The participatory democracy strategy of organization used by Ella Baker was greatly productive in grassroots activism, and has the potential to strengthen the political struggles of the present to the height of the movements in times past. Ella Baker was a prominent figure in the black freedom struggle. She was active in fighting for equal rights for Afrikans in America for over five decades. Her approach was characterized by an ability to mobilize and influence youth to action. In this work, there will be an analytical examination of how this methodology is equipped to stand the tests of time through what will be called The Fundi Effect. The Fundi Effect is a method of activism that is capable of being applied inter-generationally, and has the ability to address the reactionary manner with which injustice is dealt in attempts at social movements at present.
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January 01 2013
The Fundi Effect: Activism through Empowerment
Tony Jamal Lee
Tony Jamal Lee
Afrikan Unity Initiative
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Ethnic Studies Review (2013) 36 (1): 149–157.
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Tony Jamal Lee; The Fundi Effect: Activism through Empowerment. Ethnic Studies Review 1 January 2013; 36 (1): 149–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/esr.2013.36.1.149
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