The Afrikan Restoration Project Study Group

Ujamaa / Cooperative Economics

Preparing for economic change through shared study, thoughtful discussion, and principled action. Our opening focus: cooperative economics and the changes coming with A.I. and robotics.

Returns January 14, 2027Second & fourth Thursday each monthOnline study

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Study group begins January 14, 2027. The live program will appear here when the broadcast link is available.

Economics, technology,
and our collective future.

Our opening course of study

We will study Fundamentals of Economics by Dr. Tdka Maat Kilimanjaro, with additional insights from his book A.I., Africa & African Americans.

Fundamentals of Economics

Primary textbook

In a Period that Ends Wage-Labor, Capitalism and Socialism

Dr. Tdka Maat Kilimanjaro

Our central text for examining economic change and considering how we can prepare as a community. We will explore its arguments together as we study Ujamaa / Cooperative Economics.

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A.I., Africa & African Americans

Companion textbook

Dr. Tdka Maat Kilimanjaro

This companion text will bring additional insights to our discussion of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the economic changes ahead.

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From understanding to preparation.

Questions to carry into our reading

  1. What is changing?

    Economic change

    How might advances in A.I. and robotics change work, production, and access to the things people need?

  2. What can we build together?

    Cooperative economics

    What does Ujamaa ask us to consider about shared resources, responsibility, and meeting community needs?

  3. What follows from our study?

    Preparation

    What knowledge, practical skills, and collective actions should we develop as we prepare for the future?

Kwanzaa and Ujamaa / Cooperative Economics

Preparing For the Next Sixty Years

Introducing the return of active study

Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · 5–7 PM

The Afrikan Restoration Project’s 60th Anniversary Kwanzaa Program introduces the return of our study group and how we can prepare for economic changes coming with A.I. and robotics.

Regular online study begins January 14, 2027, on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

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Come ready to study.
Leave ready to build.

Information & participation

Study-group registration and access information will be added when available. Watch for updates through Elevating Blackness Online Academy.

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