Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch of Reason answer a question from a reader. They are the authors of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America, which is coming out in paperback later this month:
See, this is why Booker Rising is a valuable resource. Of course, Booker Rising itself is run by a libertarian-conservative, as that's my ideological slant. Here are black libertarian resources from around the world. As you can see, black libertarians are active in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, USA, Zambia, and Zimbabwe:
Black Libertarian Commentators
Winston D. Alston, LewRockwell.com contributor - USA
George Ayittey, economics professor & commentator - Ghana/USA
Chanda Chisala, owner of Zambia Online & commentator - Lusaka, Zambia
Larry Elder, syndicated columnist - Los Angeles, USA (libertarian-conservative Republican)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, commentator - Washington D.C., USA (libertarian feminist)
Andrew Mwenda, owner & columnist, The Independent - Kampala, Uganda
Deroy Murdock, syndicated columnist - New York City, USA (libertarian Republican)
James Shikwati, commentator - Nairobi, Kenya
Walter E. Williams, syndicated columnist - Virginia, USA
Black Libertarian Blogs
A Free Man, Thinking Freely - USA (libertarian-conservative)
Booker Rising - Chicago, Illinois, USA (libertarian-conservative)
Omojuwa.com - Lagos, Nigeria
Unbridled Freedom - Nairobi, Kenya
Black Libertarian Websites
AfricanLiberty.org - Accra, Ghana
Black Libertarians - Facebook group
Black Libertarians, Yahoo! usergroup
The AHA Foundation - Philadelphia, USA (Ayaan Hirsi Ali's foundation)
IMANI Center For Policy & Education - Accra, Ghana
Initiative For Public Policy Analysis - Lagos, Nigeria (run by Thompson Ayodele, a libertarian)
Inter Region Economic Network - Nairobi, Kenya (run by James Shikwati)
I should add that the IMANI Center and IPPA are ranked among Africa's top think tanks.
Black Libertarian - Other Resources
Temba Nolutshungu, the director of the Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa (South Africa) does op-eds every now and then about libertarian-related issues. So does Ayanda Khumalo, who sits on the organization's board. Booker Rising helps publicize their work outside of South Africa.
Rejoice Ngwenya, the founder of the Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (Zimbabwe), contributes to Voice of America's broadcasts in Zimbabwe. He also writes op-eds....that is, when the dictatorial Zimbabwean government isn't cracking down on him for his anti-Mugabe views. Both AfricanLiberty.org and Booker Rising publicize his work outside of Zimbabwe.
