Some in our community who were uninformed have occasionally stated that Revolutionary Pan Afrikan organizations are out of touch with the needs of “regular people”.  This critique has been voiced in such iconic works as The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (Harold Cruse), that “civil rights” organizations tended to deal with the “kitchen table” problems of everyday people without seeing the larger issue of White Supremacist oppression, while the “revolutionaries” were so fixated on fighting White supremacy that they ignored the plight of urban communities not schooled in the Black Radical Tradition.  This critique, while understandable, was inaccurate then, and it is inaccurate now, and I will give you two shining examples of this.

Saturday, January 10, 2026 provides us with a strong counterpoint to the above narrative, as two organizations that are committed to Pan Afrikan struggle against oppression are demonstrating that they are also committed to the survival, health and welfare of the people, as organizations such as the Black Panther Party were in the 1960s and 1970s.

One of the difficulties faced by Pan Afrikan organizations seeking to effectively serve the people is the fact that their ability to positively impact an entire city is limited by their access to locations from which to operate, their lack of resources because they operate independent from government strings or corporate influence (as a result, also independent from government or corporate funding), and their relatively small size, which limits how many members are available at any one time to provide important survival services on the ground.  In this case, there is an opportunity for those in our community who need warm clothing or a hot meal during the coldest months of the winter to have access to services in two areas of Baltimore City at the same time (and not just one), and this is also another opportunity for major grassroots Pan Afrikan organizations to participate in the sort of on-the-ground outreach that can touch the people and make valuable connections at the grassroots level.

Two major Pan Afrikan organizations in Baltimore that have a documented track record of years of dedicated service to the community, the UNIA-ACL Barca-Clarke Baltimore Chapter (Baba Everett Winchester and Mama Earth Yvette Williams, Presidents) and the Urban Youth Initiative Project (UYIP) of the Pan African Liberation Movement (Baba Imhotep Fatiu, Founder) are both supporting the community in a tangible way on Saturday, January 10, 2026.

UNIA Barca-Clarke in Penn-North

If you are in need and are in the Penn-North neighborhood, UNIA-ACL Barca-Clarke Baltimore is sponsoring a Food and Clothing Giveaway at AME United Methodist Church, 2304 Pennsylvania Avenue, from 12 Noon to 4 PM. 

Baba Everett Winchester, Co-President of UNIA-ACL Barca-Clarke Baltimore, writes in their Facebook post:

One of our official Aims & Objects states:
“To administer to and assist the needy.”

That is not a slogan.
That is an obligation.

So when you see hot food and clothing being served, understand what you’re witnessing:

organized Black self-reliance in action.
Hot food served on site
Free clothing
Discipline. Dignity. Order.

AME United Methodist Church
Saturday, January 10
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

2304 Pennsylvania Ave, Baltimore

Black Giving Black Winter Coat and Clothing Giveaway for Children in Northwest Baltimore

If you are in the Northwest Baltimore area, the Urban Youth Initiative Project (UYIP), an organization of the Pan African Liberation Movement (PLM), is sponsoring a Black Giving Black Coat and Clothing Giveaway at the Watoto Development Center, located at 4017 North Rogers Avenue, also on Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 12 Noon to 4 PM. 

The UYIP/PLM Web Site (𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤: 𝐏𝐋𝐌’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲) states the following:

When a crisis befalls the people, revolutionary organizations must respond with clarity, support, and direction.

In response to the numerous job losses experienced by Black women, PLM is hosting our Black-Giving-Black Free Clothing Distribution to help Black mothers obtain free winter clothing for their children.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Watoto Development Center (4017 N. Rogers Ave.)

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞?

We are providing brand new winter essentials for children ranging from Infant-Teen sizes, including:

🧥 Coats, Sweaters, & Hoodies
🧤 Gloves, Scarves, & Hats
🧦 Socks & Earmuffs

For more information, visit the PLM Web site here.

Let it not be said that Pan Afrikan organizations are so obsessed with revolutionary struggle that they don’t see the suffering in our communities every day, or that they are not committed to making tangible change on the ground for the people.  A key tenet of revolutionary Pan Afrikan organizing is service, and these two organizations demonstrate that commitment to service on a regular, dare I say daily, basis.

Much respect to UNIA-ACL Barca-Clarke and the Pan African Liberation Movement/Urban Youth Initiative Project.  They are both shining lights for our community.