavors. We will continually strive to educate our nation, our association and ourselves, in all worthwhile matters pertinent to the improvement of New Afrikan people and our continuing pursuit of freedom.
Excerpts & Modifications of the New Afrikan Creed.
1. I believe in the spirituality, humanity, and genius of New Afrikan people, and in our renewed pursuit of these values.
2. I believe in the family and the community, and in the community as a family, and I will work to make this concept live.
3. I believe in the community as more important than the individual.
4. I believe in constant struggle for freedom to end oppression and build a better world. I believe in collective struggle in fashioning victory in concert with my Brothers and Sisters.
5. I believe that the fundamental reason our oppression continues is that We, as a people lack the power to control our lives.
6. I believe that all the land in America, upon which We have lived for a long time, which we have worked and built upon and which We have fought to stay on, is land for us to use as a people.
7. I will follow my chosen leaders and help them.
8. I will love my Brothers and Sisters as myself.
9. I will steal nothing from a Brother or Sister, cheat no Brother or Sister, misuse no Brother or Sister, inform on no Brother or Sister, and spread no gossip.
10. I will keep myself clean in body, dress and speech, knowing that i am a light set on a hill, a true representative of what We are building.
11. I will be patient and uplifting with the deaf, mute and blind. And i will seek by words and deeds, to heal the New Afrikan family. To bring into the movement and into the community, mothers and fathers, Brothers and Sisters left by the wayside.
12. Now freely and of my own will i pledge this Creed for the sake of freedom for my people and a better world. On pain of disgrace and banishment if i prove false. For i am no longer deaf, mute or blind. I am by the inspiration of our Ancestors and the Grace of our Creator, a New Afrikan.
Lumumba Territory
Prior to the U.S. Civil War of 1861, the New Afrikan and African population in North America was primarily concentrated in an area commonly known as the 'Black Belt South'. This extensive region spanned nearly 1,000 miles and was characterized by a majority New Afrikan and African population, over 90% of whom were enslaved. The Black Belt extended from the southern half of Virginia in the north, through North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and into eastern Texas in the west. Additionally, this Black Belt encompassed parts of southwest Tennessee and eastern Arkansas.
Before the U.S. Civil War in 1860, the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina exhibited clear New Afrikan majority populations, while Alabama and Georgia likely did as well. The area we refer to as the Lumumba Territory represents the largest remnant of this vast contiguous Black Belt region.
Named after the late Freedom Fighter and 'People’s Lawyer', Chokwe Lumumba, who was also a husband, father, and Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, the Lumumba Territory (LT) is a contiguous area that stretches roughly from just above and east of Memphis, TN in the north to almost New Orleans, LA in the south, covering a distance of approximately 400 miles. This territory lies on both sides of the Mississippi River and includes parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, though it is predominantly located in Mississippi.
In terms of square miles, the Lumumba Territory is larger than many countries, territories, and sovereign nation-states around the globe. For instance, it surpasses Albania, Austria, the Bahamas, and Belgium, among others. The Lumumba Territory (LT) stands as the largest contiguous area of New Afrikan majority population in North America. In fact, in terms of land area, the LT would rank as the 110th largest country in the world, with a potential for investment and economic development along the Mississippi River.
NEW AFRIKAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION INC LOCATIONS:
Claiborne County
Mailing Address: NAIAICC, P.O. Box 821, Port Gibson, MS 39150
Jefferson County
Mailing Address: NAIAIJC, P.O. Box 2292, Fayette, MS 39069
Warren County
Mailing Address: NAIAIWC, P.O. Box 822636, Vicksburg, MS 39182
Hinds County
Mailing Address: NAIAIHC, P.O. Box 11615, Jackson, MS 39283
Adams County
Mailing Address: NAIAIAC, P.O. Box 2184, Natchez, MS 39120
Yazoo County
Mailing Address: NAIAIYC, P.O. Box 1164, Yazoo City, MS 39194
Rudy Shield
Mailing Address: NAIAIRS, P.O. Box 290, Port Gibson, MS 39150
Ida B. Wells
Mailing Address: 1674 Delano Ave. #145 Memphis, TN 38127
Greater Baton Rouge
Mailing Address: Baton Rouge, LA
Robert Lee Hill
Mailing Address: Helena AR