About Ajamu
From the South Side of Chicago to Global Human Rights Leadership
Born in 1953 and raised on the South Side of Chicago, my journey into human rights activism began with military service during the Vietnam War. This experience, combined with exposure to anti-segregation struggles in the American South, shaped my understanding of the interconnected nature of oppression and resistance.
Ajamu Baraka is a geopolitical analyst, organizer, writer, human rights defender, and veteran of the U.S. Black Liberation Movement with over 53 years of work in the U.S. and internationally. Baraka is the founder of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and currently serves as the director of BAP’s North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Recently Baraka co-founded the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Gaza to support the South African case filed with the International Court of Justice. In 2016 Baraka was a candidate for Vice President of the United States on the Green Party ticket. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Peace Council and the leadership body of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC). He is an editor and contributing columnist for the Black Agenda Report and the recipient of the Serena Shirm award for uncompromised integrity in journalism. In 2019 Baraka was awarded the US Peace Memorial’s Peace Prize.
Committed to Peoples-Centered Human Rights and Justice at Every Level
Four decades of experience bridging grassroots organizing with international advocacy. From the Black Liberation Movement to global human rights leadership, discover how Peoples-Centered frameworks challenge traditional approaches to justice and liberation.
The Black Alliance for Peace and
Peoples-Centered Human Rights
Today, as National Organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, I continue developing frameworks that challenge imperial violence while building capacity for sustained resistance. Our Peoples-Centered Human Rights approach offers communities tools for self-determination beyond traditional advocacy models.
Ajamu Baraka
Phone
(255) 352-6258
