CONSTITUTION OF THE UJAMAA DYNASTY
PREAMBLEThe New Afrikan Ujamaa Dynasty is a socio-cultual mass organization and the main body of the New Afrikan Liberation Movement, and is hereby established to achieve the aims and promote the outlook of the Program of the Ujamaa Dynasty; and it shall be a not-for-profit unincorporated – fraternal association.ARTICLE 1 – NAME AND SHORT NAMEThe name of this organizaiton shall be the New Afrikan Ujamaa Dynasty, and its short name shall be the Ujamaa Dynasty.12 ARTICLE 2 – NDUGUSHIP
Any New Afrikan, Afrikan immigrant, descendant of Afrikan people, or person who identifies with the history, culture and struggle of New Afrikan people, despite their ethnicity, may become an ndugu of the Ujamaa Dynasty with the consent of the Communal Family through which they seek nduguship. Such persons must agree to uphold this Constitution and the Program of the Ujamaa Dynasty, and must pay an initial nduguship fee in advance as prescribed by the Grand Council of Chiefs (but in the case of indigent prisoners, provisions shall be made to allow them to pay the initial nduguship fee and further dues in installments). More specific procedures for nduguship may be established by the Grand Council of Chiefs not inconsistent with this constitution.ARTICLE 3 – BUNGE LA UJAMAA1. The Bunge la Ujamaa (or Assembly of the Familihood) shall meet annually on the 27th of August, the founding day of the Ujamaa, at a time and place as can be arranged by the Grand Council of Chiefs, for the purpose of celebrating the founding anniversary of the Ujamaa Dynasty and transacting such other business as may properly come before it. Every ndugu in good standing is entitled to attend and participate in the Bunge.
2. During the annual Bunge, the Grand Chief, or a chief designated by him or her, shall give a State of the Ujamaa Dynasty Address in which they will report on the progress of the Ujamaa Dynasty and present the yearly agenda of the Grand Council of Chiefs.
3. A special Bunge may be called at any time by the Grand Council of Chiefs, the Grand Chief, or by one fourth of the ndugu in good standing. (The Grand Council of Chiefs shall make provisions to allow any ndugu in good standing to request that a special Bunge be called.)
4. The Chief of Administration shall cause for written notice to be printed in the newspaper of the Ujamaa Dynasty, or to be communicated to all ndugu in good standing by other available means, of the place, day and time of the annual Bunge and, in the case of a 13 special Bunge, the purpose.
5. The Bunge has the sole power to amend this Constitution and to revise the Program of the Ujamaa Dynasty, and may overrule any action of the Grand Council of Chiefs.
6. Every third year from the founding of the Ujamaa Dynasty, the Bunge shall hold a vote of confidence regarding the performance of the Grand Council of Chiefs. If more than two fifths of those in attendance vote no confidence in the Grand Council of Chiefs, then the Grand Chief and the Deputy Grand Chief must vacate their chieftaincies at the next Bunge and an election must be held for those chieftaincies for which they may run again.
7. The majority of the ndugu in good standing of the Ujamaa Dynasty must be present during any vote in the Bunge to make said vote lawful. Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, a majority vote shall authorize any action of the Bunge.ARTICLE 4 – GRAND COUNCIL OF CHIEFS1. The chiefs of the Ujamaa Dynasty shall consist of a Grand Chief, Deputy Grand Chief, Chief of Administration, Chief of Finances, and any other chiefs as the Bunge may from time to time deem necessary. The Grand Chieftaincy and Deputy Grand Chieftaincy shall be elected positions, whereas the Chieftaincies of Administration, Finances, and any other chieftaincy created by the Bunge, shall be appointed positions to which the Grand Chief shall have the sole power to appoint qualified ndugu with the consent of the Bunge.
2. The chiefs of the Ujamaa Dynasty shall, unless otherwise provided by the Bunge, each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective chieftaincies. The Chief of Administration shall be the equivalent of a Secretary, the Chief of Finances the equivalent of a Treasurer, and the Grand Chief shall be the chief executive officer of the Ujamaa Dynasty. And, under the direction of the Grand Chief, the Grand Council of Chiefs shall control and manage the affairs, property and interests of the Ujamaa Dynasty.
3. Any chief may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Grand Chief or the Chief of Administration. 14 Unless otherwise specified in such written notice, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof, and the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any chief may be removed if impeached by two thirds of the Bunge, and the Grand Chief may remove any chief under him, except the Deputy Grand Chief, either with or without cause. If the Grand Chief is impeached a special Bunge must be held to elect a successor; if the Deputy Grand Chief is impeached, the Grand Chief may appoint a replacement until the next Bunge, at which time the Bunge can either confirm the appointment or require a special election be held; and if any other chief is impeached or removed, the Grand Chief may appoint a successor until the next Bunge, at which time the Bunge may confirm the appointment.
4. The chiefs of the Ujamaa Dynasty shall be entitled to such compensation as the Bunge from time to time determines.
5. The Grand Chief and the Deputy Grand Chief may delegate their powers or duties to any other chief.ARTICLE 5 – COMMUNAL FAMILIES1. A Communal Family shall be the smallest unit of the Ujamaa Dynasty and shall cover the ndugu in a neighborhood or housing complex. One person can seek to form a Communal Family with the consent of the Grand Council of Chiefs, which shall establish further procedures for the formation of a Communal Family.
2. Within ninety days after being formed, a Communal Family must elect a Local Council of Chiefs modeled after the Grand Council of Chiefs.ARTICLE 6 – UJAMAA FIELD DYNASTYThe Ujamaa Field Dynasty, UFD for short, shall be an independent subdivision of the Ujamaa Dynasty for youths, young adults and ex-lumpens. It shall have its own constitution and be lead by its own leadership but shall uphold this Constitution and the Program of the Ujamaa Dynasty. All UFD ndugu are also ndugu of the Uja15 maa Dynasty and shall respect the leadership of the Ujamaa Dynasty and the leadership of the Communal Family they may happen to be among, but, for the most part, they will be left to their own devices.ARTICLE 7 – AMENDMENTSAmendments to this Constitution can be adopted only by a vote of two thirds of the ndugu in good standing present at the Bunge.
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