The Universal Negro Improvement Association & African Communities League
The Universal Negro Improvement Association & African Communities’ League is a social, friendly, humanitarian, charitable, educational, institutional, constructive spiritual ruling body, and is founded by persons, desiring to the utmost, to work for the general uplift of the Negro peoples of the world. And the members pledge themselves to do all in their power to conserve the rights of their noble race and to respect the rights of all mankind, believing always in the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.
The motto of the organization is: “One God! One Aim! One Destiny!” Therefore, let justice be done to all mankind, realizing that if the strong oppresses the weak confusion and discontent will ever mark the path of man, but with love, faith and charity towards all the reign of peace and plenty will be heralded into the world and the generations of men shall be called blessed.
Aims and Objectives of the UNIA-ACL
•Seek to establish a Universal Confraternity among the race;
•Promote the spirit of pride and love;
*Reclaim the fallen;
•Administer to and assist the needy;
•Assist in giving right knowledge to the miseducated;
•Assist in developing Independent African Nations and Communities;
•Promote a conscientious Spiritual worship among African people;
•Establish Universities, Colleges, Academies and Schools for the racial
•Education and culture of the people;
•Conduct a worldwide Commercial and Industrial Intercourse for the good of the people;
•Work for better conditions in all African communities